Do you know what to do in the case of an emergency?
What do you do when the fire alarm goes off? Or, if the phone messaging system alerts you to a lock down, weather incident, or bomb threat?
Where is the safest place in your classroom(s)? Do you stay, hide, or evacuate? How will you get notified?
Keeping our faculty, staff, and students safe as possible is important to everyone at the college. Part of maintaining safety is knowing what to do in the case of an emergency.
To help in this process, this fall, Campus Safety asked that all faculty (and employees) complete the Campus Safety Training and show the Campus Safety video to all students on the first day of classes.
Campus Safety Training
If you missed the Campus Safety Training, please take 15-20 minutes to review this information and complete the activities.
- Campus Safety: How to Respond to a Critical Incident.
- Please use your NMCid when asked for a User Identifier.
You can find the Campus Safety video:
- NMC Intranet -> Human Resources -> Employee Resources -> Campus Safety Program.
- https://intranet.nmc.edu/depts/human-resources/employee-resources/campus-safety/index.html.
- Teaching@nmc.edu (Mark is creating a link).
Safety Highlight from Campus Safety
Understanding a “Shelter-in-place” procedure:
If preceding an order to “Shelter-in-place” you hear gunshots in or around your building, or once the notice to “Shelter-in-place” has been issued by the Incident Commander, take the following action:
- Try to remain calm.
- Remain indoors, e.g. secured in your office or classroom.
- If not in your typical surroundings proceed to a room that can be locked.
- Close, and lock all doors.
- Turn off all lights.
- Occupants should be seated below window level, toward the middle of a room away from windows and doors.
- Remain silent.
- Turn off all radios or other devices that emit sound.
- Silence cell phones.
- If gunshots are heard lie on the floor using heavy objects, e.g. tables, filing cabinets for shelter.
- If safe to do so, turn off gas and electric appliances, e.g. heater, fan, coffee maker, gas valves, lights and locally controlled ventilation systems, e.g. air conditioner.
- Use phones only for emergency notification to TCPD.
- Do not shelter in open areas such as hallways or corridors. Go to the nearest classroom, lecture hall or auditorium that can be locked.
- Do not unlock doors or attempt to leave until instructed to do so by TCPD. The “All-clear” will be announced over the NMC ALERT or other appropriate system when it is considered safe.
This information along with a comprehensive list of other topics can be found at: https://intranet.nmc.edu/depts/emergency-mngt-plan/.
Contact Campus Safety if you have any questions or need clarification.
Jim White, Assistant Director of Campus Safety and Security
Phone: 231.995.1939
Email: jwhite@nmc.edu