5.1.1 Unit Emergency Planning
The Emergency Planning and Recovery system provides tools and guidance to colleges, divisions, and individual departments in developing detailed unit emergency plans. Policy 8.3 – Emergency Planning requires that every college and major administrative unit have designated emergency coordinators. The emergency coordinator should be a full-time member of the administrative team, and preferably an experienced employee who is thoroughly familiar with College/ Administrative Unit and University procedures. Knowledge of programs and physical facilities in their College/ Administrative Unit is also imperative. This person will coordinate their College's/Administrative Unit emergency plan as well as oversee that the College's/Administrative Unit each prepares a unit emergency plan. Each College/ Administrative Unit leader (e.g. Dean or Vice President) is responsible for designating an Emergency Coordinator. This person is responsible for gathering and communicating emergency information, coordinating and assisting in evacuations, maintaining emergency response forms and other emergency plan materials.
The Emergency Coordinator must be familiar with the programs and physical facilities, and should be a person with the management experience and authority to:
- Collaborate with departments to develop and maintain the information in the Unit Emergency Plan.
- Recruit a core "Emergency Preparedness Committee" that represents staff, faculty, and principal investigators from the unit's major sub-divisions or locations.
- Arrange related staff safety education and training.
- Coordinate resources for emergency preparedness and recovery.
- Purchase emergency supplies and equipment.
- Be ready to support managers during an emergency incident (and be called back to Cornell if necessary).
- Be ready to help prepare post-emergency impact summaries and insurance claims.