FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
    JIM HORNE
    Commissioner of Education
     
      
     
     
     
      
     
    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
    _______________________________
     
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
     
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
     
     
    Members
     
    SALLY BRADSHAW
     
    LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
     
    CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
     
    JULIA L. JOHNSON
     
    WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D
     
     
     
    MEMORANDUM
     
     
    TO:
    Local Directors
    Area
    Center
    Directors
    Occupational
    Deans
     
    FROM:
    Andy Anderman, State Supervisor
    Industrial
    Education
     
    DATE:
    May 27, 2003
     
    SUBJECT:
     
    Career and Technical Student Safety
     
     
    Shop/Lab safety for students in career and technical programs/courses is an important part of their
    training. In all cases, student safety is our primary goal. The fact that a student is in a training program
    does not in any way lessen our responsibility for maintaining the highest safety standards. You can find
    many resources on student safety for the lab or shop online.
     
    To assist you in your efforts to maintain a safe working environment and comply with current state laws, I
    have downloaded some of the appropriate Florida Statutes from the following address:
    http://www.flsenate.gov/Welcome/index.cfm . The material provided is intended to be informational.
    However, the full statute should be secured and reviewed for legal purposes. Florida Statutes are the
    minimum safety standards for the students in your programs. Experts in your professional areas can
    establish standards that are higher and conform to the latest industry standards as well as those reflected
    in federal, state, and local law.
     
    If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at (850) 245-9015 or by email at
    andy.anderman@fldoe.org .
     
     
     
    LANNY D. LARSON
    Office of Workforce Education
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1352 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0446 • www.fldoe.org
     
     
     
    MEMORANDUM
    Page 2
    May 27, 2003
     
     
    2002 Florida Statutes
    Title XLVIII
    K-20 EDUCATION CODE
    Chapter 1006 and 1002 (in part)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. K-12 students and their parents are afforded
    numerous statutory rights including, but not limited to, the following:
     
    (f) Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses involving hazardous substances.
    High school students must be given Plano safety glasses or devices in Career and Technical
    Education courses involving the use of hazardous substances likely to cause eye injury, in accordance
    with the provisions of s.1006.65.
     
    1006.063 Eye-protective devices required in certain laboratory courses.
     
    (1) Eye-protective devices shall be worn by students, teachers, and visitors in courses including, but
    not limited to, chemistry, physics, or chemical-physical laboratories, at any time at which the
    individual is engaged in or observing an activity or the use of hazardous substances likely to cause
    injury to the eyes. Activity or the use of hazardous substances likely to cause injury to the eye
    includes:
     
    (a) Heat treatment; tempering or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;
    (b) Working with caustic or explosive materials; or
    (c) Working with hot liquids or solids, including chemicals which are flammable, caustic, toxic, or
    irritating.
     
    (2) District school boards shall furnish Plano safety glasses or devices for students, may
    provide such glasses to teachers, and shall furnish such equipment for all visitors to such
    classrooms or laboratories, or may purchase such Plano safety glasses or devices in large
    quantities and sell them at cost to students and teachers, but shall not purchase, furnish, or
    dispense prescription glasses or lenses.
     
    1006.65 Safety issues in courses offered by public postsecondary educational institutions.
     
    (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to ensure that policies and procedures are in
    place to protect the health and safety of students, instructional personnel, and visitors who
    participate in courses offered by a public postsecondary educational institution.
     
    (2) Such policies and procedures shall be guided by industry standards for practices in the course
    content area and shall conform to all related and relevant state and federal health and safety
    requirements.
     
    An excellent website called the Vocational Information Center can be seen at the following address:
    http://www.khake.com/page50.html . The publication “Safety Guide for Career and Technical
    Education” can be found at: www.k12.wa.us\careerteched\resources.asp and it appears to be an excellent
    guide that you may want to read.
     
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