3701-54-03 Responsibilities of the director of health.

(A) The director shall develop forms, templates and checklists necessary for the inspection of school buildings, by local boards of health, to identify conditions dangerous to public health and safety in accordance with these rules. The director may develop guidance documents to assist local boards of health in conducting their inspections.

(B) The director, with the cooperation of each board of health, shall coordinate inspections, in a manner determined appropriate by the director, to avoid duplication of authority over a school by multiple boards of health and to ensure that each school is inspected in accordance with sections 3701.93 to 3701.936 of the Revised Code.

(C) Beginning no later than sixty days following the adoption of these rules, the director shall develop information specifying dangerous conditions and dangerous products, including products recalled by the manufacturer that may be present in school buildings and associated grounds, on a quarterly basis and in the following manner:

(1) In developing the list of dangerous and recalled products, the director may use information developed by other sources, including other state and federal agencies. Such information shall exclude food recalls;

(2) The director, in conjunction with two representatives from boards of health and two representatives from schools or school organizations that have been designated by the director, shall specify items that may be present in school buildings;

(3) The director shall forward the list of items to an electronic mail address specified by each board of health; and

(4) The director shall post this list of items on the Ohio department of health website.

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