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Texas Safety Standards for Kindergarten–Grade 12: Third Edition

A guide to the laws, rules, regulations, and safety procedures for classroom, laboratory, and field investigations. Order the revised third edition from our online catalog or download it free below.

The first and second editions of Texas Safety Standards are widely used in Texas public schools as well as by other states as a means for students, teachers, and school administrators to understand safety rules, regulations, and recommendations and establish good safety procedures for science rooms.

Among the revisions to the third edition are

complete updates of selected laws that relate to safety in Texas public schools (Chapter 2 and Appendix A),
selected updates of science organization position statements on issues related to science safety (Appendix B),
newly designed safety forms and checklists (Appendices C and D),
revised list of state and federal agencies that science teachers may find helpful (Appendix H),
complete updates to the Resources for Further Reading list, including current web addresses for publications available online, and
revision and expansion of the book's index.

Cover (pdf 1.2mb)
Frontmatter, Table of Contents, and Introduction (pdf 634kb)
Chapter 1: Providing Safe Learning Environments (pdf 428kb): Conditions Affecting Safe Science Classrooms; Safety Is Everyone's Responsibility
Chapter 2: Laws, Rules, and Regulations (pdf 352kb): Federal Law; State Laws, Rules, and Regulations; Texas Statutes; Texas Administrative Code; Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas
Chapter 3: Laboratory Investigations and Activities (pdf 516kb): Learning Through Laboratory Experiences; What Is a Laboratory Investigation?; What Qualifies as a Laboratory Investigation?; Laboratory Management Techniques; Evaluating Safety in Laboratory Investigations; Responding to a Laboratory Accident; Emergency Response System; Causes for Laboratory Accidents
Chapter 4: Field Investigations and Activities (pdf 256kb): What Is a Field Investigation?; How Do You Plan a Field Investigation?; What Should be Done Upon Arrival at the Site?; What Hazards Await Students at the Site?; Severe Weather Safety Guidelines
Chapter 5: Facilities (pdf 1.2mb): The Science Laboratory; Preparation and Storage Rooms
Chapter 6: Safety Equipment and Supplies (pdf 1.7mb): Safety Equipment; Fire Prevention and Control; Protection from Chemicals
Chapter 7: Chemical Safety (pdf 1.5mb): Material Safety Data Sheets; Chemical Labels; Understanding Chemical Hazards; Microscale Chemistry; Chemical Spills
Chapter 8: Health Concerns (pdf 292kb): Standard Precautions; Health Concerns; Live Animals in the Classroom
Chapter 9: Safety Training (pdf 224kb): Texas Hazard Communication Act (HAZCOM); Safety Instruction for Students; Professional Development Profile
Appendix A (pdf 592kb): Laws, Rules, and Regulations
Appendix B (pdf 376kb): Professional Organization Position Statements
Appendix C (pdf 164kb): Safety Forms
Appendix D (pdf 1.9mb): Checklists and Guides
Appendix E (pdf 240kb): Hazardous Chemical Lists
Appendix F (pdf 1.8mb): Material Safety Data Sheet Glossary
Appendix G (pdf 360kb): Science Materials and Safety Equipment Lists
Appendix H (pdf 112kb): State and Federal Agencies
Resources for Further Reading (pdf 144kb): Bibliography
Index (pdf 96kb): Index