Building Safety Coordinator Program
The UC Merced Building Safety Coordinator Program is a critical component of Emergency Management and supports campus-wide preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.
Building Safety Coordinators are campus employees who work in regularly occupied buildings and volunterr to perform essential safety activities to minimize injury to students, faculty, staff, and visitors during an emergency.
To learn more avout the program, view the Building Safety Coordinator Program Overview, which provides an overview of roles and responsibilities, training requirements, and how BSCs support emergency response operations.
During an emergency, Building Safety Coordinators may:
- Assist occupants with evacuation or sheltering procedures
- Support individuals with access and functional needs
- Provide building-level situational awareness to campus and local first responders
- Promote an orderly and efficient response witin assigned facilities
The BSC program strenghthens building-level preparedness, enhances coordination with first responders, and supports overal safety of the UC Merced community.
Interested in becomeing a Building Safety Cooridnator?
Contact Laura Rodriguez-Mascorro, Campus Emergency Manager at emergency.mgmt@ucmerced.edu.
