Utility Outage Impact

Quick Reference Guide

Student Centers and associated services will follow University Policy as outlined in the Environmental Health and Safety Office Power Outage and Utility Failure Guide (PDF).

Power Outage:

• In an event of a power outage, events will be suspended, postponed and/or cancelled until power is fully restored.
• All event venues and public accessible spaces that do not have functioning emergency lighting or sufficient ambient lighting must be vacated.

Extended Power Outages:

As they relate to Student Center facilities, an extended power outage is defined as outages exceeding one hour in duration and/or outages addressed by notification through the Mason Alert System. In the case of an Extended Power Outage, Student Centers will follow timelines similar to the Inclement Weather Plan.

• Events that begin after the power has been restored may experience disruption of normal services due to the outage. Room setups may not be correct and/or resources (a/v, catering, etc.) may not be available or delayed.
• If determined that power cannot be fully restored to the building in an appropriate time, activities may be cancelled and/or the building may be closed.

Water Outage:

• In the case of a water outage, all affected restrooms will be closed.
• Typically and depending on size, events may occur as scheduled.
• Food and Catering Services may not be available.