The Building Emergency & Safety Coordinator (BESC) will be your first point of contact
for reporting unsafe or unsanitary building conditions and requesting PPE or sanitation
supplies. They also complete key action steps during an emergency.
BESC’s play a vital role in your building to ensuring that the University’s Emergency
Operations Plan responsibilities are appropriately managed during a crisis. They will
serve as essential contacts for each building or area if emergency information must
be distributed quickly. They may be called upon to take emergency actions within their
buildings such as locking doors or reporting emergencies and/or safety issues to University
Police or Facilities. In addition, these individuals have the responsibility of keeping
key assets like disposable masks and sanitation materials should a request for those
materials be made by a department in the building. Unsanitary or unsafe conditions
should be reported directly to the BESC for immediate action. They are the first point
of contact to relay your concerns for appropriate action. BESCs will then coordinate
with the appropriate housekeeper in your building or facilities personnel to correct
any unsanitary or unsafe condition or to receive necessary sanitation or PPE supplies.