EPA Guidance Recommends School Officials Identify Hazards Before Building Facilities

摘要

School officials should perform environmental re-views to identify potential hazards when siting new facilities, according to voluntary Environmen-tal Protection Agency guidelines released Nov. 17.rnEPA said the guidance is intended to provide school officials with criteria to identify potential environmen-tal hazards prior to construction to minimize health risks and avoid costly mitigation efforts later. The guid-ance recommends that school officials take several steps when siting facilities, including outreach to com-munity groups and establishing an environmental re-view process to identify and address any potential envi-ronmental hazards before construction begins.