Emergency Procedures

1. Emergency Procedures

1.1 Emergency Phone Numbers

Ambulance	0 000
Police	0 000
Fire Brigade	0 000
University Emergency (24 hours)	46666
Freecall University Emergency	0 1800 246 066
University Maintenance Dept.	46000
Student Health Service (138 Cardigan St)	46904 or 46905
Poisons Information Line	0 13 1126

1.2 Notification of an Emergency

In the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Buildings, notification of an emergency is normally by sounding of the fire alarm (bell) followed by sirens and digital voice recording via the emergency warning intercom system (EWIS). Our response to these warnings is always to evacuate the building immediately. The Department occupies building 193 on the main campus, part of level two of building 163 (Walter Boas), part of level three of building 379 (SEECS) at 207 Bouverie Street and building 261 (Boydex) at 203 Bouverie Street.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building 193

Building occupants should proceed to the Assembly Area to the west of the building, (The South Lawn) and remain there until given clearance to re-enter the building by one of the floor wardens.

The Emergency Control Point is at the fire panel in the foyer of the level one north entrance. This is where the building emergency controller is stationed, and where the fire brigade will enter the building.

Walter Boas Building 163

Building occupants should follow the exit signs and proceed to the Assembly Area to the east of the building (Chemical Engineering Lawn) and remain there until given clearance to re-enter the building by one of the floor wardens.

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) Building 379

Building occupants should proceed to the Assembly Area across the road to the east of the building, (Lincoln Square Gardens) and remain there until given clearance to re-enter the building by one of the floor wardens.

The Emergency Control Point is at the fire panel in the foyer of the level one Bouverie Street entrance. This is where the building emergency controller is stationed, and where the fire brigade will enter the building.

Boydex Building 261

Building occupants should proceed to the Assembly Area across the road to the east of the building, (Lincoln Square Gardens) and remain there until given clearance to re-enter the building by one of the floor wardens.

The Emergency Control Point is at the fire panel in the foyer of the level one Bouverie Street entrance. This is where the building emergency controller is stationed, and where the fire brigade will enter the building.

Model Emergency Procedures

Model Emergency Procedures covering various emergency situations can be found in the university Environment Health and Safety Manual (EHSM). Model Emergency Procedures

These procedures will be implemented by the Building Emergency Team when required and include:

• Fire
• Evacuation of lecture theatres, class rooms and teaching laboratories
• Bomb threat
• Chemical spill
• Biological incidents
• Gas leak
• Threat of aggressive or violent behavior, civil disturbance
• Injury
• Flood
• Power failures
• Motor vehicle incidents
• Critical incident procedures
• Suspicious Mail and Packages
• After hours procedure An incident report (S3 form) as well as an evacuation report may also need to be submitted for the above situations.

1.3 Building Emergency Team - Building 193

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building Emergency Team operates under the guidelines issued in the university Environment Health and Safety Manual (EHSM) Emergency Evacuation Procedures.

A list of Emergency Team Members can be found posted in the corridors of each floor and on the safety notice board.