Safety, Security and Emergency Procedures

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Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to SLC security and safety.

Receive instant notifications and instructions from campus safety when on-campus emergencies occur.

Maps of campus layout and exits.

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Any object, action or condition that has the potential to cause damage or harm (i.e. injury or illness) to people, processes or equipment in the workplace.

The hazard reporting process allows employees, students, contractors and visitors to report hazardous conditions or practices as soon as they notice them. This procedure allows for a prompt response that can be taken to control the hazards without waiting for the next round of regular inspections conducted by the member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee.

Health and safety legislation requires workers to report hazards to their supervisor. If you notice an actual or potential health and safety hazard, immediately report the hazard to your supervisor. Similarly, students should report hazards immediately to their faculty.

In some cases, you may be able to correct the hazard immediately yourself. An example of this would be re-locating a box or cord laying on the floor out of the way of pedestrian travel, placing a wet floor sign in an area to help visually identify a potential slip and fall, etc.   

If able to do so, attempt to correct the hazard yourself and continue to follow the reporting process outlined below. 

If you identify an actual or potential hazard report this immediately to your supervisor (students report immediately to their faculty) and submit a report to the Safety Team using the College’s online reporting system available on the slc.me page or through the SLC Safe app.

If your supervisor is not immediately available to discuss the hazard you have identified, send an email and continue to follow the process by submitting a report using the College’s online reporting system available on the slc.me page.  

Follow up with your supervisor to determine if and what action has been taken to address your identified hazard. If you feel the hazard has not been addressed in a timely fashion, we encourage you to follow up with your respective Joint Health and Safety Committee.  

If you have become injured or have witnessed an injury, immediately notify campus security at ext. 5555 to provide first aid or to contact emergency services on your behalf.  

Report the injury immediately to your supervisor (students report immediately to their faculty) and submit a report to the Safety Team using the College’s online reporting system available on the slc.me page or through the SLC Safe app. 

All injuries, no matter how minor, need to be reported and submitted to the Safety Team using the online reporting system.  

If you have any questions or concerns relating to Campus Safety, please email safety@sl.on.ca

In general:

• Report all fires, no matter how small, to Campus Security
• Report the smell of smoke of undetermined origin to Campus Security
• Attempt to extinguish the fire only if you can do so safely
• Familiarize yourself with the location of pull stations, fire exits, and fire extinguishers in your area

Upon discovery of a fire:

1. Stay calm to ensure a safe and orderly evacuation
2. Alert other occupants and activate the nearest fire alarm pull station
3. Turn off all electrical and open-flame equipment only if you can do so safely
4. Leave the fire area immediately
5. Close, but do not lock, all doors behind you as you leave
6. Immediately evacuate the building using the nearest exit to prevent “bottlenecking” at main exits 
7. Once you have exited the building, gather near the posted Muster Point signs

When you hear a fire alarm:

It is MANDATORY for campus buildings to be evacuated during any fire alarm.

1. Do not assume the fire alarm is a drill
2. Stay calm to ensure a safe and orderly evacuation
3. Turn off all electrical and open-flame equipment only if you can do so safely
4. Immediately evacuate the building using the nearest exit to prevent “bottlenecking” at main exits
5. Close, but do not lock, all doors behind you as you leave
6. Do not use the elevators
7. If you encounter smoke on your way down the stairs, do not continue; leave the stairway onto the closest available floor area and proceed to an alternate stairway
8. Never go to the roof; smoke rises (doors to the roof are locked and you could become trapped)
9. Stay low to the ground if you are in a smoke-filled environment
10. Once outside stand well clear of the building in order to allow emergency responders to have clear access for their vehicles and to enter the building
11. Once you have exited the building, gather near the posted Muster Point signs
12. Await further instructions and do not re-enter the building until the all-clear has been given by either by College officials or Mass Notification System

Fire Emergency Procedures for mobility-impaired Persons:

When the Fire Alarm sounds, do the following:

1. If on the ground floor, exit by the normal means
2. If above or below the ground floor notify Campus Security. Mobile: dial extension 5555 (Kingston: 613.544.5400, Brockville: 613.345.0660, Cornwall: 613.933.6080. Landline: dial 5555 from any campus phone.
3. Tell Campus Security that the fire alarm is sounding and you are mobility impaired and cannot leave your floor area. If you smell smoke, or are in immediate danger, inform the security dispatcher.
4. Give your exact location, including wing, floor level and room number. Your information will be relayed to emergency response personnel who are en route or on scene. Fire Services will facilitate your evacuation if your safety is compromised.
5. Remain by the phone. If the conditions at your location deteriorate (any increased danger or hazard), call Campus Security immediately with an update.

Take precautions to avoid fires:

• Do not store combustible material in unapproved spaces such as stairwells, electrical rooms and mechanical rooms
• Do not leave fire and smoke barrier doors wedged open or left inoperable
• Be sure to properly store flammable gasses and liquids
• Be sure to properly dispose of oily rags

• Remain calm
• Stop all activities (meetings, teaching, etc.)
• Follow instructions given to you by college officials
• Exit the building via the closest safe exit
• Do not block roadways or doorways
• Once you have exited the building, gather near the posted Muster Point signs
• Await further instructions and do not re-enter the building until the all-clear has been given by either by College officials or Mass Notification System

• Make the area safe for others (if safe to do so)
• Dial ext. 5555 – college security 
  • Kingston: 613.544.5400
  • Brockville: 613.345.0660
  • Cornwall: 613.933.6080
• Remain at the scene until help arrives (security, ambulance, fire, etc.)

Please visit our website for quick access to the College’s Sexual Violence Policy information. The Policy provides procedures and resources to support individuals and groups who may be directly or indirectly involved in working with persons who have experienced sexual violence.

• Make the area safe for others (if safe to do so)
• Dial ext. 5555 – college security 
• Kingston: 613.544.5400
• Brockville: 613.345.0660
• Cornwall: 613.933.6080
• Remain at a safe distance until help arrives (security, ambulance, fire, etc.)

• Make the area safe for others (if safe to do so)
• Dial ext. 5555 – college security 
• Kingston: 613.544.5400
• Brockville: 613.345.0660
• Cornwall: 613.933.6080
• Do not try to intervene

• Call 911 or Dial ext. 5555 – College Security
• Remain calm
• Stop all activities (meetings, teaching, etc.)
• Follow the instructions given to you by college officials
• Exit the building (if safe to do so)
• If you cannot exit the building safely
• Gather those persons around you and go to the nearest open room
• Close the door
• Lock/barricade the door
• Turn off the lights and cover windows (if possible)
• Move to the same wall as the door (if possible)
• Lay flat on the floor behind a barricade (desks, filing cabinets, etc.)
• Remain quiet and silence cell phones or other devices that could make noise
• Do not answer the door
• Remain barricaded until the “All Clear” announcement is given or you are evacuated by police or security
• Only make a phone call to report injuries or a threat in your immediate area.

If a suspicious package is seen:

• Remain calm
• Do not touch the package
• Dial ext. 5555 – college security 
• Kingston: 613.544.5400
• Brockville: 613.345.0660
• Cornwall: 613.933.6080
• Ensure no one enters the area where the package is located until help arrives ((security, ambulance, fire, etc.)