
Lee Pressey
Manager, Emergency Management & Security Services
Department: Risk Management
Phone:
(782) 777-0191
Email: Lee_Pressey@cbu.ca
A Shared Approach to Ensuring the Health, Safety and Security of Faculty, Staff, Students and Visitors in the Event of an Emergency on Campus
In the event of emergency, please go to the nearest Emergency Department
In Sydney, the Emergency Department is located at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital
1482, George Street
Sydney, NS B1P 1P3
OR call 911
In the event of a non-emergency call Campus Security at (902)578-2316
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
FIRE
An Official Message ALL CLEAR NOTIFICATION will be sent via CBU Alert & Alertus instructing the Campus Community that the emergency is over and the campus can resume normal operations.
A Hold & Secure is used when it is desirable to secure the school due to an ongoing situation outside and near to the campus.
An Official Message will be sent via CBU Alert & Alertus instructing the Campus Community to HOLD & SECURE
An Official Message ALL CLEAR NOTIFICATION will be sent via CBU Alert & Alertus instructing the Campus Community that the emergency is over and the campus can resume normal operations.
If an emergency involves an active threat, people in the threatened area may be advised of an “Active Threat”.
An active threat is a person whose immediate activity can cause death and/or serious injury.
An active threat can involve a firearm or another weapon. An active shooter is one example of an active threat.
In the event of an Active Threat, the campus community may receive an Official Message via CBU Alert & Alertus advising the Campus Community of an “ACTIVE THREAT”
Be Prepared
**These are general guidelines; there may be some situations that make them ineffective or even dangerous. Follow these guidelines only if it’s safe to do so**
Experts recommend three essential courses of action to help you avoid harm in an active threat situation (armed assailant); RUN HIDE FIGHT
RUN (GET OUT) – if you are in close proximity to an armed assailant and are able to get away
HIDE (LOCKDOWN) – if you cannot flee, or do not know the location of the active assailant, hide in a locked or barricaded room
FIGHT – if confronted by the active assailant, as a last resort, fight for survival
As a last resort, fight for your life.
An Official Message ALL CLEAR NOTIFICATION will be sent via CBU Alert & Alertus instructing the Campus Community that the emergency is over and the campus can resume normal operations.
All Cape Breton University buildings are serviced with emergency power. In the event of a power failure, emergency power operates lights and other essential systems so building occupants can evacuate safely. In some buildings, emergency power will operate for only 20 minutes.
If there is a power failure after Sunset
An Official Message ALL CLEAR NOTIFICATION will be sent via CBU Alert & Alertus instructing the Campus Community that the power has been restored and the campus can resume normal operations
Department: Risk Management
Phone:
(782) 777-0191
Email: Lee_Pressey@cbu.ca