8.000 Safety and Security

Title: Outbreaks of Illness or Physical Symptoms in University Buildings

Purpose: To describe procedure for reporting outbreaks of illness or physical symptoms in an University of Oregon building.

Procedure:

1. The President has delegated to the Vice-President for Administration
responsibility for handling official responses to outbreaks of illness or physical symptoms in University of Oregon buildings.

2. Workers involved or anyone observing such outbreak or symptom shall inform one or all of the following depending on the nature of the problem:

a. Building Manager, Safety Officer, Director of Public Safety, and/or Vice-President for Administration;

b. Anyone of the four officials originally contacted shall inform the others of the problem;

c. Immediate steps to evaluate and solve the problem shall be taken. As the episode warrants, the Environmental Health staff, the Facilities Services Director, and/or Engineer, Director of Human Resources, and/or Director of Student Health Center shall be consulted;

3. Regular communication with building occupants will be made by the Building Manager, telephone network, posted notices, Tel-Info tape.

4. Any contact with media shall be handled through the Office of Communications.

5. The Vice-president for Administration shall notify the Vice-Chancellor of the Oregon University System of the outbreak or symptoms experienced. This notification shall be made with the expectation that the Chancellor's office will make any formal contacts as directed by the Governer.