Life Safety Systems

The university's Life Safety Systems Officer (LSSO) is responsible for ensuring that students and employees of the university work and learn in a safe environment.

The LSSO facilitates this objective through building safety inspections, enforcement of fire safety codes (state certified fire safety inspector), and operational tests of building fire safety systems and fire drills in the
residence areas.

The LSSO also assists in plan review for new construction, developing emergency response procedures, investigating building environmental complaints, conducting fire safety training sessions, access control programming, and advising on property/personal security measures. In addition, the LSSO is responsible for maintaining the emergency Code Blue phone network on campus. These exterior phones are located throughout campus for the university community to request emergency assistance directly from the Communications Center (ext. 6480).

The Life Safety Systems Officer conducts regular inspections of the entire campus. Be careful not to overload electrical outlets, and be sure to turn all electrical appliances off when not in use. Buildings are equipped with fire pull-stations, so don’t hesitate to use them
if you suspect fire. The Life Safety Systems Officer does a session on fire safety for housing personnel during staff training and is available for presentations upon request. The LSS Officer is available to assist you and answer questions by calling extension 6009.