#  For Students, Staff, Volunteers & Visitors 

 



It's on all Harvard community members, including faculty, students, staff, visitors, vendor/contractors and volunteers, to create a [safe & supportive environment ](/guidelines)for youth and to [report ](/reporting)any suspicion of abuse or neglect or inappropriate activity involving minors.  
  
If you meet the Policy's definition of a **Responsible Adult** (see below), you will need to take steps to be prepared before you begin work with youth in Harvard Programs. Here, you can:

- Get [training](/training)
- Learn more about [background screens](/background-screens). For vendors and lessees, you can also learn how to conduct required background screens for your own staff before working in a Harvard facility
- For minors participating in laboratory activities during a Harvard program, learn about the University's efforts and what you can do to promote safety for [minors in labs](/minors-labs-policy)

Below are some forms that your Program Administrator may ask you to complete before working in a youth-serving Program.  
  
Finally, you can review the resource links below to learn more about Harvard and and our efforts to create a safe and supportive environment for youth.



 

 Definition And Responsibilities Forms For Students, Staff, Volunteers & Visitors Resource Links For Students, Staff, Volunteers & Visitors 

## Definition And Responsibilities

**From the** [**Policy**](/policy)**:**  
  
Responsible Adult – An individual, age 18 and older, paid or unpaid, who participates in:

- A Program where the individual may have one-on-one contact with a Minor, or contact with a group of Minors without another adult present, in a non-public setting; or
- A Program that has a residential component and the individual has access to the residence(s); or
- A Program that involves physical contact and / or disrobing; or
- Any Athletics Program.

Harvard students under 18 years of age can be Responsible Adults.

 

 

 

## Forms For Students, Staff, Volunteers & Visitors

 

 

  [### Policy-for-the-Safety-and-Protection-of-Minors

 ](/sites/g/files/omnuum461/files/minors/files/Policy-for-the-Safety-and-Protection-of-Minors.pdf) 

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   [### Environmental Health and Safety Review Checklist (minors in labs)

 ](/sites/g/files/omnuum461/files/minors/files/huenvironmentalhealthandsafetyreviewchecklist.pdf)A helpful checklist for Program Administrators and Principal Investigators seeking to conduct work or research in labs or other instructional facilities with minors.



 

 

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## Resource Links For Students, Staff, Volunteers & Visitors

 

 

  [### Policy-for-the-Safety-and-Protection-of-Minors

 ](/sites/g/files/omnuum461/files/minors/files/Policy-for-the-Safety-and-Protection-of-Minors.pdf) 

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   [### Harvard University Environmental Health & Safety

 ](http://ehs.harvard.edu/contact) 

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   [### Harvard University Office of the Vice Provost for Research

 ](http://vpr.harvard.edu/pages/lab-safety) 

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   [### Safe and Healthy Kids and Teens, Centers for Disease Control

 ](http://www.cdc.gov/family/kids/) 

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   [### FBI Crimes Against Children, includes resources for parents on topics such as internet safety and sex offender website

 ](http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/vc_majorthefts/cac) 

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   [### Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, Child Abuse and Neglect

 ](http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dcf/child-abuse-neglect) 

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   [### Rules Regarding Minors Working or Interning at Harvard (PIN required)

 ](http://ogc.harvard.edu/book/faqs) 

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   [### Harvard University Whistleblowing Policy

 ](http://provost.harvard.edu/pages/policies) 

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   [### Harvard Emergency Website

 ](http://www.harvard.edu/emergency) 

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   [### Harvard University Health Services

 ](http://huhs.harvard.edu/) 

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   [### Harvard University Police Department

 ](http://www.hupd.harvard.edu) 

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   [### Environmental Health and Safety Review Checklist (minors in labs)

 ](/sites/g/files/omnuum461/files/minors/files/huenvironmentalhealthandsafetyreviewchecklist.pdf)A helpful checklist for Program Administrators and Principal Investigators seeking to conduct work or research in labs or other instructional facilities with minors.



 

 

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