Facilities Policies

This policy establishes the safe use of heating units on campus property.

The purpose of this policy is to provide policy and procedures to ensure that issues related to Fire and Life Safety are handled in a manner that minimizes risk and maintains a safe campus environment through delegation by the Chancellors of an Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).

The purpose of this policy is to provide policy and procedures that describe how and when to request the review of all modular furniture purchases, $5000 and greater, and to clarify the approval process.

This policy establishes the safe use of candles on campus property to help prevent fires.

The purpose is to provide procedures to ensure that construction and modifications performed by Facilities Management staff is code compliant and to specify the types of projects that require review and consultation by the campus building division and/or the Campus Fire Marshal.

This policy establishes the procedures for safe construction work on campus property.

This policy establishes procedures for electrical safety on campus property.

The purpose of this policy is to establish specific procedures for aiding and assisting in removal of passengers who become entrapped in inoperable campus elevators, and/or any elevator concern that could result in potential injury.

The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines to help define funding responsibility - Facilities Operations or the individual department – for maintenance and repair of the physical plant facilities and equipment.

This policy establishes a safe pre-planned delayed evacuation during fire alarms on campus property.

This policy establishes the safe fire alarm response procedures on campus property.

This policy articulates CU Denver and CU Anschutz compliance with the fire code. 

This policy establishes the procedures for cancellation or non-notification of the local fire department responders, after determining that the fire alarm was a result of a non-fire, non-hazardous event.

This policy outlines the procedures and considerations for preventing fire door removal and obstruction on campus property.

This policy establishes the safe use of flammable gases on campus property.

This policy establishes the requirements of Flammable Liquid Cabinets on campus property.

This policy establishes the safe use of flammable and combustible liquids on campus property.

This policy establishes the safe use of holiday decorations on campus property.

This policy establishes the safe procedures for Hot Work on campus property.

This policy establishes procedures and responsibilities for the purchasing, installation, maintenance, control and security of cylinder cores and keys in order to maintain acceptable security levels for University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus (“the university”) facilities, and educational and research assets

In an effort to ensure that all building occupants have safe options for exiting buildings or areas in case of an emergency, the Facilities Management Department is establishing a procedure for handling situations when it may become necessary to modify, block or make non-functional exit doors, stairwells, or egress passageways that may have fire and life safety implications.

The purpose of this policy is to set forth guidelines for payment of parking fees for CU Denver | CU Anschutz faculty, staff, students, patients, visitors, volunteers, and contractors.

This policy establishes the safe use of space heaters on campus property.

This policy establishes the safe use of tents and tent-type structures on campus property.