All inquiries regarding environmental or occupational health and safety issues should be directed to the Physical Plant's Office of Environmental Safety Services at 325-1015. Suspected safety hazards should be referrred to this office. The Police Department is responsible for civil defense and emergency preparedness and serves as a liasion with local, state and federal civil defense authorities. They are the university's primary emergency resource, and they coordinate, administer and update the institutional emergency response plan. The University Police Division is limited in its efforts by the availability of staff and the number of demands for services other than security.
Cooperation is necessary for the successful prevention of crime.
OUPD offers a number of crime prevention programs to assist university students, faculty and staff in fighting crime on campus. The Police Department provides fuctions and services not included in this overview . If you encounter a situation that affects the safety or security of the university community in any way, or if you need assistance, call 325-2864. In addition, the department may be contacted if no other department is available or can satisfactorily respond to a request for needed service. The dispatcher will attempt to place the caller in contact with the appropriate department or see that the problem is addressed.