Safety Manual Chapter 3

Departmental Responsibility - Issue Date 3/76

3-1 Designation of Building Safety Representatives

• 3-1.1 Appointment
• 3-1.11 The University Administration will appoint one capable person in every building of the University as the "Fire and Safety Representative" for that building and/or as per schedule. (Appendix VII)
• 3-1.12 The name of the building Fire and Safety Representative shall be furnished to the Safety Section by September 1 each year.
• 3-1.2 Residence Halls
• 3-1.21 Residence Hall Counselors shall be the Building Fire and Safety Representatives for the residence halls.

3-2 Responsibility and Duties of the Fire and Safety Representative

• 3-2.1 Responsibility
• 3-2.11 The person designated as Fire and Safety Representative shall be directly responsible to work with the University Safety Committee and director for organizing and conducting a workable fire and safety program for his/her building, utilizing this safety manual as a guide line. This responsibility will be considered as a regularly assigned duty along with his/her other normally assigned University duties.
• 3-2.2 Duties
• 3-2.21 The appointed person will make a report of his/her activities to the University Safety Director on a monthly basis, using special form provided (Appendix VII-3). The Safety Officer will be available to the Building Fire and Safety Representative for advice and assistance in organizing the Fire and Safety Program in his/her building and for advice and assistance on special problems that may arise from time to time.
• 3-2.22 The duties of the Building Fire and Safety Representative are as follows: 3-2.221 Coordinate all fire and safety activities in accordance with the regulations outlined in this manual. .222 With assistance of University Health and Safety committee and Safety Director, prepare a fire suppression and evacuation plan for each floor in his/her building and post it in a conspicuous place on each floor in the building. This plan will contain the floor plan, primary evacuation route, fire escape location, fire exits,and location of fire alarm pull stations and fire fighting equipment such as standpipes, pre-connected hoses, and fire extinguishers.
• 3-2.23 Forward a set of evacuation plans to the Safety Officer

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