University Safety

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Emergency Preparedness Building Chairs Role

• University Safety Assurances
• www.safety.uwm.edu

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Universitys Commitment to our Students and Staff

• To ensure the safety of our students and staff
  during incidents or disasters it is critical that
  everyone know how to evacuate campus facilities
  in the safest and most expeditious manner

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Building Chairs Role

• Provide building occupants with general
  information relating to emergency procedures
• Know how to report an emergency
• Take responsible charge of building and follow
  emergency response procedures

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What do Building Chairs need to know about
Emergency Preparedness?

• Emergency Call Procedures
• Evacuation Routes
• Emergency Assembly points
• Response to
• Fire Alarms
• Tornado/Severe Weather
• Power Outages
• Biological/Chemical Release
• Flood

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What to do in an Emergency?

• For a fire?

• For an accident?

• Other emergencies?

Call 9-911 from any campus phone
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Requesting Emergency Assistance from a Cell Phone

• Dial 911
• Inform dispatcher you are at UWM
• Provide address information and nature of
  emergency
• UWM Police will arrive in addition to other
  responders

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What to do in an Emergency?

• For Fire?

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Fire

• Alert persons in area of fire
• Close door(s) behind you
• Activate fire alarm
• Direct occupants to use stairs, not elevators,
  and to move away from the building
• Evacuate through nearest safe exit

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Fire

• Keep clear of emergency vehicles
• If possible report to the designated evacuation
  area for your building
• Account for building occupants

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Emergency Evacuation Routes

• Review and identify the evacuation routes or
  area of refuge for your building

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Fire Inspections

• University Safety Assurances works with
  building chairs to correct fire code violations
  identified by the Milwaukee Fire Department
  during their inspections of campus buildings

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Classroom Postings

• University Safety Assurances has posted
  Classroom Emergency Procedures in the 155
  campus general assignment classrooms

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Tornado/Severe Weather

• What to do
• Determine how you will be notified of a severe
  weather emergency
• Determine how you can quickly notify building
  occupants (PA system, phone tree?)
• Identify designated shelter area for your
  building.

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Biological or Chemical Release

• Possible Scenarios
• Chlorine Gas leak from Water Treatment Plant
• Response
• Shelter in Place

Linwood Treatment Plant
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Power Outage

• Identify and prioritize vital power-dependent
  functions, operations, and equipment.
• Plan ahead for short-term and longer-term impacts
  and needs.

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Power Outage/Elevator Malfunction

• Building chairpersons should check their
  buildings elevators and initiate rescue efforts
  by notifying the University Police, if necessary.

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Flood

• Flooding caused by pipe break, sink overflow or
  other plumbing problem
• Flooding caused by heavy rains

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Building Security
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Building Chairs Role

• Serve as a liaison between departments and the
  University Police in matters pertaining to
  security issues and policies.

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Building/Office Security

• Dont prop open doors
• Account for and secure keys and access codes.
  Dont leave them unattended or give to
  unauthorized persons.
• Report lost keys
• Secure all areas when not attended
• Report tampering with doors, locks, etc.

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Suspicious Behavior / Circumstances

• Be Aware of and Report
• People in buildings or areas who do not appear to
  be conducting legitimate business (loitering,
  etc.)
• Unauthorized personnel in restricted, sensitive
  or private areas
• Persons requesting sensitive information

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Suspicious Behavior/Circumstances

• Persons attempting access to
• Maintenance or utility locations
• telecommunications
• information systems

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Suspicious Vehicles

• Abandoned or suspicious vehicles
• Unexpected/unfamiliar delivery trucks
• Unfamiliar vehicles parked for long periods or
  vehicles where they shouldnt be parked
• Vehicles arriving and being left behind at odd
  hours

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• Additional information is available on our
  website www.safety.uwm.edu
• Contact USA or University Police for more
  information.

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Thank You!