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The Alabama Department of Environmental Management enforces applicable federal hazardous-materials requirements affecting school facilities, including asbestos, lead-based paint, and hazardous-waste requirements.
Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 34–35 · Ala. Code § 22-22A-4; Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA); Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) +1 more
Certain modernization or reconstruction projects where hazards are present are subject to DTSC environmental review.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 24–25 · Cal. Educ. Code §§ 17210–17224
8 CCR § 5194 sets hazard communication requirements.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 56 · 8 CCR § 5194
Ed. Code §§ 32060–32066 provide for a hazardous substance list and storage/use regulations.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 56 · Cal. Educ. Code §§ 32060–32066
Students, teachers, and visitors must wear industrial-quality eye protection in laboratories, shops, and hazardous work areas.
Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 33 · A.R.S. § 15-151
Ed. Code § 49411 addresses occupational safety, safety data sheets and labels.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 56 · Cal. Educ. Code § 49411
Minimum Adequacy Guidelines require science laboratories to provide fume hoods, emergency eyewash stations, and appropriate chemical-storage facilities.
Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 33 · A.A.C. R7-6-246
Title 24 Part 9 sets hazardous material storage standards.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 57 · Cal. Code Regs. tit. 24, pt. 9
H&S Code §§ 25280–25299.8 regulate underground storage tanks.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 57 · Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 25280–25299.8
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