[Faculty] Engineering Roof Access

[Monte Mehrabadi]

To Engineering Faculty and Staff:

Please see the email below regarding the roof of the Engineering Building.
Since accessing the roof is unsafe, no faculty, staff, and students will be
given access to the roof.

Thanks,

Monte

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Ashley Jones <arjones at mail.sdsu.edu>
wrote:

> Dr. Mehrabadi,
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>                 It has come to our attention that some Engineering
> professors and students have been accessing the roof of the Engineering
> building.  That roof was built in 1950 and does not have parapet high
> enough in today’s code to prevent fall, and therefore it’s a liability to
> allow unauthorized persons on the roof. Construction workers on the roof
> utilize davits (hooks) to hook into for fall protection.
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> In addition, we were told that professors that have roof access have been
> loaning the keys to students who are accessing the roof without any faculty
> or staff present.
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> In light of this information, we are asking that you advise faculty, staff
> and students that they may not access the roof as it is unsafe and a
> liability to the university.
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> Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns.
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> Thank you,
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> Ashley Jones
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> Access Control Systems Coordinator
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> San Diego State University Police
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> 5500 Campanile Drive
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> San Diego, CA 92182-4390
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> 619-594-5846 <(619)%20594-5846> Office
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> 619-594-1015 <(619)%20594-1015> Fax
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