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Sheltering in Place


An emergency situation such as a hazardous materials release, major storm, terrorism incident, etc. may require that university personnel take shelter in their facility:

 

Identify safe areas within the facility (preferably interior, windowless rooms) in which to take shelter

 

Bring your emergency kit with you into the shelter area

 

DO NOT use basement areas during a hazardous materials release incident

 

Close exterior windows and turn off heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in the event of hazardous materials incidents requiring sheltering in place

 

Establish a “duty desk” for the facility to monitor communications, handle requests from building occupants, coordinate the distribution and use of resources, etc.
     

Departments that wish to stock emergency equipment and supplies for use in emergency sheltering situations in their facilities should consider the items listed below. In planning for such a situation remember that very few emergencies requiring sheltering would last more than 24 hours.

     
  Bottled water, one gallon per person per day (replace every 6 months)
  Flashlights with extra batteries
  AM/FM radio with extra batteries
  First aid kit
  Personal hygiene items
  Disinfectant and household chlorine bleach
  Non-perishable food in cans or sealed metal or plastic containers (replace every 6 months) and utensils/paper plates, etc.

 

Plastic buckets with tight lids (for use as emergency toilet)



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Rutgers University

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Dial 9-1-1

From a University Phone
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Dial 9-1-1

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