Purdue Agriculture in Focus Spring 2022 Safety Issue

Campus safety is important and is everyone's responsibility. If you see something that concerns you, please call the Purdue Police at 765-494-8221.

For those in Extension offices across the state, contact your local police if you see or hear something that concerns you.

If it is an emergency, always call 911.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to sign up to receive emergency text alerts via the quick links section of the Campus Emergency Preparedness website. Take time to review other useful information on the Emergency Preparedness site regarding emergency preparedness on campus.

Faculty, staff and students should read and follow the emergency preparedness guidelines in their Building Emergency Plan (BEP). The BEPs are posted on the Emergency Preparedness website and/or are available from the building deputy.

Protect Yourself. Protect Others. Protect Purdue. Visit the Protect Purdue website for latest COVID-19 information.

Report any COVID-19 related symptoms by calling the Protect Purdue Health Center at 765-496-4636 or 833-571-1043.

If you have COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home and call PPHC.

COVID-19 testing is available on campus for faculty, staff and household family members, regardless of whether or not you are experiencing symptoms.

If you have traveled, consider getting tested at PPHC before returning to campus.

Know what to do when you hear a siren or an alarm. When an alarm sounds inside (e.g., fire alarm), go outside. When an alarm sounds outside, go into the closest facility/building immediately and seek shelter in a safe location (Shelter-In-Place).

It is important to know that different emergencies require different actions within a building during a Shelter-In-Place alarm. You can obtain information regarding the type of emergency by Purdue text alert, on the Purdue Emergency page, from the Twitter account (@purdueemergency), Purdue email alert, television, etc.

Some points to remember:

Tornado: Go to the lowest floor of the building, away from windows and doors.

Release of hazardous materials: Go to higher floors of the building with few or no windows or vents. Close all windows and doors. Do not use elevators.

Active Shooter in the Building: Escape the building if this can be done safely. If escape is not possible, seek a secure place in which to hide, preferably behind a locked door. Note that this location may not necessarily be your office. Try not to restrict your options for movement. If a class is underway when news is received of a shooter nearby and escape is not possible, faculty should lock or barricade classroom doors. Situational awareness is important when considering what action to take. The Get Ready, Get Set, Go poster linked to the Emergency Preparedness website emphasizes that faculty, staff and students should adjust their actions based on the situation.

Think about where you generally spend your time on campus and develop individual emergency plans for these locations so you know where to go in the event of an emergency.

While we cannot force students to shelter in place, we should strongly encourage them to do so.

Because people are to go inside buildings during a Shelter-In-Place emergency, outside doors of buildings should NOT be locked.

Purdue policy requires immediate evacuation when a fire alarm sounds inside a building. Follow your Building Emergency Plan (BEP). The university requires that each department/unit have an evacuation plan that identifies their Emergency Assembly Area (EAA). In the event of a building evacuation, individual faculty and staff are accounted for in their EAA.

For questions regarding campus emergency preparedness, visit the Emergency Preparedness and Planning Office website.

Spring 2022 Safety Issue

Safety Issue

See Something? Say Something.

Sign up for Emergency Text Alerts

Read Your Building Emergency Plan

Protect Purdue Plan

Know about Sirens and Alarms

Know the Policies and Plans