Dangerous Chemicals You Dont Want to See in

Dangerous Chemicals You Don’t Want to See in Schools and Child Care Centers THANKS TO Erin Bauer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lyn Garling, Pennsylvania State University Tom Green, IPM Institute of North America Dawn Gouge, University of Arizona Jerry Jochim, Monroe County Community Schools Mark Shour, Iowa State University Dave Waddell, King County, Seattle, WA

Flammable storage - Issues • • • Upside down Tilted bottles Buckled base White crystals Spilled solvent

Lice treatment on custodial shelf

Fire ant killer found in South Dakota

Insecticide bulk storage Custodial closet

DDVP in general storeroom

DDVP Ant & Roach Killer

Inappropriate chemical storage

Unnecessary foggers and others

Chemicals stored in general storeroom

Personal insecticide & others

Teacher desk drawer

Teacher storage cabinet Child Care Facility

Under teacher podium

Dursban container

DDT container

Child Care setting

Storage shed chemicals

Lindane, Sevin

Lindane spill

Old pesticides stored at school vehicle barn

Looks like coca-cola… it’s not

Flammable liquids in an electrical apparatus Food below chemicals in a refrigerator

Are they making a sandwich or doing a Cat Scan?

Should I decant the big jug into a small container or stack ‘em upside down? Poor choice…

None of these are necessarily a big deal • But they potentially create risks of fire or toxic/corrosive exposures • All can be fixed with basic inventory control and housekeeping • All point to having someone pause and review situations with a critical eye • How many of these type of situations are in your garage at home?