Safety

Every accident or injury, no matter how slight, must be reported to the department head immediately. All work-related accidents must be reported to the employee’s department head and Human Resources.

To assist with more serious accidents and emergencies, the services of the Bryant University Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) should be utilized. This group is composed of fully trained and equipped public safety personnel who are state licensed EMTs and who act as the first responder unit for ALL first aid related incidents on campus. The main objective of the EMT is to provide a prompt, efficient, and skilled first aid response to Bryant’s first aid needs.

The following procedure should be followed in ALL EMERGENCY FIRST AID situations:

• Contact the Department of Public Safety IMMEDIATELY at ext. 6911 (232-6911) and provide the officer with the location of the injured person and the type of injury or illness.
• The Public Safety officer will dispatch an EMT and a Public Safety unit to the scene where they will determine the next course of action.

This procedure is for EMERGENCY FIRST AID ONLY, such as sprains, dislocations, severe illness, bleeding, or respiratory or heart problems.

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) serves as the lost and found department at Bryant University. All articles found should be turned in to DPS. Inquiries about lost articles should be made to DPS, which is located in the John H Chafee Center.

The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act (Public Law 101-542) was passed into law in 1990 and impacts all colleges and universities receiving financial assistance from the federal government. In 1998 the name was changed to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). The Clery Act is a legislative effort to encourage colleges and universities to inform their campus communities of specific crimes occurring on their campuses.

Bryant University maintains an open communication policy by publishing crime and incident statistics in The Archway, the student newspaper. Crimes that pose an immediate threat to the community may be reported by such methods as leaflets, voice mail, electronic mail, public announcement messages, and personal contacts. Each October, the crime statistics for the three most current years are made available to the community. A copy of this report can be found here:  Annual Security & Fire Safety Report

Bryant University has maintained an excellent safety record over the years and depends on the cooperation of its employees to uphold it. It is each employee’s responsibility to avoid careless habits and indifference toward safety. Any employee who observes a potentially dangerous condition should report it to his/her department head who will see that it is corrected.

For more information, please refer to the University’s Emergency Procedures