Health & Safety

Pratt Institute endeavors to provide a safe and healthy work environment for all employees.

Employees should notify HR at (718) 636-3787 or hr@pratt.edu or any member of the HR staff of any circumstances or conditions on or around campus that interfere with their safety and general well-being.

Additional campus resources are Security at (718) 636-3540/3541 and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), Jeff Bernardo, EHS Coordinator at (718) 399-4250 or jberna10@pratt.edu.

Weather and Emergency Closing Procedures

On occasion severe weather or the occurence of other environmental conditions may impact the Institute's operations and result in closing of the Institute or a modification of the Institute's schedule.  On such occasions notifications will be made to employees via the Emergency Alert System, my.pratt.edu and the phone-in notification system.  Separate notifications will be made for Classes (faculty and students) and Offices (all other employees) per the attached procedure.

Smoking Policy

Pratt Institute seeks to maintain a healthy, comfortable, and productive educational and work environment for all students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors as well as to preserve the aesthetic value of the campus.  In order to provide a smoke-free environment for non-smokers we must restict the areas on campus where smoking is permitted.  Smoking on the Pratt campus is limited to certain designated areas on campus.  The complete policy including permissible smoking locations is attached.