Call in Procedure
University Police will be responsible for calling in the Grounds Supervisor or their
designee in the event of a snowfall or icing incident.
If the Grounds Supervisor cannot be reached then University Police will contact the
Senior Grounds personnel or the Director of Facilities.
Once the grounds supervisor has determined the severity of the snowfall or icing they
will call in the appropriate number of people to take care of the problem.
Snow Removal Procedure
The campus will be cleared under normal snow conditions as follows, below is a list
of assigned areas.
Most areas will be plowed several times during a major snow event.
Note: Designated Handicap Travel Routes are plowed, shoveled, and salted before 8:00am.
They will also be monitored throughout the day in conjunction with the Snow Removal
and Ability Impaired fall and spring schedules. Copies of which will be given to each
grounds employee.
Assigned Areas
Please see the area assignments in the appendix. Note that there are separate columns
for regular snow conditions and major snow/ice conditions. This list may also vary
slightly depending upon who was reached or if there is a special event on campus,
i.e. graduation, hockey game, theater production. In those cases the lots, walkways,
and stairs adjacent to the venue will be moved up in priority.
Egress: Safe and continuous path out of the building to the public way will be maintained
at “all” times.
Entrances, walks (20’ from the building) and stairs that are attached to the building,
will be shoveled and salted by the Janitorial staff.
Once the roadway, walks, and parking lots have been cleared and salted, the grounds
department will begin shoveling stairs in their respective areas.
*Snow shovels and salt will be provided by the grounds supervisor or their designee
during major snow events.
The grounds supervisor will monitor the condition of the walks, roadways, stairs and
parking lots to assure they have been cleared and salted sufficiently. When the campus
is deemed safe for vehicular and pedestrian traffic removal of snow banks and piles
will begin.