SchoolHouse Plant Operation & Maintenance Resource Center

SchoolHouse Library

Our library contains reports that deal with various aspects of plant operation and maintenance that relate to the operation of a school building. These reports have or will be taken from a variety of sources, including the archives of the Chicago Public Schools. If you would like to submit an article, tip, or referance, please do so at any time. Submit

Plant Operation and Maintenance

Boiler Operation and Safety - an overview of safe boiler operation produced by the Chicago Public School system's maintenance department.

Gas Piping & Fuel Burning Equipment

Preparing Your Building for Winter

Swimming Pool Operation

Election Day
Many Chicago Public Schools are used as polling places. We have posted an article that outlines the school engineer's role in insuring a problem-free election day.

Fire Sprinkler System Testing Procedures

TSPS Engineering Manual

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation

Asthma and Air Quality

Kewanee's Boiler Room Tutorial

Kewanee's Basic Water Treatment

Kewanee's Principles of Combustion

Monthly Boiler Mechanical Safety Checks

Steam License Study Guides

BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY

Water Still Flashes to Steam at 212°F!

 

Templates - Use these templates to organize your building operational plan. 

Winter Preparedness/Snow Removal Action Plan

Safety

National Safety Council Facts Child Playground Equipment

National Safety Council Facts Child School Bus Rules

National Safety Council Facts Home Swingset Design Maintenance

Environmental

IAQ What can go wrong...and why

IAQ Fact Sheet: Sick Building Syndrome

IAQ Fact Sheet: Pesticides

IAQ Fact Sheet: Air Pollution

IAQ Fact Sheet: Biological Contaminants

IAQ Fact Sheet: Alternatives to Household Chemicals

IAQ Fact Sheet: Carbon Monoxide

Indoor Air Quality and Schools

IAQ Tools For Schools

Facts About Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Monoxide Notes 

Carbon Monoxide Table

Health

National Safety Council Fact Sheet on Lifting, Carrying, Back Care

National Safety Council Fact Sheet on Cold Weather, Hypothermia, Frostbite

Suppliers

Heating Equipment, Components, & Supplies

Energy

Tips on Saving Energy & Money

EUN/APEM Energy Management Training Series

Housekeeping

Washroom Maintenance

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