09:11:00 Emergency Preparedness

PURPOSE

It is the intent of Walters State Community College as a Tennessee Board of Regents institution to fully comply with section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 otherwise known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 and §304 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the regulations implementing these Acts found at 34 CFR §668.41, §668.46 and with the U.S. Department of Education guidelines as outlined in The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting with regards to emergency preparedness.

POLICY

Walters State Community College has a campus-wide emergency preparedness plan that serves as the comprehensive policy governing the many aspects of preparedness for the institution. The director of Campus Police, Emergency Preparedness and Safety Survey Administrator leads the institution in emergency planning. The emergency plan/policy specifically designates that the College Emergency Response Management Team (CERMT) and the College Emergency Response Team (CERT) participate in emergency planning and formulated of the Building Emergency Action Plan (BEAP) for the building occupied.  The CERMT and CERT teams are trained to execute the Building Emergency Action Plan should the need arise. 

 Safety is every individual’s responsibility. All personnel are required to be familiar with the Building Emergency Action Plan (BEAP) for an occupied building or campus area and to be prepared to take the appropriate action as specified in emergency notifications.  Once it is determined that a significant occurrence is taking place, the Emergency Message Systems (EMS) will be activated.

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