Maintaining a safe and secure campus environment is the primary responsibility of the Department of Public Safety. The University's excellent record in this area attests to the effectiveness of the department and its programs.
Keeping in mind that Public Safety should always be called immediately in emergency situations (x4444), the procedures outlined in this manual are to be considered not as rules, but as guidelines to be followed in the judgement of the individual employee.
INTRODUCTION
This manual was originally prepared by the Library Disaster Preparedness Committee and reviewed by Tom Evans, Director of Public Safety, prior to its being issued to the staff in 1992. It has been updated over the years since. It is intended to serve as a guide for staff members in emergency situations. It is important that staff members acquaint themselves with the procedures in the manual prior to the occurrence of an emergency situation.
The supervisor in each department should make sure that the appropriate information for their department has been filled in where necessary and that this information is kept current. It should be part of orientation training for all new staff members. The Manual should be kept in an easily accessible place (usually near the emergency flashlight and other emergency supplies such as first aid provisions) in order that its absence does not handicap following the correct procedures.
It is suggested that other university units which are housed in the Library should familiarize themselves with this Manual and supplement it to meet their own needs after review with the Office of Public Safety.
The Committee gratefully acknowledges the use it made of other university libraries' disaster manuals, especially the debt it owes to the University of Wisconsin (Madison) for developing a format which seemed appropriate for our use.
The Committee wishes to thank Pat McCormick for executing the imaginative cover drawing.
(1990-1992 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE:
John Califf, Cataloging; Bruce Lancaster, Circulation; Carole Mollineaux, Acquisitions; Anne Noss, Reference; Masato Okinaka, Conservation; Eleanor Rawitz, Administration; Jean Schoenthaler, Associate Director; Dick Shaw, Media Resource Center; Ted Zaragoza, Methodist Library)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Buildings Committee Phone Numbers
Assistance Phone Numbers
Alphabetical Reference Section
- Animals
- Bomb Threats
- Children
- Fire
- First Aid
- First Aid: Persons Certified in CPR/Location of First Aid Kits
- Harassment-- Physical, Verbal, Sexual
- Mechanical - Electrical - Power Failure
- Problem Patrons
- Rape
- Theft of Library Materials
- Theft of Personal Materials
- Toxic Fumes, Substances
- Water Damage, Leaks
- Weather, Inclement
Appendices
- A. Fire Instruction Sheet (To be posted in all Library units)
B. Locations of Fire Extinguishers - Medical Emergency Form
(To be filled out by each staff member and filed in the Administrative Office) - University Accident or Injury Procedures
- University Accident/Injury Report Form
- Emergency Notification List
- University Policy on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault
- N.J. Code of Criminal Justice. Theft and Related Offenses.
- Malicious or Threatening Phone Calls
- Work Schedule Affected by Weather Conditions
- Decision to Close Library
- Public Safety Report, October 1, 2008.