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e rgroup 5 health and safety in the arts classroom the safety of each generation of artists depends primarily on how they are trained as students monona rossol table of contents introduction teachers have a legal and moral responsibility to ensure their classrooms are safe and healthy places to learn and work page 1 section 1 studio safety inventory resources to help carry out a health and safety audit of the classroom checklists safety procedures information for students and families pages 2-23 section 2 materials organization and safe storage advice on identifying classifying and storing materials safely classroom organization and management store your msds sheets here pages 24-34 section 3 local and provincial health and safety resources important local and provincial contacts for health and safety information page 35 section 4 manufacturers suppliers and retailers contact information to facilitate exchange of health and safety information pages 36-38 introduction student willingly breaks the rules she cautions if it can be shown that the rules were not enforced to provide a safe studio or classroom no amount of enforcement training or information rossol urges will make up for teaching in an unsafe environment if a lesson cannot be done with all the proper precautions safety equipment and ventilation the project must be eliminated from the curriculum this guide is intended to support the classroom art teacher in carrying out these duties by helping him her to identify and address deficits barriers or hazards in the classroom model and promote safe behaviour to exemplify teachers and administrators must model safe behaviour at all times according to rossol their attitudes must make it clear that safety is more important than finishing the work cleaning up in time or any other objective to enforce rossol insists that teachers and schools must have enforcement policies with meaningful penalties to ensure compliance with safety rules teachers and administrators may be liable even if a choose materials that are least likely to cause concern or harm and identify sources of information and support to ensure their classrooms are safe and healthy places to learn and work teachers are encouraged to consult the health and safety procedures published by their district school board why ensure a safe and healthy classroom in her book the artist s complete health and safety guide 2001 artist and industrial hygienist monona rossol lists the five major duties of teachers and schools related to health and safety to inform employers must provide complete specific information about job-site hazards to teachers and teachers to their students to train teachers must provide students with training in the use of hazardous materials or equipment and must document and evaluate the training e.g through observation safety quizzes to ensure understanding and compliance children frequently lack the knowledge and self-monitoring skills to identify hazardous materials and situations and are therefore at high risk for chemical exposure and injury health and safety in the arts classroom 1

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e rgroup 5 health and safety in the arts classroom section 1a studio safety inventory section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 1 a painting product ex oil tempera ecaustic water color gouache fresco acrylic alkyd ethyl silicate vinyl acetate and other synthetics brand color size volume /weight quantity total 2 health and safety in the arts classroom

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 1 b drawing product ex pen and ink pencil charcoal graphite pastels oil pastels felt tip markers and spray fixatives to protect drawings brand color code size quantity total 3 health and safety in the arts classroom

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 2 print making product ex silk screen printing relief printing intaglio lithography photo techniques brand color code size quantity total 4 health and safety in the arts classroom

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 3 photo graphy product ex black and white processing color processing photo print making polymer plate etching and non-silver photo processes brand color code size volume quantity total 5 health and safety in the arts classroom

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 4 ceramics product ex clays glazes and colorants and materials needed during firing process brand color code size weight quantity total 6 health and safety in the arts classroom

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 5 sculpture product ex stone quartz granite sandstone slate and soapstone cement plaster wood plastics and metals brand style code weight quantity total 7 health and safety in the arts classroom

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 6 solvents product ex alcohols aromatic hydrocarbons chlorinated hydrocarbons aliphatic hydrocarbons ketones and aerosol sprays brand style code volume quantity total 8 health and safety in the arts classroom

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 7 pigments and dyes product ex inorganic pigments and organic pigments and dyes benzedrine dyes and pigments anthraquinone dyes and pigments natural dyes and aniline dyes brand color code weight volume quantity total 9 health and safety in the arts classroom

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 8 metals metal compounds product ex alloys and metalsblending silica and carbon forms alloys casting metals solders welding and brazing rods as well as sheet metals are alloys brand style code volume /weight quantity total 10 health and safety in the arts classroom

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 9 minerals product ex natural minerals and synthetic minerals brand code quantity total 11 health and safety in the arts classroom

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 1 inventory date of inventory completed by 10 sewing product ex textiles interfacing lining muslin notions ribbon zippers lace buttons snaps velcro thread machinery domestic/industrial-straight-stitch embroidery serger blind-hemmer coverseamer pattern-making and other sewing tools and accessories brand style code volume /weight quantity yardage total 12 health and safety in the arts classroom

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13 assessment of condition of art supplies missing good condition great condition damaged broken needs replacement art supplies key m g gr d b r this checklist will help you record and determine the quality of your art supplies from the beginning up until the end of the semester using the key below fill in the letter that best describes the condition of your art supplies at the beginning of the semester then at the end of the semester give a copy of this checklist to your department head in order to replenish you art supplies and/or to be filed your department head will have the opportunity to make additional comments quantity to orders etc the teacher also has the ability to replenish additional art supplies when necessary art supplies beginning of semester end of semester teacher comments pencils charcoal pencils markers paint brushes pencil crayons pastels acrylic paint watercolours clay newspaper white glue clear glue masking tape kiln textbooks other health and safety in the arts classroom page 1 of 2

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14 art supplies teacher comments beginning of semester end of semester health and safety in the arts classroom page 2 of 2

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section 1 a beginning of year and/or semester step 2 inspection of the classroom inventory step 1 spills empty bottles replenishing fill-out forms organization of storage clean-up damages documented request for repairs check safety stations fist aid-kit replenishing include in inventory ventilation system request for verification machinery request for maintenance tools collect to be sent for servicing for ex sharpening scissors/blades place orders task completed by date 15 health and safety in the arts classroom

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