A BEC is a pre-identified point of contact designated by their department / college for areas identified within the University’s Space Inventory & Allocation System. BECs provide pertinent building or departmental information to public safety officials in emergencies and relay safety and security information to their areas of responsibility.

Each college / department is responsible for appointing a primary and alternate BEC, which the area’s BEC administrator updates in the BEC system.

All edits to BEC assignments are completed by the college / department BEC administrator. To request a change, please contact the respective BEC Admin for your area. BEC admins can be found by going to the BEC system at https://bec.facilities.ufl.edu/, navigating to the “Departments” page, and searching for their department with their dept ID or department name.

First, welcome to the BEC program! You are an important part of public safety efforts at the University of Florida. You are a subject matter expert of your area and a liaison to public safety that may respond to your area for various incidents and emergencies.

Below are some next steps to help better educate and equip you in this new role:

• Confirm your access to the BEC system at https://bec.facilities.ufl.edu/.
• Complete Introduction to BEC training.
  • MyTraining course link to Introduction to BEC Training
• Additional online BEC training courses are listed on the Emergency Management website.
• Locate or request a BEC vest.
  • If your predecessor had a BEC vest, please obtain it from them and indicate in the BEC system that you now have a vest.
  • If you need a new vest, contact the Department of Emergency Management at emergencymanagement@ufl.edu with your UFID and department PO Box.
• Familiarize yourself with your area’s emergency plans and procedures.

• Do not put yourself or others in danger – don’t be a hero.
• Follow all emergency announcements from UF and local officials.
• If your building is evacuated, only re-enter when deemed safe by public safety or university officials.
• Be a proponent of preparedness in your area.
• Read and follow BEC listserv messages.
• Stay up-to-date about your department’s space in your building (employee rosters, critical issues, special circumstances, known hazards, etc.).
• Maintain contact information for any restricted areas in your building.
• Appropriately relay safety and emergency information to your department when provided by UF.
• Act as a liaison with UFDEM, UFPD, EH&S and outside public safety agencies in the event of an incident at your building.

Contact the Department of Emergency Management at emergencymanagement@ufl.edu or (352) 273-2100.