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| To require the Department of Health to establish a | 1 |
| pilot program to test the effectiveness of the | 2 |
| "OS1" comprehensive cleaning system in public | 3 |
| schools. | 4 |
| Section 1. (A) The Department of Health shall establish a | 5 |
| pilot program to test in selected public schools the effectiveness | 6 |
| of the scientifically validated, comprehensive cleaning system | 7 |
| known as Operating System 1 (OS1), as developed and marketed by | 8 |
| ManageMen, Inc., and to compare the results of using that system | 9 |
| with the results of using the cleaning methods otherwise | 10 |
| employed by the selected schools. Under the pilot program, the | 11 |
| Department of Health, in accordance with division (B) of this | 12 |
| section, shall select at least three school districts and a | 13 |
| facility within each of those districts to test the use of OS1 | 14 |
| for one school year. No school district shall be required to | 15 |
| participate in the pilot program. However, each selected school | 16 |
| district that agrees to participate in the pilot program shall | 17 |
| implement OS1 as specified by ManageMen, Inc., at the selected | 18 |
| facility for the school year that begins on the first day of | 19 |
| July that is at least three months after the effective date of | 20 |
| this section. The project as implemented at each facility shall | 21 |
| be under the oversight of a committee prescribed by division (D) | 22 |
| of this section, which also shall evaluate the results of using | 23 |
| OS1 at that facility and report its findings as required by | 24 |
| division (E) of this section. | 25 |
| (B) The Department of Health shall invite school districts to | 26 |
| participate in the pilot program and shall select at least three | 27 |
| districts and one facility within each district to test OS1. Of | 28 |
| the districts selected, at least one shall be an urban district, | 29 |
| at least one shall be a suburban district, and at least one shall | 30 |
| be a rural district. In selecting the districts, the Department | 31 |
| shall examine pertinent data and select districts that have a | 32 |
| reported underperformance in regard to sanitary conditions, as | 33 |
| reported under sanitary and health and safety inspections | 34 |
| conducted under sections 3701.93 to 3701.936, 3707.03, and 3707.26 | 35 |
| of the Revised Code, and in hazard communication compliance and | 36 |
| that have a reported high incidence of workers' compensation | 37 |
| claims by janitorial staff, as reported in the data of the Bureau | 38 |
| of Workers' Compensation. The Bureau shall cooperate with the | 39 |
| Department of Health in selecting districts for the pilot program | 40 |
| by providing the Department with data necessary to make the | 41 |
| appropriate selection. | 42 |
| (C) The pilot program at each selected facility shall use | 43 |
| existing employees and staff of the facility and shall include all | 44 |
| of the following: | 45 |
| (1) A systematic process that cleans the entire environment | 46 |
| of the facility in a comprehensive, effective, and consistent | 47 |
| manner and that incorporates continuous improvement as a part of | 48 |
| the process; | 49 |
| (2) A coordinated team of which each member successfully | 50 |
| achieves a special cleaning objective in a consistent manner and | 51 |
| that incorporates effective communication between team members, | 52 |
| supervisors, and administrators of the facility; | 53 |
| (3) The training of housekeepers and managers in a | 54 |
| coordinated and comprehensive manner for the implementation of a | 55 |
| specific and effective cleaning system; | 56 |
| (4) An emphasis on safety as an integral part of the | 57 |
| training, the cleaning processes, and all other aspects of the | 58 |
| cleaning system, including the incorporation and provision of | 59 |
| safety documentation that is easy to read and understand and the | 60 |
| use of documentation, equipment, and supplies that are color-coded | 61 |
| for easy identification and access; | 62 |
| (5) A system that provides cleaning technology that has been | 63 |
| tested, evaluated, and employed for safety and cleaning | 64 |
| effectiveness and that incorporates simplicity as a main component | 65 |
| and that requires the cleaning process and housekeeping team to | 66 |
| operate from a central location; | 67 |
| (6) A process that uses only three daily-use chemicals, a | 68 |
| general purpose disinfectant, a neutral floor cleaner, and a | 69 |
| detergent, to reduce exposure to unnecessary chemicals and the | 70 |
| amount of accidental spills of chemicals; | 71 |
| (7) A primary purpose that maintains and sustains an | 72 |
| environment that is healthy for occupants through the use of | 73 |
| green-certified cleaning products and that promotes, supports, and | 74 |
| enhances the purposes of the building and the activities carried | 75 |
| out in the building; | 76 |
| (8) A building profile that is based on a detailed assessment | 77 |
| and evaluation of the cleaning needs of the facility and, based on | 78 |
| the assessment and evaluation, assigns the cleaning tasks into | 79 |
| tasks that are performed daily, tasks that are performed on a | 80 |
| specific day of the week, and tasks that are performed on one day | 81 |
| of the week while ensuring that the assignment of tasks is | 82 |
| flexible in order to respond to variability of needs and other | 83 |
| conditions such as absenteeism, accommodation of housekeeper | 84 |
| special needs, and incorporation of additional team members; | 85 |
| (9) Quality control measures that begin with compliance | 86 |
| auditing and focused training and that periodically use | 87 |
| benchmarking and compliance auditing to verify that the management | 88 |
| process is properly followed and implemented; | 89 |
| (10) Security measures that are built into the system such as | 90 |
| doors and entrances marked with colored dots that indicate the | 91 |
| associated security level; | 92 |
| (11) A recognition that the primary purpose and importance of | 93 |
| effective cleaning are the protection of health by breaking the | 94 |
| transmission chain of infectious agents, preventing illnesses, and | 95 |
| creating a more sanitary environment and that effective cleaning | 96 |
| promotes an aesthetically pleasing environment that increases | 97 |
| human productivity and maintains the value of property. | 98 |
| (D) The implementation of the pilot program at each selected | 99 |
| facility shall be under the oversight of a committee consisting of | 100 |
| the following: | 101 |
| (1) A staff person of the Department of Health, selected by | 102 |
| the Director of Health; | 103 |
| (2) A staff person of the Division of Safety and Hygiene in | 104 |
| the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, selected by the Administrator | 105 |
| of Workers' Compensation; | 106 |
| (3) A staff person of the board of health with jurisdiction | 107 |
| over the school district that controls the facility, selected by | 108 |
| the board of health; | 109 |
| (4) The superintendent of the school district that controls | 110 |
| the facility; | 111 |
| (5) The facility manager of the school district that controls | 112 |
| the facility; | 113 |
| (6) A representative of ManageMen, Inc., selected by the | 114 |
| company. | 115 |
| The chair of the committee shall be selected by and from | 116 |
| among the members of the committee. | 117 |
| (E) Each committee shall assist in and oversee the | 118 |
| implementation of OS1 at the facility. The committee also shall | 119 |
| determine a baseline for evaluating the implementation of OS1 at | 120 |
| the facility and shall conduct an evaluation near the end of the | 121 |
| school year for which OS1 is implemented using that baseline. | 122 |
| The committee shall meet quarterly to review the progress of | 123 |
| the implementation of and compliance with the OS1 standards. | 124 |
| At the end of that school year, the committee shall submit a | 125 |
| written report of its evaluation and findings to the Governor, the | 126 |
| General Assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised | 127 |
| Code, and the Director of Health who shall post the report on the | 128 |
| Department of Health's web site. | 129 |
| (F) In implementing the pilot program, each selected facility | 130 |
| shall comply with the requirements of the school health and safety | 131 |
| network, codified in sections 3701.93 to 3701.936 of the Revised | 132 |
| Code, and the rules adopted by the Director of Health for the | 133 |
| network. | 134 |