Safety & Security Regulations

DoDEA Antiterrorism Program - Reg 4700.1 Internal Physical Security - Reg 4700.2 DoDEA Safety Program - Reg 4800.1 DoDDS Chemical Hygiene & Safety Program - Reg 4800.4 Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Program - Reg 4800.5

DoDEA Office of Safety & Security

Providing students and staff with a safe and secure learning and working environment.

1) DoDEA Office of Safety & Security establishes policy, procedures, and standards; provides accountability oversight and technical assistance; identifies resources; implements, manages, and evaluates all aspects of safety, occupational health, physical security, antiterrorism, operation security, and personnel security programs for DoDEA worldwide operations. DoDEA Office of Safety & Security employs an effective world-wide safety and security officer network of trained and accredited antiterrorism officers responsible for administering all aspects of the safety and security programs covering all DoDEA activities and operations.

2) DoDEA security and antiterrorism programs safeguard supplies and equipment; control access to school/office buildings; and minimize the vulnerability to crime, terrorist attacks, acts of violence and political turbulence, affecting students, staff, and operations on DoDEA facilities or during DoDEA sponsored activities.

3) DoDEA safety and occupational health programs identify physical or procedural hazards in the schools and activity work places, and incorporate corrective or programmatic measures to eliminate or reduce the probability/frequency of accidents and injury. Safety and occupational health programs minimize accident and injury probability through safety training, safety education and literature dissemination, accident analysis, and providing assistance to school administrators and managers in matters relating to bioenvironmental, occupational health, fire safety and accident prevention.