Ideas for Ideas for the Departments and the Departments and Safety CommitteesSafety Committees

What can we do with the college What can we do with the college community to prepare for community to prepare for

emergencies?emergencies?

Don’t assume we knowDon’t assume we know

Have staff, teachers, administrators, Have staff, teachers, administrators, and yourself take a quick quiz on and yourself take a quick quiz on preparedness from the American Red preparedness from the American Red Cross: Cross:

Read or Not Quiz for Businesses

(OK. We can change that to …Schools)(OK. We can change that to …Schools)

Is it there?Is it there? Check. Check. If not, lobby until it is included.If not, lobby until it is included. Does the Student Handbook have Does the Student Handbook have

emergency procedures?emergency procedures? Is it in Student Orientations?Is it in Student Orientations? Do staff and teacher orientations Do staff and teacher orientations

cover basic procedures? cover basic procedures? Contact: Contact: For faculty: Lynne Dodson For faculty: Lynne Dodson

For Staff: Ryan de la Rosa (HR)For Staff: Ryan de la Rosa (HR)

Where else could it be?Where else could it be?

Offer Free WorkshopsOffer Free Workshops

American Red Cross in SeattleAmerican Red Cross in Seattle– Workplace preparedness: 60-90 min. Workplace preparedness: 60-90 min.

Contact Contact Kelly Kasper: 726-3507: 726-3507– Personal preparedness: Contact Personal preparedness: Contact

Carol Dunn at 323-2345at 323-2345

City of Seattle Office of Emergency City of Seattle Office of Emergency Management Management – Tracy Connelly at 615-0287at 615-0287– You can also take a tour of their facilities.You can also take a tour of their facilities.

Routine CommunicationsRoutine Communications

Start a monthly informational email Start a monthly informational email with one tip or action people can with one tip or action people can take. Example can be take. Example can be Washington Military Department’s Prepare in a Year. .

Use Use Google language to translate to translate communications to ESL students. communications to ESL students.

Promote and Participate in Promote and Participate in State and National MonthsState and National Months

April is Emergency Preparedness Month in April is Emergency Preparedness Month in Washington State: Participate in drills and Washington State: Participate in drills and activities. They ask for state-wide activities. They ask for state-wide participation in an earthquake drill. participation in an earthquake drill. 2008 Earthquake Drill letter and and suggested activities..

September is September is National Emergency Preparedness Month: : Participate in drills and activities.Participate in drills and activities.

PracticePractice

Set up yearly schedule drills and Set up yearly schedule drills and activities with different scenarios: activities with different scenarios: earthquake, fire, bomb threat, lock earthquake, fire, bomb threat, lock down, etc.down, etc.

Create Day of Action: college Create Day of Action: college community wide events with community wide events with speakers, displays, information and speakers, displays, information and drills.drills.

ParticipateParticipate

Have routine table at events, like President’s Day.Have routine table at events, like President’s Day.

Campus Alert System: All registered students, Campus Alert System: All registered students, staff and faculty sign up to receive emails and staff and faculty sign up to receive emails and text messages when an emergency occurs. SSCC text messages when an emergency occurs. SSCC does this. Contact: Christa Colouzisdoes this. Contact: Christa Colouzis

National Student Safety and Security Conference: : for all levels of educational institutions. for all levels of educational institutions. Flier for November, 2008 conference.conference.

Create Basic PlanCreate Basic Plan

Washington State has Washington State has – School Basic Emergency Plan: templates : templates

already created for schools to adapt and already created for schools to adapt and adopt. adopt.

– 12 Steps to School Planning: Do one : Do one step per month.step per month.

ResourcesResources City of Seattle Office of Emergency Manage

ment: For businesses.: For businesses.

King County Office of Emergency King County Office of Emergency Management: Workplace prep.Management: Workplace prep.

Washington Military Department: Washington Military Department: Preparation for schools.Preparation for schools.

US Department of Education: Planning for US Department of Education: Planning for schools. schools.

Red Cross of Seattle: Prepare your Red Cross of Seattle: Prepare your workplaceworkplace

American Red Cross: Prepare at work.American Red Cross: Prepare at work.