May is observed as National Electrical Safety Month by the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI). This nonprofit organization is dedicated to promoting electrical safety in our homes, institutions, workplaces, and communities. With an increased number of students learning in remote…

An employee at a restaurant on the APSU campus received several prank calls throughout the day. Around 4:30pm, the employee received another call where a bomb threat was made. The employee immediately alerted campus police. APSU needed to quickly and…

As Gannon reopened amid the COVID-19 health crisis, they implemented many new health and safety regulations to prevent the spread of illness, including the usage of masks or other face coverings. As students returned to campus, some noticed that their…

Recently, the COVID-19 vaccine became available to all U.S. college-aged students. As a result, many universities have begun to offer vaccinations on campus so that community members can easily schedule appointments. This client set up a vaccination site in a…

May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness Month for over 70 years by Mental Health America (MHA). MHA uses this month to educate the country on mental health through media outlets, events, health assessments, and much more. Last May,…

LIVE WEBINAR EHS Management Solutions to Help Campuses Reduce Risk and Improve Safety and Compliance Webinar Details Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Time: 2:00 PM EDT Vector Solutions is excited to help institutions increase campus safety with our Vector EHS…

In 2020, the Yale Police Department (YPD) introduced Heidi the service dog as a means of facilitating outreach and relationship-building on Yale’s campus. To meet Heidi, community members initially had to email a YPD officer. To further support community engagement, YPD wanted to…

As this institution welcomed over 1,000 students back to campus, they wanted to ensure that students and faculty remained healthy and safe. In addition to altering move-in protocols and shifting some classes to an online format, the university wanted to…

One morning, the university received a threatening message. Local police were notified and a precautionary campus lockdown was instated. The university needed a means of quickly and effectively communicating lockdown procedures and providing community members with the ability to report…