February 2025 Safety Committee Minutes

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MINUTES OF ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY SAFETY COMMITTEE/

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CAMPUS SECURITY HELD VIA ZOOM

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025, STARTING AT 800 A.M.

Chairperson Patrick Gagnon, Co-Chair called meeting to order at 0801

Present: Patrick Gagnon, Co-Chair, Alana Belkevich, Mary Charleston, Kasarian Dane, Jim Kozsan, Dean Manley, Stacie Olney-LaPierre, Stacy Vassar, Tara Tent, Susan Johnson, Marcus Sherburne, Suna Stone, Bill Ritchie, Sam Mace and Nick Ormasen, Co-Chair

Apologies: Aidan Gallagher, Tim Kinch, Steve Richards, Marsha Sawyer, Bob Hance, Erik Perry and Ethan Townsend,

Approval of the Minutes:  

New Business: 

Introduction of new committee member, Sam Mace, Assistant Director of Budget and Planning  

Round 3 of Residential State Fire Inspections finished at the end of January, no violations or fines.

State Fire Inspections of Academic Buildings will begin March 10, 2025.

Suna: All labs need landline phones for when Wi-Fi phones go down as they did on Thursday.

Dean wants to remind people to be aware of icicles around campus especially on the theme houses, building entrances and exits; please call Facilities Operations at (315) 229-5601 for concerns.

Old Business:

Dean shared the AED map; we have doubled our inventory of AEDs from 16 to 32 making them more accessible to the campus community. New York State requires public notification of AED locations.

The AED compartments in Griffiths/Noble, Eben Holden, Leithead Fieldhouse and Appleton Arena also have pediatric pads for children up to eight years of age and/or up to 55 pounds. 

There are also 2 doses of Narcan in each AED compartment.

You must be certified to use the AEDs; this certification training includes CPR and Narcan. If you are interested in being certified, please contact Susan Johnson scjohnson@stlawu.edu to sign up. 

Alana reported that the application has been submitted for St. Lawrence to become a HEARTSafe campus. 

A HEARTSafe Campus is a college or university community that has been recognized for its efforts to improve the chances of survival for sudden cardiac arrest victims. The designation is given by the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF). 

What do HEARTSafe Campuses do?

  • Train first responders: HEARTSafe Campuses train first responders in CPR and AED use.
  • Provide public access to defibrillators: HEARTSafe Campuses increase public access to defibrillators.
  • Provide early access to advanced care: HEARTSafe Campuses provide early access to advanced care for victims of sudden cardiac arrest.
  • Promote community awareness: HEARTSafe Campuses promote awareness of the importance of CPR and defibrillation.
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives: HEARTSafe Campuses participate in initiatives to improve cardiac arrest care. 

Karl Spieker had concerns regarding locks on classrooms. Bob Hance will figure out recommendations by the next meeting.  We have a classroom lock specified that we believe will work well to provide protection in the classrooms.  Bob and Jim will be meeting with Alison & Pat to identify some classroom spaces to install them and move toward a recommended plan moving forward and to seek out funding for the project. 

Tabled:

Closed: Meeting adjourned at 0817

Future Meetings: The Safety Committee meetings will continue to be the first Friday of the month.  Future dates are 3/7/2025, 4/4/2025, 5/2/2025 and 6/6/2025. Meetings will continue to be held on Zoom.