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safety compliance. Residents found in violation of college policy are subject to disciplinary action through the student conduct process. Fire Safety Education is provided through the Office of Occupational Safety and Environmental Services to the Department of Residential Education and Housing. A Fire Safety Awareness briefing is then given through the Department of Residential Education and Housing to all occupants of on-campus student housing facilities, shortly after they move in. Fire Safety Education includes fire prevention, safe evacuation techniques, and fire extinguishers. equipment (which includes, but is not limited to, fire extinguishers; pull alarm stations; sprinkler heads; smoke detectors; heat sensors; exit lights; elevator phones, fire doors and call boxes); blocking doorways; hanging articles from windows; hanging objects on/from fire safety equipment or ceiling; and initiating false alarms. The College of New Jersey and the state of New Jersey treat false alarms very seriously. Individuals who initiate false alarms are subject to local, state, or federal legal processes and/or disciplinary action through the student conduct process. The College of New Jersey maintains a mandatory evacuation policy. In accordance with the mandatory evacuation policy, in the event of a fire or upon activation of any fire alarm, all building occupants are required to be evacuated. Building occupants are required to exit the building via the nearest exit doors and are required to move at least 50 feet from the building. Any person who fails to evacuate during fire alarm activation is subject to criminal complaints by the Office of Campus Police Services and/or disciplinary action through the student conduct process. All fires are to be reported to the Office of Campus Police Services. All on-campus student housing facilities have fire safety and evacuation plans, and all on-campus student housing facilities with more than one exit have evacuation placards on the rear of each room's corridor door. In addition, due to the extreme potential for fire hazard, candles (even for decorative purposes), incense, halogen lamps, fireworks, smoke/fog machines or other flame-producing devices, and personal furniture containing or constructed of urethane are strictly prohibited from on-campus student housing facilities. Appliances with exposed heating elements are not permitted in the on-campus student housing facilities. These devices include but are not limited to: broiler or toaster ovens, heating devices, hot plates, toasters, and space heaters (in emergencies, space heaters may be issued by the Residential Education and Housing staff). The use of appliances with enclosed heating elements for cooking purposes such as coffeepots, rice cookers, single cup brewers, and crock pots are only permitted in the common areas (public kitchens and lounges). In strict adherence to the International Fire Code New Jersey Edition 2006, The College strictly prohibits the following: Tampering or misuse of all fire safety According to New Jersey State Law, the smoking of any tobacco containing product is not permitted in any college 16

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