The Barnard Res Life Staff will be conducting Health & Safety Checks (H&S) between Monday, February 20 and Friday, March 3, 2023.
These room checks are conducted three times per year to ensure the safety of our community. During the checks, staff will enter student rooms to look for any potential concerns which may pose a danger to the residential community. This commonly includes fire hazards (candles, extension cords, illegal appliances, etc) and damages to the room that have not been addressed by Facilities staff (leaks, broken windows, etc).
While checking rooms, staff are obligated to address any violations that they observe. Each year, the majority of these violations are a result of students possessing items that are prohibited in the residence halls (microwaves, space heaters, candles, etc). We strongly encourage you to review the list of items students may not possess in the residence halls at http://barnard.edu/reslife/policies/prohibited-items.
If you happen to have items that are prohibited, please be sure to remove these items immediately by either sending them home or donating them to a local charity. You will want to make sure to do this prior to the checks beginning, as staff are required to confiscate any prohibited items they may come across. Once an item has been confiscated, it will not be returned to the student.
Any life safety equipment (smoke detectors, fire extinguishers) and/or window guards that have been tampered with, disabled, or removed will result in fines and disciplinary action.
We would like to thank you for working with us to make our community a safer place for everybody to live. Your cooperation and help with conducting the H&S Checks is greatly appreciated.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to your RA, Residence Hall Coordinator (RHC), Community Directory (CD), or the Res Life office. We're happy to answer any questions that you may have!