6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1010-6.4

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 6 CCR 1010-6.4 - Definitions

A. For the purpose of these rules and regulations:

1.American National Standards Institute (ANSI) means an accreditation agency that certifies adherence to particular standards.

2.Approved means acceptable to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment or its authorized agents or employees.

3.Bacteria means organisms with a cell wall that can survive inside and outside of the body.

4.Campus means a fixed location that includes the grounds and the academic, administration, and support structures and facilities.

5.Carbon Monoxide Detector means a device that detects carbon monoxide and that:

(a) produces a distinct, audible alarm;

(b) is listed by a nationally recognized, independent product-safety testing and certification laboratory to conform to the standards for carbon monoxide alarms issued by such laboratory or any successor standards;

(c) plugs into a school's electrical outlet and has a battery backup, is wired into a school's electrical system and has a battery back-up, or is connected to an electrical system via an electrical panel; and

(d) may be combined with a smoke detecting device if the combined device complies with both Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) Standards 217 and 2034 regarding both smoke detecting devices and carbon monoxide alarms and that the combined unit produces an alarm, or an alarm and voice signal, in a manner that clearly differentiates between the two hazards.

6.Chemical Hygiene Plan means a written program that promotes the safe management of chemicals for students, faculty and staff and promotes a culture of safety within the school. The plan is comprised of procedures for general laboratory safety, chemical management (including procurement, storage, handling, and disposal), and spill response. The plan also includes procedures for the operation and testing of laboratory chemical hoods and other emergency and safety equipment.

7.Chemical Inventory means a listing of all hazardous chemicals, compounds, and substances present in a school and must include the name and the original amount of the chemical and the date the material entered the school. Prohibited and restricted chemicals should be designated as such in the inventory. The chemical inventory should include all hazardous chemicals, compounds, products and wastes that are used or generated in the school's maintenance, custodial, and lawn care facilities, science laboratories, vocational and industrial arts curriculum, classrooms and administrative office(s). Building materials are excluded from this requirement.

8.Chemical Waste means any chemical or laboratory waste discarded or intended to be discarded. When chemicals are spent, expired, no longer used or needed they become waste. This can also include those chemicals that are partially or wholly crystallized, solidified or otherwise changed chemically, or whose containers are damaged or leaking, and those chemicals listed as prohibited in Appendix A.

9.Classroom means any room used for instructional purposes by students and/or staff on a routine basis.

10.Clean means to be free of dust and debris or to remove dirt and debris by vacuuming or scrubbing and washing with soap and water.

11.Contamination means the presence of infectious microorganisms or chemicals at levels toxic to human health in or on the body, environmental surfaces including but not limited to table tops, chairs, desks, and laboratory working areas, articles of clothing, and/or in food or water.

12.Critical Violations means provisions of these rules and regulations that, if deemed in noncompliance, are more likely than other violations to contribute to illness or environmental hazards that may contribute to a disease outbreak. Critical violations include inappropriate clean up of high hazard bodily fluids, lack of handwashing, ineffective sanitization and disinfection, ill personnel preparing food, unsafe water supply or sewage disposal, pest infestation, food temperature abuse and mismanagement of toxic or hazardous materials.

13.Demonstration Use Only Chemicals means a subclass in the restricted chemical list that is limited to instructor demonstration. Students may not participate in the handling or preparation of restricted chemicals as part of a demonstration.

14.Department means the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and its authorized agents and employees.

15.Disinfect means to eliminate most or all pathogenic microorganisms, with the exception of bacterial spores by using effective bactericidal heat or concentration of chemicals which are registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

16.Drinking Water means water that meets criteria as specified in Section 25-1.5-2, C.R.S., and Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulations, 5 CCR 1002-11. Drinking water is traditionally known as "potable water". Drinking water includes the term "water" except where the term used connotes that the water is not potable, such as "boiler water," "mop water," "rainwater," "reclaimed water," "wastewater," and "nondrinking water".

17.Easily Cleanable means materials or surfaces that are smooth, durable, and non-absorbent, such that the soil, filth, and/or unseen contamination can be effectively removed by normal cleaning methods.

18.Extensively Remodeled means any structural or other premise change that requires a building or construction permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire Safety or the local building authority. Routine maintenance, repairs, or cosmetic changes are not defined as extensive remodeling.

19.High Hazard Body Fluids include urine, feces, saliva, blood, nasal discharge, eye discharge and injury or tissue discharge.

20.Hazard/Hazardous means a situation or condition where there is a significant potential for injury, illness or death. (e.g., use or exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals, equipment, devices).

21.Imminent Health Hazard means a substantial danger to public health or safety, or a significant threat or danger to health that is considered to exist when there is evidence sufficient to show that a product, practice, circumstance, or event creates a situation that requires immediate correction or cessation of operation to prevent illness or injury based on the nature, severity, and duration of the anticipated illness or injury.

22.Immunization means the process by which a person becomes protected (immune) against a disease.

23.Infection means a condition caused by the multiplication of an infectious agent in the body.

24.Infectious means capable of causing an infection.

25.Infestation means the presence of unwanted pests such as insects, rodents, bats, birds, or parasites at levels considered to pose either an economic or health threat.

26.Inspection means an evaluation of the school to determine conformance with these rules and regulations.

a.Routine Inspection means an on-site evaluation by the Department of the school during its normal hours of operation, with school staff in attendance, to determine conformance with these rules and regulations.

b.Self certification means a checklist of regulatory requirements completed by school personnel for the purpose of assessing compliance.

c.Audit means a verification of a self-certification checklist of regulatory requirements by the Department.

27.Prohibited Chemicals means those substances with greater hazardous nature than educational utility. Prohibited chemicals are those chemicals that pose an inherent, immediate and potentially life threatening risk, injury or impairment due to toxicity or other chemical properties to the students, staff, or other occupants of the school.

28.Refuse means any garbage, trash, or other forms of solid waste.

29.Restricted Chemicals means those substances with a hazardous nature, but may have potential educational utility. Restricted chemicals are listed in Appendix B to this regulation.

30.Safety Data Sheet (SDS) means written or printed material concerning a hazardous chemical that is provided by the chemical manufacturer and prepared in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200(g), revised July 1, 2013 and hereby incorporated by reference. Digital or other electronic versions of SDS may be approved at the discretion of the local fire authority.

31.Sanitary Facilities means toilets, urinals, lavatories, showers, drinking fountains, utility sinks, and the service rooms provided for the installation and use of these units.

32.Sanitization means effective bactericidal treatment by a process that provides enough accumulative heat or concentration of chemicals, registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for sufficient time to reduce the bacterial count, including pathogens, to a safe level.

33.Sanitize means the application of a process or bactericidal treatment, registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for a period of time sufficient to reduce the bacterial count, including pathogens, to a safe level. (One method of demonstrating effective bactericidal treatment is by an average plate count of not more than 100 colonies, or not more than 12 1/2 colonies per square inch of surface area examined. This is not intended as a routine field procedure.)

34.School - Any facility (public, proprietary, parochial, denominational, or eleemosynary) which is maintained for educational purposes for six or more persons except those facilities described in Section 6.2 (B).

35.Service Animal means any dog or miniature horse that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not service animals for the purposes of this definition. The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the handler's disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent effects of an animal's presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this definition.

36.Standards means requirements that are approved by the Department to provide for the protection of the school occupants and/or public health.

37.Toxic Materials means substances capable of causing injury, illness or death when ingested, inhaled or absorbed.

38.Virus means a microscopic organism smaller than a bacterium that may cause disease. Viruses can grow or reproduce only in living cells.

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38 CR 06, March 25, 2015, effective 4/14/2015

41 CR 04, February 25, 2018, effective 3/17/2018