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• Aspirin, acetaminophen or other analgesics Call SUSCC Police or 911 (depending on the situation) and tell the dispatcher:
• Disposable masks (for your protection, as well as others) • Your location
• Person’s behavior
HAND WASHING • Person’s physical description
When washing hands with soap and water: • Person’s location and direction of travel
• Wet your hands with clean, warm, running water and apply soap • What you saw
• Rub hands together to make lather and scrub all surfaces • Where and when it happened
• Continue rubbing hands for 20 seconds (imagine singing “Happy Birthday” twice) • Stay on the phone until released by the dispatcher
• Rinse hands well under running water
• Dry your hands using a paper towel or air dryer Substance Abuse Prevention
• If possible, use the paper towel to turn off the faucet In cooperation with agencies of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, Southern Union
provides a Substance Abuse Prevention Program which includes the following: seminar,
When should you wash your hands? speakers, pamphlets, posters, and other informational materials. Contact the Dean of Students,
• Before preparing or eating food Dean of Student Development, or academic advisors for additional information.
• After going to the bathroom
• After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has gone to the bathroom Counseling Referrals
• Before and after attending to someone who is sick Southern Union recognizes that students may encounter personal problems such as
• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing depression, divorce, substance abuse, and other non-academic issues that should be discussed
• After handling an animal or animal waste with a person professionally trained to address such situations. Southern Union does not
• After handling garbage maintain the professional staff required to address these issues nor do we offer therapeutic
• Before and after treating a cut or wound counseling. However, the college does provide counseling referral services. Referral
information is available in the Dean of Students and Dean of Student Development offices. Handbook Student
DISINFECTING Referral information includes the names, addresses and phone numbers of local professional
• Diluted household bleach (1/4 cup of bleach to a gallon of clean water) may be therapeutic counseling services.
substituted if disinfectants are not available
• Use only unscented products Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
The College has an established policy for sexual assault prevention and response. The policy
Emergency Procedures: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE identifies campus contact personnel, referral agencies, and immediate response procedures.
This policy is available in administrative offices, on the college website, and in the Clery
General Tips (Campus Crime Statistics) report.
• Remain calm
• Notify supervisor immediately Communicable Disease Policy
The College policy regarding communicable disease and/or life-threatening illnesses, includ-
Signs of Workplace Violence ing but not limited to AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis, cancer, and heart disease, is detailed
Consider the specific circumstances when evaluating the following signs. The presence under the Catalog section entitled “Policy Statements.”
of one characteristic may not necessarily mean a person is prone to workplace violence,
but if in doubt, call SUSCC Police.
• Threats, threatening behavior, displays of aggression, or excessive anger
• A history of threats or violent acts
• Unusual fascination with weapons
• Verbal abuse of coworkers and/or customers, or harassment via phone/email
• Bizarre comments or behavior, especially if it includes violent content
• Holding grudges, inability to handle criticism, habitually making excuses, and/or
blaming others
• Chronic, hypersensitive complaints about persecution or injustice
• Making jokes or offensive comments about violent acts
• Significant changes in mood or behavior
