Resource Library
Annual Fire Code Compliance Inspection Protected Document
Inspection process for Annual Fire Code Compliance.
Approved Designated Areas
List of approved designated areas.
Event Displays and Decorations
Guidelines of event displays and decorations, open flame devices and candles and helium filled balloons.
General Contractor Guidelines for Hot Work
Hot work has a significant impact on University operations such as fires, explosions, indoor air quality issues, incidental alarms, occupant disruptions.
Hot Work Program Protected Document
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Fire Code of New York State(FCNYS) require facilities to develop procedures to protect both human health and the facility itself from the hazards posed by hot work in the workplace. This program is intended to provide the Cornell University community with the guidance necessary to comply with these regulations.
Laser Safety Advisory
The laser safety community has recently developed concerns about the availability of affordable handheld laser pointers so dangerously high-powered that even instantaneous exposure to the direct beam could result in permanent, catastrophic eye injury. These products are available through third-party sellers on seemingly reputable marketplaces such as Amazon.com and are being marketed with innocuous descriptions like camping supplies, pet toys, and tactical flashlights.
Portable Space Heater Safety
Operating Guidelines provide Cornell University’s staff and faculty guidance for the safe use of portable electric space heaters in campus facilities.