AHERA ANNUAL UPDATE NOTICE

SEPTEMBER 2018

SEYMOUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SEYMOUR HIGH SCHOOL

In compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, (AHERA), in December of 1986, the Seymour Board of Education  (SPS) performed inspections of each of the school buildings for asbestos-containing building materials.  The inspection findings and asbestos management plans have been on file in each of the school administrative offices since that time.

The EPA requires that buildings be re-inspected for asbestos materials every three years.  Re-inspections have occurred every three years since 1990, the last one was completed in November, 2014. A licensed asbestos inspector performs these re-inspections.  A licensed management planner reviews the results of these re-inspections and recommends actions to safely manage the asbestos material in the schools.

The results of the re-inspections are on file in the management plan in each school's administrative office.  All parents, faculty and staff members may view the management plans during normal school hours, (M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)  at the main school office or at the Board of Education Office at 98 Bank Street in Seymour.  Any questions regarding the Plan can be answered by calling the Director of Facilities office at 203-888-4513.

The custodial and maintenance staff has received the required Asbestos Awareness training and are annually retrained.  This training is designed to alert the custodial and maintenance staff as to the types of asbestos containing materials in their buildings and to instruct them in methods to use to work safely around these materials.

The asbestos containing materials in the schools are inspected twice a year by a trained designated person.  There is an on going abatement program to remove or repair any materials determined to present a hazard to the school occupants.

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