Safety Advisory Committee

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About the Committee

**There is a new BC Committee Website. Please visit the new Safety Advisory Committee page.

Charge

The Safety Advisory Committee promotes the campus safety, security, and emergency preparedness to endeavor to create a safe and secure learning and working environment for the campus community. The committee reviews and makes recommendations on campus safety and security issues brought forth by students, staff, and faculty. The committee provides recommendations for safety policies and programs; and assists with the emergency procedures program. Members of this committee may be requested to serve on the District-wide Safety Committee.

 

Scope of Authority

Hold regular meetings once a month. Maintain written records of all meetings, including meeting agendas and minutes, post minutes and agendas on the Safety Committee website. Establish a system to obtain and review safety-related suggestions, reports of hazards, or other information directly from all persons involved in the operations workplace that would help in creating a safe work environment. Make recommendations regarding correction of the hazards. Review and maintain the college red bag emergency response training and maintenance of the active list of emergency responders.

Reports To

Academic Senate, College Council, Vice President of Finance & Administration, College President

Communicates With

College Community

Revision History

Approved by College Council, 03/31/21
Approved by Academic Senate, 03/24/21
Proposed by Safety Advisory Committee, 02/16/21
Approved by College Council, 12/07/18
Approved by Academic Senate, 11/14/18

Members

Chair

Role Name
Administrative Co-Chair (Executive Director, College Safety) Joe Grubbs
Faculty Co-Chair Roy Allard (Engineering & Systems)
Classified Co-Chair (from CSEA Executive Board) Chris Glaser (CSEA President)

Administrators

Role Name
Manager, Human Resources at Bakersfield College Gina Duran
Dean, Student Life Nicky Damania
Executive Director, Maintenance & Operations Marcos Rodriguez
Associate Director, Athletics Keith Ford
Director, Public Safety Training Derek Robinson
Manager, Community Relations & Events PJ DelGaudio
Manager, Food Services Fidel Cabuena
Manager, Child Development Center Rosita Barron
Director, Student Health & Wellness Center Charles Collom

Faculty

Role Name
Faculty Representative, Area A (Agriculture, Allied Health, Fire Tech, Business Management & Information Technology, Engineering & Systems, Family and Consumer Education, Nursing) Todd Dearmore
Faculty Representative, Area B (Education, English, English for Multilingual Speakers, Mathematics) Teresa McAllister (education)
Faculty Representative, Area C (Art, Communication, Foreign Languages, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Social Science) D. Marshall Sharpe (Art)
Faculty Representative, Area D (Behavioral Science, Biology, Health & Physical Education, Physical Science) Ashley Choate (Biology)
Faculty Representative, Area E (Counseling, Library, Instructional Technology) Angelica Caudillo ( Counseling)
Faculty Representative, Community College Association rep VACANT

Classified

Role Name
Classified Representative, Instruction Grace Torres
Classified Representative, Finance & Administrative Services Linda Morgan
Classified Representative, Student Services Ricardo Jimenez

Students

Role Name
Student Government Representative Max Geissel  (Senator)
Student Government Representative Abigail Tamayo (Director of Student Organizations)

Non-Voting Members

Role Name
Manager, Risk Management (District Office) Christian Hootman

 

Report A Safety Concern or Request First Aid Supplies

To report any safety concern or to request first aid supplies (for STAFF only), contact College Safety at collegesafety@bakersfieldcollege.edu or (661) 395-4554.

To request first aid supplies (for STUDENTS only), contact Student Health & Wellness Center at bcstudenthealth@bakersfieldcollege.edu or (661) 395-4336.

 

Meeting Times

2nd Wednesday of each month, 9-10 AM

Next Meeting

Safety Advisory Committee Meeting - May 8th, 2024

Last Meeting

Safety Advisory Committee Meeting - April 10th, 2024