Health-Safety-Risk Management

Jessica Kirby-Barnes – Supervisor
Phone: (518) 736-4380
FAX:     (518) 736-4382
Email: jbarnes@hfmboces.org

Jennifer Quill – Operations
Phone: (518) 736-4380
Email: jquill@hfmboces.org

Health-Safety-Risk Management Services provide school districts with the tools and resources to maintain a safe and healthy environment, addressing health, safety and environmental issues as well as mandates in the schools.

The service can provide assistance related to:

• Americans With Disabilities Act
• Asbestos – OSHA & EPA
• Automated External Defibrillators
• Blood borne Pathogens
• Chemical Inventory
• Confined Space Entry
• Emergency Management Planning
• Ergonomics & Back Safety
• Dignity for All Students
• Fingerprinting
• Fire & Building Codes
• First Aid/CPR Training
• Hazard Communication
• Hazardous Materials
• Indoor Air Quality
• Integrated Pest Management
• Laboratory Safety
• Lead
• Lockout-Tagout
• NYSED Capital Facilities
• OSHA Compliance and OSHA Record Keeping
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Petroleum & Chemical Bulk Storage
• Playground Safety and Inspection
• Project SAVE
• Respiratory Protection
• Safety Committees
• School Pesticide Notification
• School Security/Violence Prevention
• SED Comprehensive Building Safety
• State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (DEC SPDES)
• Underground Injection Control (EPA)
• Water Quality and Testing

In-District Safety Specialist

In addition to basic program support, the optional in-district Safety Specialist is a Risk Management staff member who works in the district on a regular basis (i.e. one day per week) and provides hands-on, in-depth service.

Fire Systems Maintenance Service

(In cooperation with Questar BOCES)

Service involves three components: Fire Extinguisher Service; Fire Alarm System Testing and Cleaning; and Kitchen Hood Suppression System Inspection (NFPA standards)