Workplace Safety Protocols

  • Share Your Schedule: If working late, tell someone your location and expected exit time, or arrange to work alongside a colleague.

  • Secure Personal Valuables: Keep your wallet, purse, cash, and checkbooks locked inside a secure desk drawer or filing cabinet at all times.

  • Verify Office Strangers: Politely ask unfamiliar visitors who they are looking for and help guide them. Report any suspicious behavior to campus security or the police.

  • Check Vendor IDs: Always verify the badges or work orders of any maintenance, cleaning, or repair personnel before letting them enter your workspace.

  • Display Identification: Wear your employee or campus ID badge visibly at all times if required by your organization.

  • Avoid Isolated Areas: Use caution in poorly lit or isolated restrooms, stairwells, and elevators, or use the buddy system.

  • Know Evacuation Paths: Memorize your building's emergency evacuation routes and keep emergency phone numbers posted visibly by your desk.

Office Equipment Security

Log Serial Numbers: Record the brand, serial numbers, and physical descriptions of all office electronics and personal valuables. Store a duplicate copy and photos of these items in a separate location.

Engrave Valuable Property: Ensure all organization property is properly asset-tagged. For personal equipment, permanently engrave your identification details on the chassis to assist in theft recovery.