BCWG S6:E58 5 No Cost/ Low Cost Tips * CES & Indoor Air Quality

Luke Gard is an Environmental Hygienist with Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO, and is in charge of the Healthy Schools Program.

This is the second of 4 educational podcasts/videos sponsored in part by MSBA's Center for Education Safety on the subject of Indoor Air Quality or IAQ. https://www.mosba.org/ces/

In this episode, Luke and Dave talk about the role of custodians at large, as well as the Rock Star Custodian program sponsored by the Academy of Cleaning Excellence.

• Learn what Luke refers to as a "Protein Shake/Spill."
• Learn about the Rock Stars of Cleaning Program www.RockStarsofCleaning.com

Asthma is an environmental disease and the guys talk about several ways to improve the air quality. Luke has 5 good practices he has seen custodians do that will have a direct impact on that quality.

No Cost * Low Cost

1. Custodial Closet Ventilation - Chemical Inhalation - SDS INSIDE the custodial closet
2. Moisture - Abstract Art on Ceiling Tiles
3. Moisture Prevention and Fungal Growth
4. Communication - Restrooms & Language Barriers
5. Golden Dust Pan & Ice Cream Social

This series of IAQ podcasts are sponsored in part by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. https://health.mo.gov/

 

Luke Gard * Children's Mercy Hospital * lcgard@cmh.edu

Dave Thompson * Academy of Cleaning Excellence * dthompson@academyofcleaning.com

If you have something you would like us to cover, reach out to Amy Roderick at CES or Dave Thompson, and we'll see if we can get it into the discussions

 

WEBSITES

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MAPEHSU: https://www.childrensmercy.org/depart...

HEALTHY SCHOOLS PROGRAM: https://www.childrensmercy.org/in-the...

SCHOOL HEALTH: https://health.mo.gov/living/families...

MISSOURI SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION: https://www.mosba.org/ces/

ROCK STARS OF CLEANING: https://rockstarsofcleaning.com/

ACADEMY OF CLEANING EXCELLENCE: https://academyofcleaning.com/

 

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