Governor Nathan Deal has issued a proclamation proclaiming the week of February 6-10, 2012 as SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK in Georgia.

The annual Statewide Severe Weather Drill will be conducted on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. UGAAlert will be activated and tested as a part of this drill. The Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness encourages all UGA departments and buildings to participate in this drill. 

Lecture: Donald Keith, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa will speak on events surrounding the tornado which hit Tuscaloosa in April 2011 and on the importance of being prepared for severe weather on a college campus – hosted by OSEP on Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 10-11 AM at the Tate Center Reception Hall. Read more about Severe Weather Awareness Week here.

MyBEAP is an online Building Emergency Action Plan generator that makes creating an emergency plan for UGA buildings fast and easy.

All BEAPS should be completed by March 31, 2012

OSEP will have information/work sessions for Building Safety and Security Representatives (BSSRs) on the MyBEAP from 10:00 a.m to noon at the UGA Training and Development Center on the the following dates:

• January 18, 2012         
  
• February 16, 2012         
  
• March 5, 2012

• The January 2012 READINESS RULES is now available to download.
  
• MyBEAP- a web based, online plan generator that creates a Building Emegency Action Plan
• The December 2011 BSSR INFORMER is now available to download.
• UGAAlert Desktop Alerting
• Get Ready On-the-Go, an app for real time weather and hazards alerts for your location
  

The University of Georgia recognizes the importance of providing threat assessments, information, training, and resources to promote the safety of all students, faculty, staff, visitors, and security of campus facilities. In order for UGA to provide appropriate and timely safety and security information and response to its distributed campus, each organizational unit must designate a primary safety and security representative for each occupied University building. The Building Safety and Security Representative (BSSR) initiative was put in place to address the process of how this was to be accomplished.

"One-Stop Shop" for UGA Building Safety and Security Representatives(BSSRs)...BSSRs can now register as a Primary or Backup BSSR, view their buildings as well as update (or delete) their personal and building information..all from one login link using their UGA MYId.(see #2 below)

• *Note: BSSRs who no longer represent a particular building will need to login (#2 link below) and delete their BSSR information for that building. Also, anyone replacing a BSSR will need to register themselves (#2 link below) for a particular building.

1. Please read the BSSR Policy before registering.
2. Proceed to Login (Using UGA MyID) for Primary/Backup registration, view buildings, add/delete buildings, update personal and building information
3. Frequently Asked Questions
4. Who is my building representative? View a list of designated Building Safety and Security Representatives by building
5. For a Checklist for New BSSRs, click here.
6. BSSR forms available for downloading  - including Building Emergency Action Plan (BEAP) templates
7. BSSR Orientation Video  - for off-campus BSSRs who cannot attend an on campus program
8. MyBEAP - an online Building Emergency Action Plan generator

If you have any questions about the UGA Building Safety and Security Representative program, please contact John Newton at jmewton@uga.edu or 706-542-2778.

The phone number reflected on your caller ID for voice phone calls will be 706-542-0111. You should program this number into your phone so it will immediately be recognized as an urgent call. The phone number 23177 will show up in your caller ID for sms text messages from UGAAlert.

The University of Georgia encourages all students, faculty and staff to update their emergency contact number(s) in UGAAlert, the University’s primary emergency notification system.

To view a one-minute, 50's style, Public Service Announcement for UGAAlert, click on "Be UGAAlert Video" below. Video was produced by Mark Jordan with UGA Enterprise Information Technology Services.

[ Download/View BeUGA-Alert.mov ]

For UGAAlert FAQs, click here.

Take a 10 question survey to find out how prepared you are for emergencies.

The University of Georgia takes an “all hazards” approach to planning for various types of emergencies (natural disasters, chemical spills, shootings, etc.) that could impact the campus. read more...

OSEP News Listserv provides timely campus emergency planning and preparedness issues. OSEP's departmental "Readiness Rules" bulletin is distributed via this listserv.