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(A) “Administration” means the board of education of each school district, governing board of each educational service center, the administration of each nonpublic school and the governing authority of each community school.
(B) “Administrator” means the school principal, chief administrator or governing authority of a school building.
(C) “Board of health” means the board of health of a city, general health district, combined health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code.
(D) “Director” means the director of the Ohio department of health and includes any authorized representative of the director.
(E) “Entanglement” means a condition in which the user’s clothes or something around the user’s neck becomes caught or entwined on a component of playground equipment.
(F) “Entrapment” means any condition which impedes the withdrawal of a body or body part that has penetrated an opening.
(G) “Use zone” means the area beneath and immediately adjacent to a play structure or equipment that is designated for unrestricted circulation around the equipment and where it is predicted that a user would land when falling from or exiting the equipment.
(H) “Gym equipment” means equipment and loose furnishings used for physical education instruction.
(I) “Local exhaust system” means an industrial ventilation system designed to capture and remove airborne contaminants at the source of emission, thereby minimizing contaminant entry into the workplace ambient air.
(J) “Material Safety Data Sheet” means an informational sheet provided from the manufacturer of chemicals or products containing chemicals. All material safety data sheets shall contain the following information:
(1) Chemical name and composition;
(2) Manufacturer and distributor name and address;
(3) Chemical and physical properties;
(4) Health/flammability/chemical reactivity hazard ratings;
(5) First-aid measures;
(6) Fire fighting measures;
(7) Accidental release/spill measures;
(8) Proper handling and storage procedures;
(9) Exposure limits;
(10) Toxicological information;
(11) Personal protective equipment; and
(12) Disposal considerations.
(K) “Nonpublic school” means a chartered nonpublic school that meets the minimum education standards prescribed by the state board of education under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code. “Nonpublic school” includes facilities used for child care programs for preschool children operated by the school.
(L) “Personal Protective Equipment” means clothing or devices worn to help isolate a person from direct exposure to a hazardous material or situation. This can include protective clothing, respiratory, eye and hearing protection and gloves.
(M) “Public school” means either of the following:
(1) A school operated by a school district, educational service center, or board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, including facilities used for child care programs for preschool children operated by the district, center, or board; or
(2) A community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, including a facility operated by an internet- or computer-based community school, as defined in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code, that is used as a classroom or laboratory for one or more students. “Public school” does not mean the residence of a student enrolled in an internet- or computer-based community school.
(N) “Sanitarian” means a person who performs for compensation educational, investigational, technical or administrative duties requiring specialized knowledge and skills in the field of environmental health science and is registered with the state of Ohio as a sanitarian or sanitarian-in-training.
(O) “School” means either a nonpublic school or public school as defined in this rule. School also means all buildings operated by the school and located on the school grounds. School does not mean any of the following:
(1) A child care program for preschool children that is licensed by the department of job and family services pursuant to Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code;
(2) A child care program for preschool children that is not operated by a public or nonpublic school; or
(3) A chartered kindergarten that is associated with a freestanding preschool and that is not operated by a school district, educational service center, or county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
(P) “School inspection” means any environmental health, safety or sanitary inspection of a school building and associated grounds performed by a sanitarian employed by a board of health.
(Q) “Tempered water” means water having a temperature range between eighty-five degrees to one hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit.
Effective: 09/27/2007
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/27/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3701.935
Rule Amplifies: 3701.931, 3701.935