HGTC

Timely Warnings and Emergency Notification (Campus Safety Alert) - Annual Security Report

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College publishes President/Emergency Management Team timely warnings and EMT-initiated emergency notifications under the Campus Safety Alert VoIP brand across Conway, Grand Strand, and Georgetown campuses.

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Institution

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Community College · SC

~7,000 studentsCampus Safety Alert / HGTC Alerts

In the policy’s own words

What the policy says

President or EMT timely warning triggerverbatim

In the event that a situation arises, either on or off campus, that, in the judgment of the College President or the Emergency Management Team, constitutes an ongoing or continuing threat, a "timely warning" notification will be issued.

President or EMT joint judgment for TW trigger.

HGTC ASR - Timely Warnings Policies

Campus Safety Alert VoIP channelverbatim

A timely warning may be issued to students, faculty, and staff through the college e-mail system, text messaging, social media, and/or through the VoIP telephone system known as Campus Safety Alert.

Named Campus Safety Alert VoIP among multi-channel TW methods.

HGTC ASR - Timely Warnings channels

EMT initiates emergency notificationverbatim

The Emergency Management Team, guided by the provisions of the Safety and Emergency Response Manual is responsible for initiating the emergency notification.

Named EMT owns EN initiation under Safety Manual.

HGTC ASR - Emergency Management Team

At a glance

How this policy works

When it activates: Timely warning: situation on or off campus constituting ongoing or continuing threat in judgment of President or Emergency Management Team. Emergency notification: confirmed significant emergency or dangerous situation involving immediate threat to health or safety of students or employees on HGTC property.
Who decides: Timely warning issuance: Office of the College President and/or EMT Chair (VP Finance and Administration). Emergency notification initiation: Emergency Management Team guided by Safety and Emergency Response Manual after Public Safety scene assessment.
Timeliness standard: EN instituted without delay taking professional judgment on compromise of victim assistance or emergency mitigation. Multi-campus Public Safety contact paths published for Conway, Grand Strand, and Georgetown.
Emergency notification vs. timely warning: ASR Timely Warnings Policies and Emergency Notification Policy sections with named Campus Safety Alert VoIP system and multi-campus Public Safety contacts.
Testing cadence: Emergency Response Systems Testing Procedures section exists in ASR table of contents; detailed cadence not excerpted here beyond standing EMT/manual framework.
Scope & limits: Building postings may be limited to affected campus(es). Notification withheld if EMT professional judgment holds it would compromise response. EMT membership detailed in ASR chart.

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Analysis

Reading the policy

HGTC (Conway/Myrtle Beach/Georgetown, SC) documents Timely Warnings Policies and Emergency Notification Policy in its Annual Security Report. When the College President or Emergency Management Team judges an ongoing or continuing threat (on or off campus), a timely warning is issued. The Office of the College President and/or the EMT Chair (Vice President for Finance and Administration) are responsible for issuing the warning. Channels include college email, text messaging, social media, and/or the VoIP telephone system known as Campus Safety Alert; website/portal postings and building postings on affected campuses may also be used. Emergency notification protocol is described in the Safety and Emergency Response Manual for confirmed significant emergencies or dangerous situations involving immediate threat to health or safety of students or employees on HGTC property. Public Safety responds, determines severity, and initiates communication with the Emergency Management Team, which determines segment(s), content, and initiation without delay unless notification would compromise victim assistance or mitigation. The EMT reports to the President through the VP for Finance and Administration and includes named cabinet-level members (HR, Student Affairs, Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Officers, Technology, Marketing, Public Relations). Complements coastal SC technical-college coverage.

Takeaways

Key findings

Campus Safety Alert VoIP brand plus email/text/social for timely warnings.

Emergency Management Team initiates EN under Safety and Emergency Response Manual.

Three-campus Public Safety contact matrix published for Conway, Grand Strand, Georgetown.

Provenance

Sources

Official
Horry-Georgetown Technical College Annual Security Report PDF
hgtc.edu
archived copy
Official Policy
HGTC Alerts emergency notification page
hgtc.edu
archived copy