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Upcoming Training

Austin (TASB Campus)
May 12 - Grounds Management
May 13 - Hazardous Materials Coordinator
May 14 - Indoor Air Quality Coordinator

July 21 - Asbestos Designated Person
July 22 - Integrated Pest Management Coordinator July 23 - Environmental/ Facilities Regulatory Compliance

Training calendar

Swine Flu

State health officials are closely monitoring potential swine flu illnesses, and some Texas school districts have announced closures. TASB's Pandemic Flu Resources page has additional information, including a newly updated Policy Alert from TASB Policy Service.

May 2009

Frequently Asked Questions from Our Members

For this installment of the OnSite Toolbox, we thought we would create a segment providing answers to some of the Frequently Asked Questions we receive from member-districts. Topics included in this FAQ segment are as wide-ranging and varied as the services we offer, so enjoy and feel free to contact us at 800-580-8272 if this discussion sparks further curiosities.

Hygiene, the Flu, and You

Novel influenza A (H1N1) virus is transmitted by close contact with a person who has the virus. In school settings, the main source of infection will have been removed once facility occupants have left. However, the infection may occur if infectious particles, such as droplets from coughing, remain on interior surfaces and if those particles come into direct contact with a person’s eyes, nose, or mouth (e.g. by touching a contaminated surface and not properly washing hands). Therefore, proper cleaning techniques AND hand hygiene are both essential tools in handling infection and preventing future exposure.

OnSite Adds Facilities Services

OnSite now offers a wide range of services to help manage facilities and maintenance and operations. Services range from Emergency Operations Plan audits, staffing surveys, long-range facility planning, facilities assessments, and custodial supply consumption analysis.

Document Scanning Services

Can you quickly locate your building documents in an emergency?
Is critical district information trapped on bulky paper files?
Do you have a room where you store all of your plans for your schools?
What do your older plans look like after years of storage and use?
Did you know OnSite offers digitization of blue prints and other building documents?