Campus Residences Your Home

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Campus Residences- Your Home

• Safety Security Induction 2007

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Residences Management Managing your Home
Mary Cunningham Manager - Campus
Residences Contact x 5753 E-mail
mary.cunningham_at_dcu.ie
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The Campus Res. Team
Mary Cunningham General Manager
Joanne Hickey Reception Svisor
Sarah Emerson Ops Services
Patricia Barry Office Manager
Eddie Hamilton Security Svisor
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DCU Security Your Home Eddie Hamilton Security
Supervisor Campus Res. Contact x 7812 Email
edward.hamilton_at_dcu.ie
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Security Services
Raymond Wheatley DCU Security Services
Superintendent
Eddie Hamilton Campus Res. Security Supervisor
Dedicated Security in Campus Res. overnight
The Campus Security Control Room, located in
multistorey carpark, is open 24 hours, 7 days a
week
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Our Function

• Advice
• Personal Safety / Security of Property etc
• Assistance
• Rapid Response
• to life threatening emergencies, First Aid
  Assistance
• Numbers to Call
• 7812 queries / non emergency
• 5999 in an emergency

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First Aid Assistance

• During office hours - contact Campus Res
  Reception trained First Aiders available
• Evenings contact DCU Security x5999
• Calling an Ambulance??
• dial 5999 ask security to call ambulance
• or
• dial 7999 for direct access to emergency services
  (notify DCU Security of your location also)

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Smoking

• Larkfield
• no smoking in common rooms / common areas
• smoking in apartment by consensus
• Hampstead / College Park
• No smoking in common areas
• Smoking in apartments by consensus
• No Consensus?? arbitration by Campus Res.

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Locked Out??

• In the event of a lock out, or card malfunction,
  outside office hours residents should call
  security (phone number 8990).
• May take some time and NOT a Priority 
• Please give your mobile number to security
• Expect a Return Call from Security and Please
  Answer your Phone.
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Security Issues

• Noise - Apartments
• - Grounds
• Anti Social Behaviour
• Parties - Alcohol/Noise/Music/ No. People
• Gates - Locked 23.00 06.00
• - Use Main Security Entrance
• - Jumping Gates 100 Euro Fine
• Alcohol - On Grounds Corridors
• Doors - Dont Prop Doors Open
• - Never Abuse Emergency Exits

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ID Cards

• Have Ready for Inspection
• Be Patient on Busy Nights
• Never give your Card to Anyone!!
• Report Lost Cards Immediately, so they can be
  Cancelled without Delay.

Guests

• Have E-mail with Reference
• Guest Must have Official Photo ID
• Guest can only enter Residences with Licence
  Holder

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Safety in Your Home

• Eileen Tully
• HS Officer
• Contact x 8896
• E-mail eileen.tully_at_dcu.ie

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Fire The Facts

• Average 50 people / year die in fires in Irl
• 60 of deaths occur 8pm 8am
• Kitchen Bedroom are the commonest seats of
  origin
• Cigarettes / chip-pans / candles / electrical
  appliances are commonest causes of domestic fires
• Inhalation of smoke kills

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Protect Yourself Your Neighbour

• No chip pans, No candles
• Clean cooker grill after use
• Switch off electrical equipment when unattended
  PCs, DVDs, TVs
• Dont overload sockets
• Dont smoke in bed

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Your Home - Statistics

• 1,000 residents
• majority in 18 22 age group!
• 7 separate buildings
• Larkfield
• Hampstead Houses 1 10
• College Park Houses 11 17
• 8 fires in Campus Res in past 3 years!

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Behind the Scenes Emergency Equipment

• Smoke heat detectors and emergency lighting in
  all residences
• Fire Compartmentation by design fire doors
• Alarm activates on detection of smoke / excessive
  heat
• All systems linked to Security Control Room
  Campus Res. security pager
• Escape routes maintained

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Fire Doors Work!
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Emergency Response Management Systems

• Houses 1 17 split into separate alarm zones
• evacuate house where alarm sounds, standby to
  evacuate adjoining houses.
• Weekly fire safety checks throughout the complex
• Alarm Sounders tested regularly

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Role of Security

• On duty security responds to alarm (check source
  of alarm)
• Has 5 minutes to let Control Room know if false
  alarm or fire Control Room call fire brigade
• If false alarm, inform those at assembly point
  allow reentry
• If fire, standby to evacuate further houses
• Seek info from assembled residents as to persons
  missing/possibly trapped provide this
  information to fire brigade on arrival

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Evacuation Procedures

• On hearing the alarm
• Switch off any cooking appliances
• Leave the apartment shutting kitchen /or bedroom
  door behind you
• Report to the assembly point outside the Sports
  Complex
• Let Security know if any of your housemates are
  missing

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On Causing / Discovering a Fire

• Break a break glass unit immediately
• Use Fire Blanket / Fire Extinguisher if confident
  to do so
• Always keep escape route at your back
• Leave the building proceed to Assembly Point
• Contact security on 5999 let them know the
  problem

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Fire Advice

• Trapped in your room / apartment by smoke/flame
  outside?
• Close the door
• Prevent smoke ingress
• Wave a sheet etc at window to attract attention
• Cooler, cleaner air close to the floor crawl
• Clothes / Hair catch fire
• Stop, drop roll

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Resident Responsibilities

• Duty of care to self fellow occupants
• Take reasonable care for your own safety - and
  safety of others
• Comply with emergency evacuation procedures
• Do not intentionally interfere with or misuse
  safety equipment. False BGU activations last year
  Gardai will be involved.

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Occupancy Licence

• Your Commitment to and Acceptance of its Terms
  Conditions
• Mary Cunningham
• General Manager

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Extract from Occupancy Licence

• if the Occupier is in breach of any of the
  covenants, terms or conditions., then the
  Operator shall be entitled to impose and levy a
  FINE on the Occupier in such amount as the
  Operator may decide. or alternatively REVOKE
  THIS LICENCE forthwith in instances deemed by the
  Operator to constitute a serious breach of this
  licence

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Terms and Conditions of Licence

• 10. Fire Safety
• To abide by all Fire Safety and other
  Regulations for the safe management of the
  Complex..to acquaint himself/herself with
  emergency escape routes and not to interfere in
  any manner with the fire, safety and/or security
  equipment.

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Terms and Conditions of Licence

• 10. Fire Safety cont/d
• Occupiers who deliberately tamper with fire
  safety equipment may be liable to criminal
  prosecution, and in addition referred to the
  Universitys Disciplinary Committee.

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Terms and Conditions of Licence

• 10. Fire Safety cont/d
• To attend a Fire and Emergency Procedures
  Briefing an administrative charge of 25 for non
  attendance

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Terms and Conditions cont/d

• 17. Health and Safety
• The use of candles and chip-pans in the
  Apartment, including the Unit is strictly
  forbidden.

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Terms and Conditions cont/d

• 5. Visitors
• - not to permit visitors to remain overnight
  to require all visitors to leave the Complex by
  12.00 midnight unless pre-approved by Campus Res
  under Overnight Guests Policy
• - Failure to do so will result in a fine of 80
  per visitor being levied against Occupiers in
  breach of this rule.

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Overnight Guest Policy

• Introduced in response to residents requests
• Devised to facilitate students to ensure
  compliance with fire safety management best
  practice
• Policy in line with Dept. of Environment Code of
  Practice

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Overnight Policy How it operates!

• Apply online Campus Res Website
• Request must be submitted by 12 noon for
  overnight guest (12 noon on Friday for weekend
  guest)
• 5 euro administration charge per request
• First come / first served basis for approval
• Notification by 4pm request approved / denied
• Bring e-mail confirmation when checking in guest
• Breach of conditions right to have overnight
  guests may be rescinded

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Guest Requirements

• Guest must be aged 17 or over
• Must carry Official photo ID
• Must reside only in hosts apartment after 12
  midnight
• DCU occupancy licence holder responsible for
  guests actions at all times while in Res.
• 80.00 Euro fine applicable for breaches

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Overnight Policy - Details

• Restrictions
• Larkfield max 1 x guest per apartment 10 per
  floor (exit capacity issue)
• Hampstead College Park max 2 x guests per
  apartment
• Maximum of 250 guests on campus overnight
• Facility Suspended
• Study Weeks and Exam Weeks,
• Guest stay max 2 consecutive nights

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In Summary
1,000 residents call DCU home Entitled to enjoy
living on campus Fire a significant risk lt5
engage in unacceptable behaviour put others
safety / security at risk Campus Res Management
need your cooperation and assistance in
maintaining a safe, comfortable, enjoyable
environment for all residents. Please contact
Mary/ Eddie with any concerns.