Tornado Response:
1. When Campus Safety has been alerted of a tornado watch by the warning receiver, or weather conditions indicate the possibility of a tornado, the weather radio, local radio or television station should be tuned in and monitored for updated weather information.
a) Continue normal activities. An email alert will be sent by Campus Safety.
b) Send pre-designated tornado spotters to central point. The spotter should have a clear view of the south and west (the direction from which tornadoes usually come) or the direction of approach of threatening weather.
c) When a tornado warning is received take emergency procedures at once.
d) If there is sufficient time, Campus Safety will:
i) Issue warning through GHC Notify.
ii) Everyone on campus not in a designated area will immediately go to a pre-designated location indicated by signs for their area.
iii) Cover your head, face, and upper torso with anything that can help protect you from flying debris.
e) If there is insufficient time to take shelter:
i) Go to an inside wall of the room away from windows, a corner being best.
ii) Cover your head.
iii) Squat on floor next to wall or get under stable furniture or equipment.
iv) If out in the open, go to a ditch, ravine or indented area, lie face down and cover your head.
Recovery:
After the storm has passed:
a. Account for all persons from your area.
b. Determine if anyone is injured and provide medical help if needed. Call Campus Safety or 911 for assistance.
c. Use extreme caution:
i. Gas leaks and downed power lines create special hazards.
a. If emergency help is necessary call Campus Safety.
ii. Do not re-enter severely damaged buildings and protect yourself at all times.
Severe Weather Recommended Safety Areas (Or as designated by posted signs)
Floyd Campus:
Administrative Building (A, AA, and F)
Avoid: Main Entrance – Switchboard (West Entrance)
Student Center/ Six Mile Post (South Side)
Tower View Dining Room
Classrooms AA43, AA43, F68, F130, F152, F149, F140
Safe Areas: Hallway in F-Wing
Hallway outside AA42 and AA43
Any inner wall of building away from glass
AA interior hallway
Lakeview Building
Avoid: Lobby or windowed classrooms, Auditorium.
Safe Areas: Interior Hallway, rest rooms, kitchen and gallery
Walraven Building (W)
Avoid: Main Entrance (Northwest Front Lobby)
Back Entrance near Classroom 201 & 202 (Northeast)
Classrooms W201, W202, W325, W333, W331, W312, W310, W306, W300
Safe Areas: Center of building
Classrooms in the center of buildings
Interior faculty office hallways
Boiler room
PE Building (D)
Avoid: Main Entrance (Southwest Lobby)
Classrooms with windows (D122, D123, D124, CPR Classrooms)
Safe Areas: Gym locker rooms
Fitness lab
Men’s and women’s rest rooms
Video conference room
Library (E)
Avoid: Main entrance (west side)
Assessment Center
Audio Visual Area (back south side)
Safe Areas: Center office section
Basement boiler room
Heritage Hall Campus:
Avoid: Main entrance (3rd Ave. side)
All classrooms with windows
Safe Areas: Hallways away from windows
Centre Stage
Basement
Annex away from windows
Cartersville Campus
Avoid: Main, south, west and north entrances
Library and all classrooms with windows
Safe Areas: Center hallways away from windows
Paulding Instructional Site
Avoid: Main Entrances, windowed area and classrooms
Safe Areas: 1st floor classrooms and halls without windows
Douglasville Instructional Site
Avoid: Main Entrance, windowed area and classrooms
Safe Areas: Student Lounges, Room 145, Business Office, rear hallway, interior classrooms.