Emergency and Security Procedures

Fire Department 9-1-1

Police Department 9-1-1

Ambulance 9-1-1

Chemical spills (emergency) 9-1-1

Chemical spills (for prompt response, non-emergency ask to consult with DEHS staff on call) 9-1-1

Department of Environmental Health & Safety: Consult with DEHS staff on call 612-626-6002

Facilities management 612-624-2900

University Emergency Management 612-625-8047

Only the President or one of his designates can close the University. University Relations has the responsibility to notify the campus community and the public if the University is to be closed.

The Civil Engineering Building is open from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.

All students enrolled in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo- engineering have 24/7 access to the building with their UCard.

For laboratory safety and security, authorized personnel are asked to use a buddy system when working in the Civil Engineering Building after hours.

Authorized personnel and custodial staff are asked to report unusual incidents or unauthorized people to the University Police.

Special automatic dial security telephones are located in the elevators, hallways on the 6th and 7th floor, and in the refuge areas in the main stairwell and the east stairwell.

The University offers free walking and biking security escorts 365 days a year to and from campus and adjacent neighborhoods. Contact 612-624-WALK (9255) to request a security escort.

For any threat call 9-1-1 for police assistance if you observe violence taking place or believe/feel there is an immediate threat to someone's safety.

All faculty, staff, and student workers should communicate to an administrator/supervisor any knowledge of violence or threat-related behaviors including possession of a weapon in the workplace.

Students and other non-workers should call 9-1-1

Contact University Police (9-1-1 in emergencies, 612-624-2677 in non-emergencies).

In case of fire or medical emergency, position someone outside the building to lead ambulance or fire personnel to the emergency location.

Elevators will shut down automatically when there is a fire alarm.

All employees should familiarize themselves with fire exits, stairwells and extinguishers located in the building.

Evacuate the building immediately when a fire alarm is sounded and do not return until the fire department has approved re- entry into the building.

There are refuge areas located on the 4th floor landing in the main stairwell and the 4th and 5th floor landings in the east stairwell.

Report the use of fire extinguishers so they can be inspected and refilled.

If an employee is injured on the job, the supervisor is responsible for notifying the department administrator and obtaining a “Report of Incident” form to complete.

This form must be completed within 24 hours of the injury. Failure to comply may result in loss of Worker's Compensation Rights and a fine levied against the department.

TXT-U is the University’s emergency notification text messaging system.

Students with an active Internet ID and University of Minnesota email address are automatically added to the TXT-U system.

However, only those with cell phone numbers included in their University personal information will receive emergency text messages.

To be sure you will receive TXT-U messages in an emergency, verify your information.

All new graduate students and employees of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering are required to attend safety-training sessions, follow safety guidelines, and read the “Laboratory Safety Plan” before working in any laboratory.