Safety & Security Guidelines

Front Matter

Introduction
How to Use The Guidelines
Emergency Procedures For Weekends and After Hours
Emergency Telephone Numbers

Information for:

General Issues

Alerting Staff to Incidents
Building Evacuation
Contacting Dean of Libraries or the Public Services Offices
Electronic Doors
Escort Service
Flashlights
Floor and Unit Marshals
Giving Name to Patron
Harassment by Telephone, E-mail Message or In-Person
Hate Crimes (see Reporting Incidents of Discrimination) Link
Illness or Injury
Log Books
Lost and Found
NITE Ride (formerly Call-a-Ride) Link
Opening and Closing Procedures
Panic Buttons
Patron Identification
Police Escort (see Escort Service)
Police Notification
Shelter In Buildings
Workplace Violence and Risk Assessment

Conduct of Library Users

Disruptive Behavior
Exit/Stairwell Doors (Unauthorized Use)
Food and Drink Responsibilities
Patron Locked in Library after Closing
Roller blades, Scooters, Skateboards, and Bicycles
Sexual and Other Assaults
Solicitation
Suspicious Behavior
Theft
Theft Detection System (TDS)
Trespassing
Unattended Children
Willful Destruction of Library Materials and Equipment

Facility Crisis

Electrical Power Outage
Elevator Entrapment
Fire
Water Damage

Other Emergency Situations

Building Takeovers
Bomb Threats
Medical Emergencies
Pandemic Flu Link
Suspicious Mail
Toxic Fumes

Weather

Libraries' Inclement Weather Policy and Procedures
Natural Disasters and Alert Systems on Campus

Links to Campus Resources for Personal Safety

Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Systems Link
Resources for Help for Sexual Assault and Abuse Link
UM Campus Department of Environmental Safety Link
UMDPS Homepage Link

Appendix

A: University of Maryland Policy and Procedure on Sexual Harassment
B: University of Maryland Policy on Emergency Conditions: Cancellation of Classes & Release of Employees

- Forms -

Checklist for Evacuation of Building (pdf)
Lost and Found
Security Log Sheet (pdf)

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