Division of Facilities Management

• Critical Incidents
• Emergency Planning
• Emergency Flipchart
• Contacts
• Access for Emergency Services
• Control Policy
• Critical Response Groups (CRGs)
• Emergency Frequently Asked Questions
• Emergency Resources
• Emergency Planning Committee (EPC)
• First Aid Officers

Access for Emergency Services

Version: 1.3 18 August 2008
Approved: Manager, EH&S 30 May 2002
Next Review: August 2010

Background

There have been a number of recent cases where an ambulance has been called to attend an injured or ill person, and spent some considerable time looking for the address location because of lack of familiarity with the campus. This lack of campus knowledge would also apply to crews of other types of emergency vehicles.

Procedure

CSU's Site Emergency Procedures require those calling for emergency services to arrange for the service to be met at the front gate or other specified entrance, where it will be guided to the emergency location. In the first instance it is better for a person from the area concerned to be there to meet the emergency vehicle, as they can provide an accurate update whilst en-route.

If it is not possible for anyone to be spared from the emergency location, ring your campus security number, and arrange for someone to meet and direct the emergency service vehicle/s.

The emergency numbers should be on a sticker applied to every phone handset. The security numbers are: