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January 2006 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Download a PDF version of this page Each office should have a full list of emergency procedures on the back of the office door.  Please take the time to read them.   If you cannot locate the procedures please contact the Chief or Deputy Chief Warden (see list below) ANU Security number is 52249 EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES If you hear an emergency alarm: stop work upon hearing the emergency alarm 1.                   turn off electrical devices 2.                   close doors and windows to isolate the fire and smoke, but do not lock 3.                   exit the building taking keys and valuables with you If a Zone Warden (see list below) is in attendance, follow their instructions. Lifts are not to be used. 4.                   assemble at the Assembly Point outside the main entrance of the Coombs Building 5.                   do not re-enter the building until clearance is given   FIRE If you discover a fire: 1.                   alert others in the area, including your Zone Warden (see list below) if possible 2.                   ring the ACT Fire Brigade on 0 000 immediately 3.                   contact ANU Security on 52249 and give the following information: a.       what is burning b.       exact location of fire (building, floor, room number) c.       your name and phone extension 4.                   if no alarm is sounding, find and operate Break Glass Alarm at Fire Panel If a Zone Warden (see list below) is in attendance, follow their instructions. Lifts are not to be used. 5.                   assemble at the Assembly Point outside the main entrance of the Coombs Building 6.                   do not re-enter the building until clearance is given   POWDER THREAT If you think you have received or discovered a unknown substance (powdery), you must   1.                   inform your Chief Warden (see list below) or ANU Security (xtn 52249) immediately; 2.                   isolate the substance; you can put something over it like a bin; 3.                   isolate yourself and any others who may have come into direct contact with the substance; 4.                   try to wash your hands and face; 5.                   Keep your phone line open; make sure that Security or your Chief warden knows your extension; 6.                   refrain from eating or drinking until the all clear is given (may hamper medical treatment if required); 7.                   in the first instance of receiving a powder threat, ANU Security (ph: 52249) with the assistance of the ANU Fire Safety Officer will a.       secure the perimeter of the building.  No personnel will be allowed in or out of the building b.       ensure the suspect article is contained and that the area has been cordoned off c.       liaise with security and emergency services; 8.                   once the Police arrive they will talk to the affected persons(s) to ascertain the level of threat; 9.                   if the ACT Fire Brigade attends, they will send in fire fighters in full chemical suits to obtain a sample of the powder; 10.               this then goes to the Canberra hospital for testing.  If the result of the test is positive, all the occupants will be bussed to the Canberra hospital for treatment; 11.               the whole process can take up to five hours.   BOMB THREAT PROCEDURES If you receive a bomb threat:   1.                   keep the caller on the line and obtain as much information as possible – type of device; location; time of detonation etc; 2.                   don’t hang up, even if the caller hangs up – it may be possible to trace the call; 3.                   use the bomb threat check list which is included in the emergency pack for every office in the building; 4.                   on a separate phone contact ANU Security (xtn 52249) and the Chief Warden (see list below). ANU Security and/or your Chief Warden will direct further action.   Fire Wardens Fire Wardens for the Coombs Building and Coombs extension are as follows:   Section Name Telephone Extension Email contact Head Fire Warden Sue Lawrence 52186 Sue.Lawrence@anu.edu.au Deputy Head Fire Warden Matthew Rigney 59711 Matthew.Rigney@anu.edu.au Deputy Head Fire Warden Peter Horsburgh 50113 Peter.Horsburgh@anu.edu.au   Tony James 54430 Tony.James@anu.edu.au   Dan Neale 54430 Dan.Neale@anu.edu.au 2001-2019 RSSS Gr Fl Bev Biglia 54849 Bev.Biglia@anu.edu.au 2020-2041 Economics RSSS Gr Fl Christine Treadwell 52387 Christine.Treadwell@anu.edu.au 2101-2113A CDI/Political Science RSSS 2nd Fl Sally Thompson 50605 Sally.Thompson@anu.edu.au 2114-2133 Political Science/Economics RSSS 2nd Fl Mary Hapel 52134 Mary.Hapel@anu.edu.au 2130-2145A ADB RSSS 2nd Fl Edna Kauffman 52676 Edna.Kauffman@anu.edu.au 2201-2218,20,22,24 3202-3227 4101-4117-3205 Law and Philosophy RSSS 3rd Fl Dianne Crosse 52341 Dianne.Crosse@anu.edu.au 2219-2237 Demography and Sociology RSSS 3rd Fl Milissa Haberschusz 52307 Milissa.Haberschusz@anu.edu.au 3001-Computer Area Gr Fl Darryl Cram 53654 Darryl.Cram@anu.edu.au 3004- 3027 Economics RSSS Grd Fl Darryl Cram 53654 Darryl.Cram@anu.edu.au 3102-3129 History RSSS 2nd Fl Karen Smith 52354 Karen.Smith@anu.edu.au 2236-2244, 3220,22,24,26,29,31,33 Demography and Sociology RSSS Maria Lezuo 53032 Maria.Lezuo@anu.edu.au Director’s Suites Jeannie Haxell 59608 Jeannie.Haxell@anu.edu.au 4027-4053 Assorted Areas Gr Fl Christel Cools 50124 Christel@coombs.anu.edu.au 4118-4149 PAH 2nd Fl Marian Weeks/ 53140 Marion.Weeks@anu.edu.au   Maxine McArthur 53162 Maxine.Mcarthur@anu.edu.au 4201-4247 PAH 3rd Fl Dorothy McIntosh 52315 Dorothy.McIntosh@anu.edu.au   Oanh Collins 53106 collins@coombs.anu.edu.au 5001-5037 RMAP Gr Fl Margo Davies 59978 Margo.Davies@anu.edu.au   Alison Francis 54240 Alison.Francis@anu.edu.au 5101-5112 Pol & Soc Ch 2nd Fl Ella Tan 54790 Ella.Tan@anu.edu.au 5113-5146 Inter Rel 2nd Fl Amy Chen 53104 Amy.Chen@anu.edu.au   Farnaz Salehzadeh 52167 Farnaz.Salehzadeh@anu.edu.au   Peta Hill 53104 Peta.Hill@anu.edu.au 5201-5228 Hum Geog 3rd Fl Winfred Loy Mike Bourke 52234 54345 Winifred.Loy@anu.edu.au Mike.Bourke@anu.edu.au 5230 – 5242Hum Geog 3rd Fl Paul Brugman 53830 Paul.Brugman@anu.edu.au 5227-5244 Cartography Anthony Bright Kay Dancey 54784 52230 Anthony Bright@anu.edu.au Kay.Dancey@anu.edu.au Tea Room, 1001-1010     Director’s suites Adriana Van Kleeff   Receptionist   53299     52183 Adriana.Kleeff@anu.edu.au Seminar Room A, & 7001-7013 Dianne Bayley 52336 Dianne.Bayley@anu.edu.au Lecture Theatre and toilets Gr Fl & 7014-7027 Peter Horsburgh 50113 Peter.Horsburgh@anu.edu.au Garages and workshops Darren Boyd 54289 Darren.Boyd@anu.edu.au 7101-7144 Econ Pas 2nd Fl Sandra Zec 50302 Sandra.Zec@anu.edu.au   Karen Guest 53794 Karen.Guest@anu.edu.au   Kurt Richards Karen Nulty Nicole Mies 52681 50302 54442 Kurt.Richards@anu.edu.au Karen.Nulty@anu.edu.au Nicole.Mies@anu.edu.au 7213-7231 Anth 3rd Fl Fritha Jones 52195 Fritha.Jones@anu.edu.au 7230-7241 Anth 3rd Fl Fay Castles 52162 Fay.Castles@anu.edu.au 1201-1213 & 7201-7212 Ling Julie Manley 52742 Julie.Manley@anu.edu.au 63 Lab Wing Top Floor ANH Gillian Atkin/   54342 Gillian.Atkin@anu.edu.au   Dominique O'Dea 54361 Dominique.Odea@anu.edu.au   61 Lab Wing Middle ANH Sharon Donohue 53040 Sharon.Donohue@anu.edu.au     Geoff Hope 53282 Geoffrey.Hope@anu.edu.au 60 Lab Wing Lower ANH   Lab Wing Total Darren Boyd   Simon Haberle Janelle Stevenson 54289   53373 53153 Darren.Boyd@anu.edu.au   Simon.Haberle@anu.edu.au Janelle.Stevenson@anu.edu.au

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