Faculty Handbook

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2022-23

Emergency Response Plan The College’s Emergency Response Plan (ERP) is a comprehensive all hazards emergency management plan which describes procedures to be followed in the event of emergencies affecting College operations. The plan covers a broad range of emergency situations like: Fires, bomb threats, terrorism, violent critical incidents, utility failures, and emergency notification/communication. FIRES The building has an integrated fire alarm detection and notification system capable of detecting fires and smoke condition and initiating alert signals to the building occupants. In the event of fire alarm activation, employees should follow the instructions of their floor Fire Wardens and any announcement from the Fire Command Station through the Emergency Notification System. There are several fire detecting and suppression devices located throughout the building, such as: smoke detectors, sprinkler heads devices, strobe lights, heat sensors, pull stations, fire extinguishers, standpipe etc. Employees can obtain emergency preparedness guides from the University Police Desk. EVACUATIONS In the event of an emergency requiring evacuation from the building, the evacuation gathering areas are: • Primary location - Grace Plaza at the corner of 43rd Street and 6th Avenue • Secondary location - Rockefeller Plaza on 6th avenue between 48th and 50th Streets • Tertiary location - SUNY Global Center on 116 East 55th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. Should there be any patient or visitor with a physical disability who will not be able to use the staircase unaided during an evacuation, assigned floor evacuation personnel should relocate such individual(s) into the Handicap Holding Room and inform the Fire Command Station or UPD of the location of such person(s) needing assistance. UPD will respond to assist with the evacuation out of the building safely. BOMB THREATS There may be a telephone notification or electronic or written communication to convey the threat of an explosive device in a building. Should any member of the College Community receive a threat, they should follow the steps below: • Keep the caller talking on the phone for as long as possible to be able to obtain answers to 5 critical questions:

o When will the bomb/explosive detonate? o Where is the bomb/explosive located? o What kind of bomb is it? o What does it look it? o Why did you place the bomb?

• Immediately after the caller hangs up the phone, notify UPD at ext. 5555 to initiate a call trace. • If you are in the area identified as being the floor where the bomb is presumed to be located, DO NOT USE YOUR CELL PHONE. • Notify your supervisor • Follow directives issued by UPD in response to the threat

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