Safety & Health

2023-24 Hudson City School District Staff & Student Safety Information

The Hudson City School District covers 50 acres on two campuses, with two buildings and 500,000 square feet, approximately 600 employees and 1,700 students. The safety of these facilities and of the staff and students who occupy them is of prime importance to the District.

The Hudson City School District is committed to educational and environmental quality and fully supports the guiding principles as set forth by the New York State Board of Regents:

  • Every child has a right to an environmentally safe and healthy learning environment that is clean and in good repair.
  • Every child, parent and school employee has a “right to know” about environmental health issues and hazards in their school environment.
  • School officials and appropriate public agencies should be held accountable for environmental safe and healthy school facilities.
  • Schools should serve as role models for environmentally responsible behavior.
  • Federal, State, local and private sector entities should work together to ensure that resources are used effectively and efficiently to address environmental health and safety concerns.

The personal safety of our employees, students, as well as the general public is a primary and continuing concern for the Hudson City School District Board of Education. It is our goal to provide every employee and student with a working/learning environment free from recognized hazards that are a potential cause for serious physical harm or impairment.

To accomplish this goal, the District has implemented the following:

  1. Written Safety Standards
  2. The appointment of a District Safety and Health Designee
  3. District Safety and Health Committee
  4. A process for identifying and eliminating potential hazards (see Safety Suggestion Form)
  5. District-Wide School Safety Plan

Annual Fire Inspection (2023-24)

Notice is hereby given that the annual inspection for 2023-2024 of the Montgomery C Smith Intermediate School, John L Edwards Primary School, Hudson Jr/Sr High School, Modular Building South, Modular Building North, Dugout Storage Building, and Press Box of the Hudson City School District for fire hazards which might endanger the lives of students, teachers, employees therein, has been completed and the report thereof is available at the District Office at 215 Harry Howard Ave Hudson, NY 12534 for inspection by all interested persons.

District Safety & Health Designee

Tyler Kritzman, Head Maintenance Worker, is the Safety and Health Designee for the Hudson City School District and is responsible for the management of the entire safety program of the District.

The Safety and Health Designee is to receive all facility or operational safety-related concerns and accompany all state inspectors under the State Occupational Safety and Health Act, fire inspections as required by Education Law and similar requirements. Mr. Kritzman can be contacted at 518-828-4360, ext. 2131, or kritzmant@hudsoncsd.org.

Outdoor Air Quality Protocol

Click here to view the Hudson City School District’s Outdoor Air Quality Protocol.

Safety Data Sheets

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for chemicals used at the Hudson City School District are available by contacting the Buildings and Grounds Department at 518-828-4360, ext. 2132.

The Hudson City School District will make every attempt to use the least toxic materials available in the maintenance and construction of its facilities and classrooms.  The district will avoid purchasing products that are known or suspected to cause cancer which has been determined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the International Agency for the Research of Cancer, or the National Toxicology Program.  Additionally, the district will avoid purchasing products that contain ingredients that claim “trade secret” status as defined by the Hazard Communication Standard (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200).  This information is available on safety data sheets.

Covid-19 Resource Sheet

Click here to view a resource sheet from the New York State Department of Health in regard to mitigating Covid-19.