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Material safety data sheets are at the fingertips of all

employees

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Green cleaning and energy management

• The District received the 2002 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence

• In 2005 a labor-management energy committee was modeled after our safety committee

• Lesson learned: your safety committee can set the tone to drive efficiency and effectiveness to your bottom line

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Integrated pest management

• IPM integrated into our Board adopted accident and illness prevention program (students are our customers!)

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Automated External Defibrillator Program

• On Tuesday, August, 28, 2007, Pittsburgh United for Life Saving Emergencies (PULSE) set a new world record for the largest Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training session in one day at one venue. PULSE is a program operated by St. Margaret Foundation and UPMC St. Margaret hospital.

• The record is considered unofficial until sanctioned by the Guinness Book of World Records, which is now in process.

•  PULSE trained 1,780 Pittsburgh Public School employees. The achievement broke the record formerly held by the Glendale Fire Department and Southwest EMS in Glendale Arizona, set July 29, 2006, at Cardinals Stadium where 1,039 individuals received training.

• 100 donated units are being installed in Pittsburgh schools and athletic facilities. The fair market value of the program is $400,000.

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AED training was the keystone event of our 2007-08 back to school

professional development programs