Compliance with the optimal temperature and humidity regime at school is the key to maintaining the health of schoolchildren. Only to fulfill this requirement is within the power of the school administration together with the municipal services.
It is not entirely correct to speak only about the temperature level in school premises, because when developing standards for the air-thermal regime of educational institutions, several factors are taken into account:
- the presence of air exchange and its intensity;
- relative humidity;
- air temperature.
What constitutes the optimal temperature and humidity regime
Taking into account the above parameters and studying their impact on the health of schoolchildren, scientists have developed optimal criteria for various school premises, which are set out in the “Sanitary and Epidemiological Rules and Regulations (SanPiN 2.4.2.2821 - 10).
The area is taken into account, the maximum flow of students passing through a particular room per day, the possibility of ventilation. Windows tightly sealed for the winter, wet cleaning done once a day, is completely unacceptable, since even if the optimum temperature is observed, but if the humidity level is violated, an environment that is not comfortable for the child's body is created.
It is not permissible that the temperature in the school is determined by the mood of the administration, by the heating network workers serving the boiler room of the school, or by parents who have taught the child to a higher air temperature in the room. Moreover, the temperature regime of each person is individual. The law for an educational institution is SanPiN, and it cannot be otherwise.
Requirements for offices
In small offices, where a psychologist or speech therapist conducts individual work, the air temperature is considered optimal from 18 to 24 degrees. The same is acceptable for an assembly hall, foyer, library and dining room, where a large number of children and teachers are present, but not throughout the day.
In workshops, where children are often engaged in manual labor, the temperature is slightly lower (17-20). The same rule applies to the gym, where it is even recommended to keep the transoms open during classes, avoiding drafts. This rule applies if the outside air temperature is above + 5. At low temperatures, through ventilation must be carried out between lessons.
If the school has showers at the gym, then the temperature there should reach 22-25 degrees. In the sports locker rooms and the medical office 20-22.
During the holidays, it is permissible to lower the air temperature at the school to 15 degrees. In order to continuously monitor compliance with the temperature regime, it is necessary to provide all school premises with thermometers.
Air humidity should not go beyond the permissible limits of 40-60%. Regular ventilation, which should be carried out at any time of the year, will help to comply with these standards. If the ambient air temperature is below -10, then a 5-minute end-to-end ventilation is sufficient at a big break and a minute at a small break. As the outside temperature rises, the airing time also increases.
Compliance with these rules requires regular implementation on the part of the teacher, who may not always want to take the whole class out of the office during a small break. And the school administration should make sure that the windows or transoms are in working order during the summer renovation.
