Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3337 - Ohio University › Chapter 3337-44 - Policies Critical Incidents, Hazardous Materials, Smoke Free Campus and Alarms › Section 3337-44-100 - Critical incidents

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
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(A)
								Overview
This policy describes the response to
				any crisis situation that requires bringing together the critical incident
				response team (CIRT) and if necessary the president's executive staff. The
				objectives are to provide input and resources to on-scene emergency personnel
				and to develop an appropriate institutional response concerning the incident.
				The intent of this policy is not to detail incident-specific procedures, but to
				establish a critical incident declaration process, and to define the CIRT,
				critical incident command center, and critical incident media
				site.
Ohio university will work to
				efficiently and effectively serve the university and surrounding communities in
				times of crisis. Ohio university will use its expertise, resources, and
				communication capabilities for the purpose of safeguarding persons and property
				that may be affected by the critical incident.
Emergency response plans defining
				specific procedures will be developed and maintained by the Ohio university
				police department and the department of environmental health and safety, with
				input from the university community. Procedures will be reviewed on an annual
				basis by the standing critical incident response team.
(B)
								Definitions
(1)
									Critical
			 incident
Any incident requiring immediate
				actions be taken to ensure a safe and healthful environment and that university
				operations are maintained or restored.
(2)
									Critical incident
			 response team (CIRT)
The standing CIRT consists of the chief
				of police (co-chair), assistant vice president for safety and risk management
				(co-chair), dean of students, associate vice president for facilities,
				assistant vice president for auxiliary services, emergency programs
				coordinator, and executive director for communications and
				marketing.
Upon the declaration of a critical
				incident, the CIRT chair will appoint appropriate members to the augmented
				CIRT, based on the nature of the incident. In most cases, the augmented CIRT
				will include all members of the standing CIRT.
(3)
									Critical incident
			 command center
This is selected from pre-determined
				locations for the president's executive staff and the CIRT to meet when a
				critical incident has been declared. These locations will not be
				publicized.
(4)
									Critical incident media site
This is selected from pre-determined
				locations for the dissemination of information to the media. The following have
				been designated as critical incident media sites, although other locations may
				be selected as appropriate to the specific incident: Baker university center
				(various locations), computer services center 121B, Howard park, Nelson
				commons, and Irvine hall. Upon declaration of a critical incident, the
				executive director for communications and marketing, or designee, will
				determine the site.