Teacher Finds Old Chemical In HS Lab, Bomb Squad Called In

By: Stephanie Schultz/Melissa Brunner, August 15, 2013 (News video and story.)
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New chemistry teacher alerts school to explosives in school chem lab inventory. School superintendent is grateful. A local hero! EG

Sensible Steps to Improving Chemical Management in Schools  The following are some useful links included in the webinar:

"Safe Chemical Management in Schools": http://www.epa.gov/schools/chemicals.html “Sensible Steps To Healthier School Environments” guide: http://www.epa.gov/region8/humanhealth/children/SensibleSteps.pdf Sensible Steps Quick Assessment: http://www.epa.gov/region10/pdf/childrenshealth/quick_assessment_checklist_for_schools.pdf EPA schools website: http://epa.gov/schools/ We also invite you to join us for our next webinar: “Cleaning and Maintenance, Sensible Steps for Creating Healthier School Environments" September 25, 2013. To register for that webinar, go here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/685480808 . To download the presentation from this session, or for additional information on other Sensible Steps to Healthier School Environments webinars, please go to:http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/ecocomm.nsf/childrenshealth/sensible-steps-webinars. If you would like to order printed copies of the Sensible Steps to Healthier School Environments guide, please call 303-312-6223. Best Regards! The Sensible Steps to Healthier School Environments Team

Contractor at Tompkins Elementary Twice Strikes Gas Line

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Posted by Krista Madsen (Editor),  August 19, 2013

For the second time in just over a week, the Croton Fire Department responded to a gas leak at Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School on Gerstein Street, evacuating nearby homes after a gas main was again struck by a contractor.

At 1:25 p.m. on Saturday, fire responders responded to a call for a break, which Chief John Munson established at the scene was between the street main and the curb valve shutoff to the elementary school. It's "a high-pressure main that feeds the school," officials said.

Police and fire volunteers worked to evacuate nearby homes, and officials contacted Con Edison to shut the gas off. By 2:19 p.m., the situation was considered under control, with roads reopened and people allowed to return to their homes on the block.

At 2:30 p.m. on August 9, eight days prior, the Croton FD and police responded to a main line break at the school after a contractor doing work here struck the line. Multiple homes were evacuated until the gas levels were deemed safe.