Guam § 7119 - Assessment and Remediation of Hazardous

§ 7119. Assessment and Remediation of Hazardous

Substances and Infestations.

(a) The Superintendent shall develop, pursuant to the

provisions of Chapter 9, Title 5, Guam Code Annotated,

procedures to identify and remediate conditions of the facilities of

the Guam Department of Education, including, but not limited to

any substance or infestation deemed to be hazardous by, including,

but not limited to, the Department of Public Health and Social

Services, the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, the United

States Department of Health and Human Services, the United

States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Drug

Enforcement Administration, and the United States Department of

Agriculture.

(b) Conduct, at least once annually, inspections of

remediated hazards where the hazard was a result of infestation or

contamination.

(c) Conduct, at least once annually, inspections of

remediated hazards where the form of remediation did not involve

the complete removal of the hazardous substances or the complete

repair or abatement of the causes of hazardous conditions.

(d) Develop standard operating procedures to:

(1) assess and remediate hazardous substances and

infestations, including if necessary, hiring of contractors to

perform the remediation;

(2) isolate areas found to contain hazardous substances

or infestations until the hazardous substance or infestation is

remediated;

(3) develop systems of notifications for students,

faculty, school personnel, parents, and regulatory agencies of

the discovery of hazardous substances and infestations and

the completion of remediation;

(4) investigate reports of discovery of hazardous

substances and infestations;

(5) develop inspection schedules;

(6) report findings to regulatory agencies as required

by public law; and

(7) develop a warning system to notify the public of

areas within school property that may contain hazardous

substances or infestations until the area is remediated.