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10.1 Special Operations
10.1.12 Emergency Call Response: Research Facilities (Revised: 6/26/17)
A. The UCSF Police Department is responsible for responding to all emergency calls for
service (alarms) from UCSF research facilities, including animal research facilities,
irradiator sites and high containment laboratories d.
B. Animal Research Facility Alarm Procedure
1. Alarms originating in an animal research facility are transmitted directly to the
ECC, which will assume responsibility for coordinating emergency response
efforts.
2. The ECC dispatcher handling the alarm will immediately send a police officer to
the sce ne (Code 3).
a. The officer will follow standard call response procedures, as outlined in
General Order 4.6.11, “Response to Calls for Service.”
C. Irradiator Alarm Procedure
1. All UCSF irradiator locations are protected by:
a. Access control systems
b. Alarm systems (i.e., radiation alarms, panic buttons, motion detectors and
intrusion alarms)
c. Camera monitoring (i.e., closed -circuit TV, live view cameras and dome
videos).
2. Alarms triggered by unauthorized entry into an irradiation site, tampering with or
attempting to remove an irradiator unit or other situations are transmitted directly
to the ECC, which will assume responsibility for coordinating emergency
response efforts.
3. When an alarm signal is received, the ECC dispatcher will:
a. Check activity visible in the video feed to determine the level of response:
(1) If no activity is observed, the dispatcher will refer to the Radiation
Safety Officer for further instructions.
(2) If suspicious activity is observed or there is an unident ified person
visible, two officers will be dispatched Code 2.
(3) If there is an unidentified person visible with threat and a radiation
alarm, two officers and a sergeant will be dispatched Code 3.
(4) If there is no video feed, two officers and a sergean t will be
dispatched Code 3.
b. Contact the Environment , Health and Safety (EH&S) Radiation Safety
Officer, who shall stay on the phone with the dispatcher until the situation
is resolved.
c. Communicate the following “SALUTE” information to the responding
officers:
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(1) S = Size How many adversaries do you see?
(2) A = Activity What are they doing?
(3) L = Location Where are they located? In what direction were
they last seen traveling?
(4) U = Uniform What are they wearing?
(5) T = Time When did this happen?
(6) E = Equipment What type of equipment do they have? Did they
have any weapons or breaching equipment?
4. The responding officers shall:
a. Stop at least 25 feet away from the irradiator space/door, in full view of
the door and/or area wher e the alarm was triggered, and await instructions
from the Radiation Safety Officer.
b. Use radiation detectors to determine radiation levels and then stand by for
further instructions from the Radiation Safety Officer.
c. If and when directed to do so by the Radiation Safety Officer, evacuate
civilians from the area, establish a building perimeter and gather and
detain employees at the building perimeter.
D. Special Emergency Call Response Training
ECC dispatchers will receive initial training on how to respond to emergency calls during
UCSF research facilities new hire training, along with annual training via a verbal review
of procedures conducted by th e TSD Director .
E. Special Risks and Response Training for Agency Personnel
1. Research facilities pose an elevated threat to both responding public safety
personnel and the research facility. This includes response to emergency and non -
emergency situations. The UCSF Police Department w orks with E H&S to
identify animal research facilities, irradiator sites and high containment
laboratories at UCSF and provide direction on response procedures and
availability of information, including specialized equipment needs/requirements.
2. To ensure the safety of responders and the research contained within facilities,
agency personnel will receive annual special risks and response training.