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Webinar: Indoor Air Quality in K-12 Schools: Addressing the Concept of Layered Risk Amidst COVID-19

Recorded November 19, 2020

After you view the webinar, please complete the webinar evaluation to help us understand your indoor air quality (IAQ) knowledge and steps you want to take to assist your district with managing IAQ comprehensively. Once you submit the evaluation, you can download a certificate of completion for this webinar.

To receive your certificate:

  1. You will receive the evaluation link for this webinar via email (from iaqschools@epa.gov).
  2. Once you have completed and submitted your evaluation, you will have access to your completion certificate.
  3. If you have technical difficulties, please send an email to iaqschools@epa.gov.

Register to view the webinar.

We recommend that you download and review the IAQ Management Value Proposition Worksheet to start the process of developing your own business case and value proposition to communicate your district’s IAQ management plan and preventative maintenance goals. 

Moderator:

  • Tracy Enger, Facilitator,  Indoor Environments Division, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC

Speakers:

  • Dr. Richard Corsi, Dean, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, Portland, OR

Expert Panelists:

  • Dr. Richard Shaughnessy, IAQ Director, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

  • Dr. David Krause, CIH, MSPH, Principal Toxicologist, Healthcare Consulting and Contracting (HC3), Tallahassee, FL
  • Richard M. Gordon IV, Principal, Paul Robeson High School for Human Services, NASSP Principal of the Year, Philadelphia, PA

Participants will learn to:

  • Apply “layered risk reduction” strategies to foster a healthier indoor environment;
  • Implement practical guidelines with respect to air filtration and circulation, cleaning and disinfection with employee and student health and safety at the forefront;
  • Use a new tool designed for academic administrators to use to make the right decisions for their schools; and
  • Employ a variety of technical assistance resources, materials and guidance to address IAQ issues in schools effectively.