2006 Conference Presentations

• U.I. Fire Factor Academy.

- Cities of Champaign and Urbana and the University of Illinois joined forces to host the inaugural UI Fire Factor Academy.  This premier educational initiative was held at the Fire Service Institute for the common goal of imparting lifelong fire safety habits to a risky segment of our community – the college student.  Participants in the fire academy were selected for their leadership roles in the various housing units on campus.  Each was an RA (Residential Advisor), fraternity or sorority officer or elected officer for the upcoming school year. The UI Fire Factor Academy included a brief lecture on fire behavior; an inspection room “hunt for hazards” competition and a dorm room (sprinkled vs. non-sprinkled) burn simulation.  The academy “graduates” donned protective gear as they faced the challenge of searching a smoke filled room and making their way out of a smoky environment.  They learned how to use a fire hose, a fire extinguisher and were able to witnessing a propane (gas grill) explosion.  Students and invited guests enjoyed sharing breakfast, lunch (prepared by the Fire Chiefs) and dinner with professional fire personnel.   

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• Bike Patrol: Uniformed and Tactical

-Discuss the General Benefits of Bike Patrol. Contact with community members Rapid response to incidents, First aid situations Special Events/Athletic events, Tactical patrol, Problem areas/skate parks, parking structures. Benefits to Department; Fuel savings, Officer Fitness, Equipment savings and cruiser mileage reduction.

One of the fastest growing trends in law enforcement and emergency medical response today is utilization of mountain bicycles. Quiet, cost-efficient, and amazingly effective, mountain bikes are able to bridge the gap between automobiles and foot patrol. Experience has shown that citizens are more likely to approach a bike patrol officer than even a neighborhood beat officer, optimizing community oriented or problem oriented policing efforts. Bicycle officers are better able to use all of their senses, including smell and hearing, to detect and address crime. They are often able to approach suspects virtually unnoticed, even in full uniform. And the mobility of an EMS provider on a bike can mean the difference between life or death in congested or crowded conditions.

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• Portable Electrical Safety Products

Technology Research Corporation (TRC)

-Technology Research Corporation (TRC) founded in June of 1981, is a Florida corporation and is internationally recognized as a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of portable electrical safety products that save lives, protect people against serious injury from electrical shock and prevent electrical fires in the home and workplace. The Company also supplies power monitoring and control equipment to the United States Military and the prime contractors of its tactical vehicles, naval vessels and mobile electric generating systems. 

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• Campus Fire Inspection Program

- University of Florida has developed a Score Card program that quantifies Fire Safety Inspections into a number score.  Lower the score means less violations.  Rewards and consequences for good and bad.  Semester to semester comparison for individual houses, getting better or worse, ranking of fraternities and sororities for a specific semester.  Data is available back to Fall 2002 up through Pre-occupancy inspection for Fall 2005. 

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• Augsburg College's traumatic "flu shot" incident

-In December, 2004, administrators, security staff, and the public relations team at Augsburg College were faced with the dreaded "what if?" scenario when it was learned that an unauthorized nurse had come onto the campus, set up a work station, and given dozens of students, faculty and staff injections she claimed were "flu shots." In reality, she was not only unauthorized to do so, but was using watered-down, stolen flu vaccine.  At the time, however, it was not known "what" the substance was that she had administered. When confronted, she fled, leaving the college officials to not only try to determine who she was, but also what she had been administering, to whom, and how to handle the crisis?  This presentation follows that process, which ended in May, 2005. Details of what happened and how the College handled this situation. Does your Campus have a student health service?

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• Rapid Entry Key Access

Knox-Box

The Knox Company has been providing Firefighters / Security with safe and secure emergency access since 1975. The Knox System has become the industry on rapid-entry, helping emergency responders throughout the World reduce response-time, property damage, and the Liability for lost keys.  Today, Nearly 22,000 Fire Departments, Government Agencies, Military Installations and Universities depend on the Knox system.

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• Greek (Fraternity/Sorority) Fire Safety and Risk Management

- An overview of campus fire safety programs where we expose students to risk and hazard assessment and offer some hands-on experience for what fire conditions are like.  Discussion of common causes of fires in fraternities with several graphic case studies, and the second module being a risk-assessment tool that is available for use. 

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• Starting and Maintaining a Campus Emergency Medical Services Program

-What does it take to develop a Student Emergency Medical Services program & Integrate it with Campus Security, Police, Public Safety, etc... Once you have the program up and running, what does it take to keeping the EMS unit in-serve. We will talk about all the logistics of both. We will also discuss having students in key areas of responsibility.

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• Cost Effective Retrofitting of Sprinkler Systems (Greek Housing, Residence Halls, etc..)

BlazeMaster

-When you are dealing with a fire, you need pipe and fittings that you can count on. BlazeMaster® CPVC pipe and fittings are specifically designed for fire sprinkler systems and are based on a product with a continuous service history of over 40 years. Noveon, the worldwide leader in CPVC innovation, takes fire sprinkler systems to a level of superior performance that exceeds your requirements.

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• Campus Fire Safety - A Round Table Discussion

-What colleges and universities are doing with their fire safety management plans? We will hear from different institutions on what is being done to successfully protect their campuses.  Topics such as fire drills – effect?, mandatory fire safety training for all students, mandatory fire safety training for RA’s,  and unannounced fire drills. YOU set the agenda.  

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• Automated External Defibrillator (AED’s)  on Campus

-The purchasing and placement of “automated external defibrillator” (AED) units is probably the easiest part of establishing an effective program for public access to these potentially life saving pieces of equipment.  There are concern for Liability, vandalism and theft, the concern about misuse of a medical device, the concern about maintaining the devices ready for use, and of course concern for the type and amount of training that is needed for students and staff.

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• Cost Effective Fire Stopping - Fire Resistive Materials for Residence Halls, etc...

PyroBlok

-PYROBLOK™ is highly effective at protecting wood, metal, fabric and composite substrates from fire and is more effective at helping surfaces and structures endure in fire than traditional intumescents that are currently available commercially. - PyroBlok 333C(H) Epoxy was tested in full scale tests by a consortium of groups and individuals interested in improving the systems of fire receptiveness in college dormitories/residence halls.
 

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• Laboratory Fire Safety and Emergency Planning

-Starting off with overview of NFPA 45,  The standard on Laboratories and facilities using chemicals. A review of items an emergency plan should address could be covered.  We will discuss response to those chemical and research facilities. Whether your the security/police officer on your initial response to the incident, or the administrator responsible for the plan to handle the situation, these professionals will give as much time as needed to ensure your questions and issues are addressed. 

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• Student Operated Campus Security Program

-Campus security takes many different approaches across the country.  From full-fledged campus police departments, to individual contracted security guards, each campus tries what they believe is most appropriate to their needs.  At Concordia University a very unique method of employing ONLY student workers to operate patrol and dispatch functions has proven effective time and time again for over 30 years.  No one knows, and can interact with, your student population better than other students.  And no one knows better who does (and doesn’t) belong on campus, or what activities are happening and when.  Concordia’s student-only security department has been the model other universities have followed when establishing their own security programs.  While the process is a bit more complicated than just giving a student a badge and a uniform. From training, to interagency cooperation with the local EMS, to scheduling concerns and complications, and some of the discipline issues that can be faced by utilizing student workers. For those who already employ student security, maybe you can share some ideas. And for those who don’t employ students…maybe this will help you decide whether this efficient and cost effective method might work for you. We have 25 student officers who work 24/7. 

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• Emergency Response Teams.

-Approximately ten years ago Binghamton University made the decision to create it's own confined space rescue team in response to OSHA requirements. The Emergency Response Team (ERT) is comprised of university staff across the campus.  Departments represented on the ERT include Environmental Health and Safety, Physical Facilities (trades), University Police, and Chemistry.  The team trains on a regular basis and has had the opportunity to attend courses taught by some of the northeast's leading instructors in technical rescue. Discussion will address the original decision to form a team versus other options for handling confined space entries (such as contracting with other rescue teams, or contracting with other vendors to perform the actual entry).  The presentation will then discuss the logistical issues associated with the team such as membership, training, expenses, etc.  Specific attention will be focused on areas where the team has experienced roadblocks and how the team has faced the challenges.   

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• Fire Inspectors Overview of  NFPA 10, NFPA 25 and NFPA 72

-Do you inspect and test your own Fire Extinguishers, Fire Alarms, Smoke Detectors, and Sprinkler Systems? If you do, we will cover what the code requirements are for conducting those tests.

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• Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT)

-Our presenter has been involved in planning and presenting crisis intervention team (CIT) training to first responders, mental health service providers, corrections officers and court staff throughout the state of Ohio.  CIT officers are trained to deal effectively with individuals who are mentally ill and conservative estimates suggest that 10% of the calls law enforcement officers respond to involve a person with mental illness.  Campus law enforcement has an increased potential in that many forms of mental illness manifest themselves when individuals are between the ages of 18 and 21.  I was part of a collaborative effort to create a "Rural Model" of CIT training to prepare agencies in our area more effectively. 

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• Handling the Media to Your Advantage

 -If you have ever been caught off guard by the media or dread the call from a reporter, this is your workshop.  Tips for encouraging a positive relationship, phases of a media plan and tips during the interview will be described and illustrated.  Use the media to your advantage rather than your demise.

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• Fire Resistive waste cans for Residence Halls, Greek Housing , etc...

Mar-Bal

-Mar-Bal is a manufacturer of UL (Underwriters Laboratory) fire resistant wastebaskets.  These wastebaskets are widely used in the hotel/motel industry, health care industry, nursing homes and high rise office buildings to name a few. The wastebaskets are produced using a fire resistant self extinguishing composite material tested and approved by UL for fire containment. The Mar-Bal wastebaskets are available with or without the university logos.

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• Fraternity Fire Safety

-An overview of a fraternity fire safety program that was created and implemented at Auburn University.  The program includes fire safety education as well as inspections of both on and off campus fraternity houses.  The program has been in place for a year now and has been very effective and successful. 

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• “A Systems Approach to Campus Safety”

-“The campus is a system that involves a number of sub-systems that must work together to create a functional organism.  Part of the system must be a safety process that each part of the system recognizes and embraces to ensure the safety of the campus.  This presentation will address how using systems approach will bring together the organization to view safety as a process rather than a program.  The presentation will use the 5M model and Reason’s model of accident causation to develop a system view in accident prevention.”

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• Inspection Software for handled computers, PDA's, etc..

Tiscor

-TISCOR’s software works with hand-held computers to automate inspection and maintenance activities. Our solutions focus on automating the documentation of fire & life safety equipment inspections, equipment condition monitoring and physical security tours. The elimination of paperwork and manual data entry significantly improves daily business processes by maximizing productivity, simplifying inspection activities and increasing efficiency.
 

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• GREAT ESCAPE ON CAMPUS

 -Stay low because heat and smoke rise, stop, drop and roll, keep fresh batteries in the smoke detector, and feel doors for heat. These adages of fire safety are easy to take for granted. That is until you are in a residence hall corridor filled with smoke, relying on the walls for balance and direction. You extend an arm and realize your hand has disappeared. Disorientation sets in as a thick haze swirls in the hallway and a blaring smoke alarm makes it difficult to think. You get low and it is still nearly impossible to see. Exit signs are invisible so you cannot find a door, let alone feel if it is warm. You are wandering blindly in search of an escape route and the smoke continues to thicken. Yet there is little sense of urgency among these students--only a smattering of giggles and a string of comments about the potency of the enveloping shroud of fog. This was the experience for College Students who have experienced the fire safety training program called "The Great Escape On Campus". The recent fires and fire related deaths involving college and university students prompted the need to develop a training program that would educate the students while making it fun and exciting.

• STUDENT EMPLOYEES

-Some campuses are hiring students to perform fire safety/EMS type of work. From checking fire extinguishers to flowing fire hydrants to even escorting students around campus in the evening. We will look at how to use students as an asset and not a liability. 

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• A Chemist Looks At Laboratory Fire Regulation

-This Presentation will take a look at fire codes for laboratories, including threat assessments of materials from small inventories by the Congressional Review Service and the International Atomic Energy Association, and re-phrase the permit discussion to the quantities described by the International Fire Code/International Building Code.

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• Managing the Risks for Special Events

-College and Universities have a wide variety of special events which seek to celebrate, entertain, foster good will, provide community leadership, recruit, and support specific institutional programs.  Often these events are also seen as significant contributors to the reputation of the institution and tied with fund raising efforts essential to the institution. These events may include the traditional students as well as faculty and staff and a wide variety of other participants, including children, teenagers, young adults and seniors from the immediate and extended communities. Special event activities run the gamut from A to Z including athletics carnivals, concerts, foreign travel, graduation, new student orientation, open house, riding, rodeos, steam train, tractor pulling, steam train and zoological tours! It is essential that the risks of such important, "signature activities" and efforts of the institution are managed to maximize the intended outcome and minimize losses caused by injuries and/or death, damage to property,
interruption of the academic program, litigation expenses or violation of laws.  Integration of traditional structured risk management principles into the planning, execution and evaluation processes for campus and community special events can prevent cancellation and the loss of preparation efforts and resources as well as minimizing or eliminating direct losses and the significant impact of reputational loss to the institution, locally, regionally and nationally.

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• Team Buildings/Leadership/Management

-Presentation on the development of skills that enhance the efficient and effective operation of units, supervisors and leaders. Supervisory and leadership principles, difficult communications, trust building, teamwork, performance management (and the components of goal setting, motivation and feedback. Presentation methods include lecture, PowerPoint, occasional short videos and case scenario discussion. The use of self-assessment instruments, primarily short 10 to 40 question instruments that provide participants with information about their strengths and needs so they can choose appropriate further development efforts.

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• Electronic data collection for inspections and other activities.

JB Sales

-J B Sales provides electronic data collection solutions that are used for tracking and inspections of labor activities.  These solutions consist of fire and safety inspection activities,  security activity tracking, maintenance & lubrication activity tracking, and professional service or delivery tracking.  We have a data collection platform that we use to develop these types of solutions.

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• Where does Senior Management fit into Emergency Planning?

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• Fire Safety - Roundtable Panel Discussion

-Presentation Outline: Fires continue to be common mishaps in modern college laboratories. Five small liberal arts colleges (Denison, Kenyon, Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, and Wooster) are collaborating to tackle this problem and related campus Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) issues.  Working together as the Five Colleges of Ohio Roundtable, the EH&S managers are in the final months of an Ohio EPA grant-funded project targeting hazardous materials management and pollution prevention.  This group presentation describes the year-long pilot EH&S education campaign aimed at faculty, staff, and student assistants in the sciences and art/theater departments.  Topics include project rationale, goals and objectives, training schedule and activities, evaluation, and future plans.  The challenges and benefits of this collaborative outreach project for increasing campus awareness of EH&S issues and lessoning the risk for fire and other emergencies will be discussed. 

Format: Panel presentation by the Five Colleges of Ohio EH&S Roundtable with audience participation encouraged.

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• Life safety products for use by occupants who are trapped by fire and other emergencies. .

Firefighter Safety Products

-Firefighter Safety Products, a company started by firefighters to help save the lives of fire victims. They understand what it is to be in dangerous fire situations and what is critically important to surviving. Every year thousands of people die in fires and many more suffer serious injury including brain damage from carbon monoxide, etc..

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• Integrating a bike team into campus EMS operations

-One of the fastest growing trends in Emergency Medical Response today is utilization of mountain bicycles. Quiet, cost-efficient, and amazingly effective, mountain bikes are able to bridge the gap between automobiles and foot patrol. The mobility of an EMS provider on a bike can mean the difference between life or death in congested or crowded conditions.

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• Death of a Student / Dealing with the Media

-This is a topic all campuses wish did not exist. Are you ready should this happen on your campus? Do you have a policy and procedure that is workable? This presentation is about a small college community in Ohio that was faced with a student death issue and how the college and community reacted.