Committees and Teams

The Division of Safety and Risk Services leads many multi-disciplinary teams and committees responsible for mitigating risk and ensuring safety for the campus.  

Multi-disciplinary Specialized Teams

  • Behavioral Evaluation and Threat Assessment Team mitigates behavioral threats through an integrated process of communication, education, prevention, problem identification, assessment, intervention, and systematic response.
  • Campus Vulnerability Assessment Team serves in an advisory role to UOPD's Office of Physical Security and assesses requests for physical security sytem explanations.
  • Incident Management Team provides the command-and-control infrastructure to manage the logistical, fiscal, planning, operational, safety, and campus issues related to any and all incidents/emergencies.
  • Demonstration Education and Safety Team plans for and monitors events that balance freedom of speech with safety while minimizing disruption to university operations.

Committees

Standing committees focus on compliance, privacy, safety protocols and practices as well as risk response and risk management. SRS stewardship of several of the committees allows the university to meet federal and state regulatory requirements. Examples include:

  • Institutional Biosafety Committee implements National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules and is responsible for ensuring that research fully conforms to those guidelines.
  • Laboratory Safety Advisory Committee is delegated advisory responsibility for the safe use of University laboratory and laboratory support space in all aspects of the University operations, including, but not limited to instructional, research, studio, and support functions. The committee oversees the university’s Chemical Hygiene Plan.
  • Radiation Safety Committee has primary responsibility for the safe use of ionizing radiation, including but not limited to instructional, research, and support functions. The committee is the administrative body required by state rules and under the conditions of the university’s license for radioactive materials.
  • Safety Advisory Committee is a mandatory OSHA required workplace safety committee established by the authority of the President of the University.  SRS staff on the committee oversee mandatory building and lighting inspections and produce required accident and injury reports.  The SAC is empowered to recommend improvements to ensure employee safety to campus leadership.