GENERAL EVACUATION

• · Evacuate the building using the nearest exit (or alternate if nearest exit is blocked).
• · Do not use elevators!
• · Take personal belongings (keys, purses, wallets, etc.)
• · Secure any hazardous materials or equipment before leaving.
• · Do not re-enter building until authorized by emergency personnel.
• · Follow directions given by emergency personnel.

SEVERE WEATHER

• · Tune to or access NSU’s emergency notification system for instructions.
• · Move to a safe location or seek shelter as is appropriate.
• · Remain calm; provide assistance to others if necessary.
• · Wait for the all clear notification from emergency personnel before leaving a safe location.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON

• · Do not physically confront the person.
• · Do not let anyone into a locked building/office.
• · Call campus police or 911. Provide as much information as possible about the person and their direction of travel.

SUSPICIOUS OBJECT

• · Do not touch or disturb the object.
• · Call campus police or 911.
• · Notify your supervisor and/or the building coordinator.
• · Be prepared to evacuate.

FIRE

• · Activate the nearest fire alarm pull station and call campus police or 911 if possible.
• · Evacuate the building.

POWER OUTAGE

• · Remain calm; provide assistance to others if necessary.
• · Move cautiously to lighted area. Exits may be indicated by lighted signs if the emergency power is operating.
• · Turn off and unplug computers and other voltage sensitive equipment.
• · For information about a prolonged outage, tune to your local emergency broadcast network.

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RELEASE

• · If there is an emergency or if anyone is in danger, call campus police or 911.
• · Move away from the site of the hazard to a safe location.
• · Alert others to stay clear of the area.
• · Notify emergency personnel if you have been exposed or have information about the release.

EARTHQUAKE

• · Drop, Cover, Hold under a table or desk or against an inside wall-not in a doorway - until the shaking stops.
• · After the shaking stops, check yourself and others for injuries and move toward the nearest exit or alternate.
• · Evacuate the building.
• · Do not leave the area / campus without reporting your status to your instructor, building coordinator or emergency personnel.