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---+++Expectations for reporting to work during an inclement weather yellow or orange alert.

Department exempt and non-exempt staff should use good judgment in deciding whether to travel to the office during severe weather conditions. On these rare occasions, staff have two options: to work remotely or to take a personal/vacation day. Staff should e-mail their direct supervisor regarding plans for the day. Faculty are welcome to work from home as well.

Departmental Emergency Operations Sub Plan.

Definition: A sub plan that describes how a specific department/service will respond to emergencies that would significantly impact the normal operations of the Medical Center.

1. Each department sub plan includes specific procedures outlining how a specific department/service will respond to, mitigate and recover from emergencies. This includes:

a. Chain of Command:
               Frank Harrell, Department Chair
               Linda Stewart, Department Administrator
   
b. Scope of Services:
               Biostatistics is a basic science department and employees working from remote locations does not affect ability to meet work demand.

c. Communication protocol to ensure that accurate information is provided to staff members in a timely manner:

d. Defining roles and responsibilities of staff.

2. Departments are expected to maintain a current call tree list, which includes the following for each faculty/staff member:

a. Name: |  Frank Harrell  |  Linda Stewart  |

b. Position title: |  Department Chair  |  Department Administrator  |

c. Contact numbers for home phone, pager, and cell phone: |  |  |

d. Emergency contact names and phone numbers: |  |  |


[[CallTree][Call Tree and Emergency Contact Information]]
---++RESOURCES:

   * [[http://www.safety.vanderbilt.edu/resources/hcs_disasterplan.htm][Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety (VEHS) Disaster Plan]]
   * [[http://data.vanderbilt.edu/dbconnect][Department database for emergency contacts]]
   * [[http://www.nws.noaa.gov/][National Weather Service]]

ATTACHMENTS:
   * [[https://mcapps.mc.vanderbilt.edu/E-Manual/Hpolicy.nsf/AllDocs/BAE04899CB20B21A86256B5A0081B443][VUMC Inclement Weather Policy]]


-- Main.LindaStewart - 10 Jan 2011

CallTree

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Topic revision: r6 - 01 Dec 2011, LindaStewart

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