Radon testing in child care
Radon in Child Care
Radon testing in child care
What do licensed child care providers need to know ?
Beginning on
March 1 , 2023 , Wisconsin Department of Children and Families ( DCF ) will require licensed family and group child care providers in Wisconsin to test for radon and mitigate radon if needed. This rule change applies to licensed
( not certified ) child care providers only .
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DCF Child Care Rulemaking Projects website Updated proposed rules for DCF 250 , 251
, and 252
Why is this important ?
Radon is an odorless , colorless , naturally occurring gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer . Testing and mitigatingg for radon protects the health of child care employees and of the children attending the child care facility . Lung cancer is more common in later life , so reducing exposure to radon over the lifespan is key for maintaining overall healthh of employees and the future health of children
.
Best practices for testing for radon in child care settings
These best practices are based on the standards for radon measurement in homes and radon measurement in schools and large buildings , set by the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists
( AARST ).
Family Child Care Centers
Group Child Care Centers
Refers to DCF 250 – Refers to DCF 251 – Group Child Care Family Child Care Centers Centers
Many group child care centers are located Many family child care in “ commercial buildings ." This means a centers are located in building that is not a residential building Definitions residential buildings . A and meets the definition of “ place of “ residential building ” employment ” or a “ public building ” in Wis . means a building that Stat . § 101.01 ( 11 ) or Wis . Stat . § 101.01 ( 12 ). meets the definition of a “ dwelling " in Wis . Stat . § 101.71 ( 2 ).