SAFETY & DISEASE TRANSMISSION SECTION
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Questions 17- 23:
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17. What percentage of time is a school nurse located at your school?
18. Does your school have a designated first aid room with a sink and toilet?
19. Are students required to wash their hands before meals and at other appropriate times?
20. Does your school have a system for tracking student and staff’s health-related complaints by date, time, location and symptoms as well as accidents and injuries?
21. What is your student immunization rate?
22. Does your school have the following written plans and/or policies?

A. Safety plan for staff, students and visitors?
B. Security plan?
C. Emergency/disaster/terrorism plan?
D. Chemical hygiene, handling and spill plan?
E. Bloodborne pathogen and biological spill plan?
F. Emergency nurse services plan?
G. Playground safety plan?
H. Policies for limiting outdoor activities due to temperature extremes or high levels of ozone or ultravioltet radiation?
I. Policies for managing allergies and asthma including Epi-Pen use and latex allergies?
J. Policy for administering medication/self-medication?
K. Lock-out/tag-out policy?
L. Policy for equipment safety, personal protective equipment and/or ergonomics?

23. How is safety and disease transmission part of each grade’s curriculum?