Campus Security & Safety

Annual Security Report

The Facilities & Safety Department is responsible for collecting and reporting crime statistics on a daily and annual basis. These statistics are compiled into a daily crime log and reported annually to the Department of Education to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, as well as state and federal Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) laws.

The Facilities & Safety Department makes a good faith effort to obtain crime statistics from the Yakima Police Department and Campus Security Authorities (CSAs), which include all employees of Perry Technical Institute.

The Annual Security Report is published on or before October 1st of each year. The report contains three years’ of campus crime statistics and the required security policy statements, including sexual assault policies which assure basic victims' rights, the authority of campus security, and where students should go to report crimes.

The Annual Security Report is e-mailed to all current students and current employees annually by the Facilities & Safety Department. All prospective students and prospective employees are provided with materials that contain the web address to the Annual Security Report. The report can also be accessed online at perrytech.edu/doc/annual_security_report.pdf.

Printed copies may be obtained in person or by writing the Facilities & Safety Department at 2011 W. Washington Ave., Yakima, WA 98903, or by calling 509.453.0374 x 5767.

Campus Security Policy

Security is achieved through the cooperation and participation of all members of the institution. All staff, faculty, students, and visitors are expected to promptly and accurately report all crimes and public safety-related incidents to the Facilities & Safety Department or the appropriate local law enforcement agency. PTI can notify local law enforcement if a victim is unable to or makes such a request. 

Call 911 if the situation poses an immediate threat or if a criminal violation occurred.

Individuals on campus may also report crimes to a designated Campus Security Authority (CSA), which are all PTI employees and contracted security personnel. These designated individuals have significant responsibility for student and campus activities, and as such are provided notice and training by PTI as to the extent of their responsibility and how to report crimes to PTI.

Hazard Communication

To ensure that information about the dangers of all hazardous chemicals used by Perry Technical Institute are known by all affected students and employees, the following hazard communication program has been established. Under this program you will be informed of the following:

1. Location of all hazardous chemicals in assigned work area.
2. Location of safety data sheets for all hazardous chemicals.
3. How to read container labels and safety data sheets to obtain hazardous information.
4. Safe handling procedures and measures for all hazardous chemicals in assigned work area.

OSHA (UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS FOR HANDLING EXPOSURE TO BLOOD/BODILY FLUIDS):

1. All blood/bodily fluids should be considered infectious regardless of the perceived status of the individual.
2. Avoid contact with blood/bodily fluids if possible. Immediately notify your instructor or nearest faculty or staff member if you notice the presence of bodily fluids or come in contact with them.
3. Allow the individual to clean the injury, if possible. If it is not possible for the individual to clean the injury themselves, disposable gloves must be worn. Gloves and contaminated items are to be double bagged and tied to prevent exposure to others. Send clearly marked contaminated waste to the Facilities and Safety Department or call for pick-up.
4. Clothing that has been exposed should be washed thoroughly with warm water and soap.
5. Upon removal of gloves, hands should be washed with warm water and soap.
6. Surfaces contaminated with blood/bodily fluids should be cleaned thoroughly with disinfectant. The cleaning should be completed by a custodian or maintenance employee.

AS A GENERAL RULE: Do not touch a patient who is bleeding, even if you use gloves. If someone has a bloody nose or cut knee, hand them the box of tissues or paper towels and instruct them to hold it on their wound, and then send them to a medical facility or the hospital for further care if necessary.

Safety Orientation

Perry Technical Institute students are required to complete a safety orientation with their instructor, comprised of a Student Responsibility Statement; a review of their class safety program; OSHA universal precautions for handling exposure to blood/bodily fluids; a hazard communication awareness program (SDS); a student accident insurance video and fire safety. Some students may need additional instruction in the use of eyewash stations, and acetylene gas cylinder safety as necessary.  Students must keep this information for reference.

Student Responsibility Statement

As a student of Perry Technical Institute, I am responsible to:

1. Observe all school safety and health rules and apply the principles of accident prevention in my day-to-day duties.
2. Not report to school under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs, or to consume them while on school property.
3. Report any training-related injury, illness, or property damage to my supervisor and promptly seek treatment.
4. Wear all required PPE (personal protective equipment) as directed.
5. Report hazardous conditions (unsafe equipment, floors, materials) and unsafe acts promptly to my instructor or safety committee representative.
6. Observe all hazard warnings.
7. Keep aisles, walkways, and working areas free of slipping and tripping hazards.
8. Know the location of fire/safety exits and evacuation procedures.
9. Keep all emergency equipment such as fire extinguishers, fire alarms, fire hoses, exit doors, and stairways clear of obstacles.
10. Operate only the equipment for which I am authorized and properly trained.
11. Observe safe operating procedures for this equipment.
12. Be alert to see that all guards and other protective devices are in their proper places before operating equipment.
13. Not wear frayed, torn or loose clothing, jewelry, or long unrestrained hair near moving machinery or other sources of entanglement, or around electrical equipment.
14. Follow proper lifting procedures at all times.
15. Walk at all times on school premises (no running) and take no unauthorized shortcuts.
16. Refrain from fighting, horseplay, or distracting my fellow students.
17. Remain in my own study area unless I am instructed otherwise.
18. Ride as a passenger on a vehicle only if it is equipped with a rider’s seat.
19. Actively support and participate in the school’s effort to provide a safety and health program.

Violence Against Women Act and Clery Act

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) amendments to the Clery Act expand the rights afforded to campus survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The Clery Act is a consumer protection law that aims to provide transparency around campus crime policies and statistics.

CLERY ACT CRIMES:

• Murder / non-negligent manslaughter
• Negligent manslaughter
• Sex offenses: rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape
• Robbery
• Aggravated assault
• Burglary
• Motor vehicle theft
• Arson
• Arrests or judicial referrals for disciplinary action:
  • Liquor law violations
  • Drug law violations
  • Illegal weapons possession

   

VAWA CRIMES:

• Sexual Assault
• Domestic Violence
• Dating Violence
• Stalking

HATE CRIMES: Evidence that shows the victim was intentionally selected because of the victim’s actual or perceived race, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or disability. If any of the following crimes occur due to bias, it will be counted as a hate crime: all Clery criminal offenses, larceny/theft, simple assault, intimidation, destruction, damage, or vandalism of property.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Domestic violence includes a felony or misdemeanor crime of violence committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim; by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common; by a person who is cohabitating with, or has cohabitated with, the victim as a spouse or intimate partner; by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction in which the crime of violence occurred; or by any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction in which the crime of violence occurred.

DATING VIOLENCE: Violence committed by a person:

1. Who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim; and
2. Where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on the reporting party’s statement and with consideration of the following factors:

1. The length of the relationship.
2. The type of relationship.
3. The frequency of interactions between the persons involved in the relationship.

SEXUAL ASSAULT: Any sexual act directed against another person, without consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent. 

STALKING: Engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to:

1. Fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others; or
2. Suffer substantial emotional distress.

Course of conduct means two or more acts, including, but not limited to, acts in which the stalker directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about a person, or interferes with a person’s property.

Stalking Behaviors include:

• Non-consensual communication including in-person communication, telephone calls, voice messages, text messages, email messages, social networking site postings, instant messages, postings of pictures or information on web sites, written letters, gifts, or any other communications that are undesired and/or place another person in fear
• Following, pursuing, waiting, or showing up uninvited at a workplace, place of residence, classroom, or other locations frequented by a victim
• Surveillance and other types of observation, whether by physical proximity or electronic means
• Trespassing
• Vandalism
• Non-consensual touching
• Direct physical and/or verbal threats against a victim or a victim’s loved ones
• Gathering of information about a victim from family, friends, co-workers, and/or classmates
• Manipulative and controlling behaviors such as threats to harm oneself, or threats to harm someone close to the victim
• Defamation or slander against the victim

CONSENT: Consent means that at the time of the act of sexual intercourse or sexual contact there are actual words or conduct indicating freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or sexual contact.

Weapons and Violence Policy

To maintain a safe and secure campus, the possession, use, or threat to use firearms, dangerous chemicals, explosives of any kind, or other weapons (including but not limited to martial arts weapons, ammunition, BB guns, air guns, and paint guns) is strictly prohibited while on school property, and while engaging in school-related work or activities on or off campus. Violation of these safety regulations will result in disciplinary action.

Fixed blades are not allowed. Folding knives with a blade of three inches or less are allowed only as a tool in keeping with the industry standards of the training being pursued. Blades longer than three inches are not allowed under any circumstances.

Misuse of personal defense devices (such as pepper spray) is prohibited. The owner is responsible and will be held accountable for any misuse of these devices.

Violence or threats of violence are strictly prohibited. Any threat of violence or harm to students or employees should be reported immediately to an instructor, a dean or associate dean of education, or the director of facilities & safety. The incident should be reported even if you think the threat is a joke. Any act of violence or threat will be subject to discipline and may result in legal action.

Authorized employees carry firearms to protect our campus. Perry Technical Institute is in compliance with Washington state law RCW 9A.16.020,  RCW 9A.16.050, and RCW 9.41.280