Notre Dame Campus Safety Case Study
Campus-Wide Compliance for Over 100 Buildings
Notre Dame is located in South Bend, Indiana and has tens of thousands of visitors annually to its scenic campus. It has a student body of over 12,000 drawn from all 50 states, and more than 1,300 international students from 100 countries
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Over 100 buildings were brought into compliance ensuring campuswide safety.
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Comprehensive fall protection solutions included horizontal lifelines, guardrails, roof hatch safety railings, and ladder access systems.
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University departments worked alongside Diversified to streamline the process.
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Engineering, installation, and certification provided by a single expert team proving our ability to provide turnkey fall protection
The Challenge
Notre Dame initially contacted Diversified Fall Protection (formerly Rooftop Anchor) in 2014 to bring some buildings into safety compliance. Upon the completion of one building, the University had a strong commitment to bringing more buildings into the same compliance, and continued to use Rooftop Anchor as their fall protection partner. In early spring of 2018, Notre Dame made plans and allocated a budget for bringing all the remaining 100 buildings on campus into safety compliance with the needed fall protection where hazards existed.
The Solution
Because the University was very serious about providing safe access to all roof levels for internal employees as well as contractors, they wanted to have all parties from the University that had individual interests involved in the initial phases. The Senior Project Manager in Facility and Design, the Rep from the Risk Management department, the In-House Certified Safety Specialist, and the Health & Safety Specialist were all a part of the discussion, planning, and vision for the large-scale project. For Diversified Fall Protection, this was a perfect scenario to have everyone involved from the start, which made the process flow easily and quickly.
Diversified provided designs for all the buildings on campus which included horizontal lifelines, guardrail, roof hatch safety railings, and ladders as well as access and egress solutions. Notre Dame continues to partner with Diversified Fall Protection for ongoing safety improvements, reinforcing its commitment to protecting students, staff, and visitors alike.

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