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FSU Prepares
Title: FSU Prepares
Date: Last accessed Nov. 26, 2007
Author: Dave Bujak
Institution: Florida State University
Bibliographic Entry: Emergency Management Staff. “Florida State University, Environmental Health & Safety.” Florida State University. http://safety.fsu.edu/EmergencyManagement/prepweek.html (accessed Nov. 26, 2007).
Electronic Link: http://safety.fsu.edu/EmergencyManagement/prepweek.html
Key Words: industrial hygiene, emergency management, occupational safety, biological safety, chemical safety, laboratory safety, radiation safety, building and construction safety, fire safety, insurance, risk management, workers’ compensation
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
As part of Florida State University’s Environmental Health & Safety Department’s website, the program FSU Prepares, a live television forum focusing on emergency preparedness and campus safety concerns, is available for broadcast. Also available on the website are tropical storm and general weather updates; information on FSU’s Emergency Outdoor Warning System; news on FSU receiving a "StormReady" certification from the National Weather Service, signifying the university as well prepared to safeguard its people and property from severe weather; as well as information on extreme heat and wildfires.
Under FSU’s Department of Environmental Health & Safety, are five units, including: 1.) Building and Construction Safety, 2.) Industrial Hygiene, 3.) Research Support and Environmental Compliance, 4.) Risk and Insurance Services, as well as 5.) Emergency Management. Website users can search these units for additional information. Various policies and procedures can be found on the website’s main page, ranging from areas of Industrial Hygiene to Training. Appropriate forms and training information can also be found on the website, along with The Guardian newsletter, a CSHEMA award-winning safety publication that is published on a semester basis, and safety links.
Name of Researcher: Alison Stevens
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: Nov. 28, 2007