If the campus-wide siren sounds, do the following:
If those options are not available, call 581-INFO (581-4636) to listen to a recorded message with more information.
This is the basic employee response plan for emergencies on campus. Each department has an area-specific plan detailing alarm systems, major hazards, exit routes, rally points and specific responsibilities. Contact your supervisor for a copy of your plan.
Evacuate
Upon the sounding of the alarm or detection of an emergency that requires evacuation.
Alert Others
If you are the person that detects the emergency you should verbally warn others in the area, activate the evacuation alarm system, and call public safety from a safe place. (911 from a campus phone or 581-4040 from your cell phone.)
Rally Point
Evacuate to your department designated Rally Point and stay there until released by your supervisor.
Use of Emergency Equipment
It is policy to evacuate the building immediately in case of a fire or other emergency. Only those people who are specifically trained may use emergency equipment
For Further Information
Contact your supervisor or call Safety and Environmental Management 1-4055 and on the Web at www2.umaine.edu/SEM.
If you require an ambulance call: 911
Give the dispatcher the following information:
Render assistance to others, only if you can do so safely, have been trained in first aid, and can utilize the proper personal protective equipment. Do not move an injured person unless they are in immediate danger. If possible meet the ambulance or have someone meet the ambulance and guide the responders to the injured person.
There are public Automatic Emergency Defibrillators (AED) located in the Maine Center for the Arts near the ticket office, at Fogler Library next to information booth, in the Memorial Union near the information booth and in the hallway between the Field House and the Pit in the Memorial Gymnasium. The AED is identified by and contained in a white box with a blue label.
In the event of a fire emergency follow your area-specific emergency action plan. Activate the alarm system and call 911 from a safe place. Fires can be prevented by following proper procedures including: proper storage and use of flammable chemicals, and good housekeeping. Hands-on fire extinguisher training is available from Facilities Management, call 1-3049 for further information. For more information about fire prevention and plans call Safety and Environmental Management at 1-4055 and on the Web at www2.umaine.edu/SEM
To report a crime in progress such as a fight, a theft, or suspicious activity call 911. Tell the dispatcher:
Non-Emergency
To report a crime that has already occurred, please call the Public Safety dispatcher at 1-4040. If you want information on Crime Prevention or registration of valuable property, please call the crime prevention officer at 1-4036. Also available on the Web at www.umaine.edu/publicsafety
The Security in an Academic Environment Policy available at the Safety and Environmental Management website at www2.umaine.edu/SEM addresses security for the University of Maine.
Follow your area-specific emergency action plan.
Most spills can be prevented by proper transport, storage, and use of chemicals. Do not clean up a chemical spill unless you have received specific chemical spill clean-up training and can perform the clean-up safely. For further information see your supervisor or call Safety and Environmental Management at 1-4055 and on the Web at www2.umaine.edu/SEM
All known or suspected petroleum products spills (to include gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel, etc.) and gas leaks (to include LP, Chlorine, etc.) are to be promptly reported to the Public Safety Department by calling 911 from a safe place. When calling, be specific as to the building and location of the spill or leak. Precautions should be taken to prevent and contain leaks and spills.
What to do in the event of a bomb threat:
1. If you receive information about a bomb in a University building,
2. Appropriate units will be dispatched to the threatened building to conduct a quiet search or to evacuate the building, as the University Public Safety deems necessary.
Follow your area-specific emergency action plan.
If an explosion occurs in your building, evacuate immediately. Do not re-enter the building until it is declared safe by the authorities.
Employees working in areas where radioactive materials are used must receive appropriate instructions for handling emergencies.
In the event of an incident involving ionizing radiation or radioactive materials:
For further information consult the Radiation Safety Program at www2.umaine.edu/SEM or call Safety and Environmental Management at 1-4055.
HANDICAPPED, EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
What to do in the event of a fire, explosion, or chemical release emergency:
Follow your area-specific emergency action plan.
If you are unable to evacuate the building:
If you need an accommodation to carry out your area-specific emergency action plan, please identify that need to your supervisor so that arrangements can be made. Further assistance can be obtained from Safety and Environmental Management at 1-4055.
WORKPLACE INJURIES & ILLNESSES
All work related injuries/illnesses (whether they result in medical attention or not) are reported to Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc (CCMSI), the administrator of the UMaine’s workers’ compensation/employee injuries and illnesses claims. For information regarding this service, contact UMaine Human Resources (Employee Health and Benefits Office) at 581-2360.
There is an on-line injury/illness reporting system here, but until supervisors are trained on the new on-line reporting system, supervisors will report the injury/illness by fax using the Workers’ Compensation Incident Report form available here.
Fax the completed incident report form to Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc (CCMSI) at 347-7099.
Students Routine Medical Aid:
Report to Cutler Health Center (west side of building toward Bennett Hall). Please refer to our website for hours of operation.
After Hours and Weekend Care
Clinicians are also available after hours and on weekends. These services may be provided at EMMC Orono Family Medicine, located on Kelly Road in Orono, or at Walk-In Care, located on Union Street in Bangor. Please call 207-581-4000, to get in touch with our after hour on call service
Flu
Good health habits are an important way to help prevent the Flu:
For more information check the CDC website at www.cdc.gov
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease is found in many areas of New England and has now spread to Maine. This is a potentially debilitating disease spread by deer ticks. More information on this disease can be obtained from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention website at http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/health.shtml
West Nile Virus (WNV)
WNV is a disease that can lead to an infection called encephalitis (swelling of the brain). WNV is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Most mosquito bites do not lead to WNV because very few mosquitoes are infected. However, people over 50 and those with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for serious illness from WNV infection. More information can be obtained from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/health.shtml
Rabies/Animal Bites
If you or someone else has been bitten by a wild or domestic animal, report the incident to Public Safety at 911 immediately. Identify the animal by kind, size, color and place the animal was last seen. Medical attention needs to be obtained immediately and follow ups must be conducted to ensure the safety of UMaine faculty, staff and students.
Suspicious Animal Behavior: Animals exhibiting aggressive behavior or if you suspect an animal has rabies. Symptoms of rabies may include: an animal that is obviously sick; is exhibiting unusual behavior; or has died under mysterious circumstances. Do not move or otherwise touch the animal. Notify the UMaine Public Safety office at 911.
Human Bodily Fluids
If you discover what you suspect is blood or other bodily fluids:
All weekday gas, water, or electric utility interruptions on the Orono Campus should be reported to the Work Control Center at 1-4400. On nights and weekends, report interruptions to the Public Safety dispatcher at 1-4040. If it is necessary to shut off gas, water, or electricity to points on campus, the Facilities Management staff will give advance notice, if possible, to all building managers affected.
When electrical power is lost:
Emergencies on the Orono campus requiring the services of the Facilities Management shops should be reported to the Work Control Center at 1-4400. The shops include the Carpenter Shop; Electrical Shop; Locksmith Shop; Paint Shop (for glass); Plumbing Shop (includes propane gas); and Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Roofing, Grounds and Garage.
If there is no answer at the above number, call the Public Safety dispatcher at 1-4040.
Asbestos and lead containing building materials have been identified in buildings on campus built prior to 1980. Asbestos is most often a component of the following building materials: ceiling tiles and their adhesives, floor tiles and their adhesives, duct installation and tapes, laboratory counter tops, fume hoods, and pipe insulation. Not all types and forms of these materials contain asbestos. It is important that you do not disturb these materials by moving, removing, breaking, cracking or dismantling them. Contact the OFM Asbestos and Lead Project Manager for an assessment should you encounter these materials in poor condition or damaged. Lead is most often found in interior and exterior paints used on older buildings on campus. Should you encounter peeling paints, please contact the Asbestos and Lead Project Manager for assessment.
Neither asbestos nor lead pose health risks when they are intact, such as intact floor tiles, ceiling tile, or pipe insulation or paint.
Asbestos and Lead Project Manager: 1-3063
SHELTER-IN-PLACE EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS
Shelter-in-place is a method of self-protection from airborne contaminants. In the case of a release of toxic airborne material, shelter-in-place can be more effective than an evacuation. The following check list should be used when a shelter-in-place is ordered:
(This is not an alternative to evacuating a building when the alarm sounds, shelter-in-place only when directed to do so by authorities.)
If you receive a package or letter that you suspect may be a terrorist threat, then: