2-Part Webinar: Investigating Child Care Centers & Educational Facilities

Environmental hazards are arguably of highest concern in buildings and facilities that our loved ones spend time in, especially for our youngest population who are still developing and most vulnerable to environmental pollutants.

Since 2007, the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has enforced legislation called “The Madden Law” (P.L. 2007 c.1) that puts higher restrictions on child care center licensing, and any building or site being used for child care or education purposes is subject to these regulations. In a nut shell, child care centers must receive a Final Remediation Document (i.e. Response Action Outcome) at the minimum before the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Office of Licensing will approve an application to operate a new child care center.

With the Madden legislation, buildings used for child care/education purposes undergoing renovation, alteration, new construction, or change in use cannot get a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) or construction permit without getting a Final Remediation Document. In order to do this, a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) must be hired to conduct a Preliminary Assessment (PA), who will then issue a Response Action Outcome (RAO) that will satisfy the NJDEP. In certain cases an Indoor Environmental Health Assessment (IEHA) is also required to be completed by a certified environmental inspector through the NJDOH.

In 2017, the Department of Children and Families readopted their Manual of Requirements for Child Care Centers (NJAC 3A:52) including new requirements for the sampling of Child Care Centers supplied by public community water systems.

Brian Babcock, LSRP, Senior Project Manager,Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC

Philip Brilliant, CHMM, LSRP Owner/Principal Environmental Scientist, Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC

This program is geared towards the Environmental Professional, Counsel, Operator and all involved in the licensing and operation of Child Care Centers in NJ.

• NJ LSRP - 3 Technical & 3 Regulatory CECs (2018-056)
• NJ Professional Engineers - Pending
• NJ Continuing Legal Education - Pending
• ATTENTION HEALTH OFFICERS AND REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS: Participants who complete this education program will be awarded (Pending NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs)

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