College safety, emergency and security policies and procedures are available on the Doane College web site at: www.doane.edu/Students/Campus/Safety/
Safety Committee
The College maintains a Safety Committee whose purpose is to review safety standards at the College and make recommendations to the Cabinet of the College when needed. The Safety Committee Chair will schedule meetings to review and coordinate safety activities throughout the College. Employees are urged to bring safety-related issues to the attention of the Safety Committee. You may make suggestions by personal notification or by placing your suggestion in the Suggestion Box in the Service Bureau. All supervisors must report employee accidents to the Human Resources department. For further information regarding the safety policies and procedures, visit the web site at www.doane.edu/Students/Campus/Safety/.
Snowstorms and Other Severe Weather
Snowstorms
Generally the College does not close down because of snowstorms. The Crete campus is a residential setting and most students are able to attend classes. Thus, situations may arise where the Crete campus is open even though the Lincoln campus is closed. Should conditions warrant closing either campus, the College will notify local radio stations KFOR, KDNE and KFAB and TV station KOLN. The College, if possible, will also record a message on the switchboard at the applicable campus alerting staff at that campus of the closing.
Finally, a campus wide email may be sent should conditions warrant a total closure of either campus.
A total closure of the Crete, Lincoln or Grand Island campuses is extremely rare. Even in situations when classes are cancelled, offices and maintenance personnel are generally required to continue to work. Thus, you should always plan on coming to work. In case of doubt, contact your supervisor.
In the rare circumstance of a total closure, employees will receive pay for the hours they normally work on that day. In cases where a campus is not totally closed, employees are paid only for the actual hours worked. If an individual employee is not able to report to work due to severe weather, the employee may either make up the missed time in the same workweek, use vacation to make up for the missed time, or take the time as unpaid leave.
Severe Weather
Employees should be aware of signals for severe weather and the location of shelters in case of tornado sightings. Generally, fire and tornado procedures are posted in various work areas.
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