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Disaster Preparedness and Safety Committee

Charge

The Disaster Preparedness and Safety Committee shall be a standing committee of the University Libraries whose members shall be appointed by the Director. For the purposes of this Committee, "disaster preparedness" is defined as prevention of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from large-scale unexpected disasters (fire, flood, earthquake, mold and mildew, pests, etc.) which threaten the Library's staff, patrons, collections, equipment, and facilities. "Safety" is defined as environmental conditions in the Library that may cause or contribute to physical injury of illness. Medical emergencies, power outages, equipment failures, and criminal behavior that threatens personal security are not within the scope of this Committee.

The Committee shall select its own chairperson to serve for two years. The Committee may invite non-committee members with special knowledge, skills, or interest to serve on various task forces and subcommittees to carry out its work.

The charge to the Committee is to:

  1. recommend appropriate activities relating to safety, disaster prevention, and disaster preparedness, including building inspections and maintenance, fire drills, evacuation procedures, and the posting of emergency signage
  2. communicate needs and make policy recomendations concerning disaster preparedness and saftey to Library administration
  3. recommend and implement as appropriate staff education activities dealing with Library saftey, disaster preparedness, and disaster response
  4. establish and train a Disaster Response Team in salvage and recovery operations
  5. purchase and store and maintain the basic supplies necessary for an adequate response to the types of disaster most likely to threaten the University Libraries
  6. maintain, revise, and distribute the Disaster Preparedness Plan

rev 7/97

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Additional Information

For information on committee membership and minutes of meeting please see the DPSC page located under internal committee information.