• Direct person-to-person contact • Local television and radio media • Other methods as may be deemed necessary to ensure timely and effective communication of the information to all members of the campus community The ERT shall be responsible for determining the method or methods by which the Timely Warning Notice will be disseminated. This determination will be made on a case-by-case basis, based upon its evaluation of the most effective means to timely disseminate the information to those who need to receive it. E MERGENCY N OTIFICATIONS An “Emergency Notification” will be sent to the College community whenever it is determined that there is a significant emergency or dangerous situation on a campus or facility that presents an immediate threat to the health or safety of students, staff or visitors to that location. Such a life-threatening emergency requires immediate response and action, and may manifest itself as an active shooter on or near a campus; a fire, explosion or chemical leak requiring immediate evacuation; severe weather, such as a tornado, that is approaching a campus or other College location; a nearby chemical spill; outbreak of a serious virus or illness; or incidents of terrorism or civil unrest occurring on or near a campus or other College facility.
Procedure for Issuing an Emergency Notification
Students and visitors having information regarding an emergency or life-threatening condition are urged to report it immediately to the Director of Safety and Security for their campus or to any other available security personnel or administrator. Contracted security personnel and College administrators and employees who receive or obtain information regarding a potential emergency must immediately report the information to either the Director of Safety and Security for the campus at which they are located or to the most senior administrator present on the campus. The campus Director of Safety and Security or the senior campus administrator who received information regarding a potential emergency shall notify the Office of the College President, who shall immediately convene the College’s ERT. The determination that an emergency exists, and the decision to issue an Emergency Notification regarding it, should be made in coordination and consultation with at least three (3) members of the ERT. The decision should also be made in consultation and conjunction with local law enforcement and/or the Allegheny County Departments of Emergency Management, Public Health or other governmental agencies that may be involved in or required to respond to the emergency. If sufficient members of the ERT are not immediately available and/or a delay in issuing the notice would potentially increase the risk to the health or safety of members of the College community, the Emergency Notification will be issued at the sole discretion of the Campus President or the campus Director of Safety & Security. The Regional Campus President shall, in such case, also be responsible for initiating and ensuring implementation and dissemination of the Emergency Notification to the College community.
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