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Emergency procedures

Emergency procedures

UOW is committed to ensuring our staff, students, contractors and visitors are safe during an emergency. 

Emergencies can occur at any time for a broad range of reasons, so familiarising yourself and understanding our emergency management plans and procedures is the best way to be prepared for such an occasion.

During business hours, all staff, students, contractors and visitors are to follow the direction of assigned Building Wardens. After hours you must be prepared to evacuate independently, so knowledge of the buildings emergency equipment and how to evacuate safely are vital.

If you notice any sign of danger please use one of the following methods to initiate an emergency call with UOW Security:

  1. Phone directly on 4221 4900
  2. Press the Emergency button on the SafeZone App
  3. Dial 1 on any of the blue UOW Security phones around campus

UOW Security will liaise with emergency services and the caller to create the most efficient way to manage the situation.

Emergency management plan

The Emergency Management Plan (EMP) (intranet) is the overarching framework for planning and managing emergencies at the University of Wollongong. Campus Emergency Response Procedures (CERP) and Local Emergency Response Procedures (LERP) sit inside of the EMP framework.

Session commencement responsibilities

At the start of each session academic staff should inform students on the emergency evacuation procedures relevant for the teaching areas being utilised for each class. This information should be introduced to students during inductions and reinforced throughout the session. See the Session Commencement Responsibilities page for more information.

Emergency contacts

Building wardens

Who is my local building warden?

First Aid

UOW First Aid

In case of emergency

Emergency contact numbers for each campus

Escape, Hide, Tell

Active armed offender incidents are rare in Australian universities, but it is important to understand and know how to respond in the event that one does occur. The following video provides staff, students and visitors to UOW information on what to do in the unlikely event that there is an active armed offender on campus.

Watch Video: Escape Hide Tell Information in other languages