- If you discover a fire inside a building:Remain calm.
- Raise the alarm.
- Collect any immediate possessions.
- Leave the building by the most direct, marked, exit route. Do not use lifts. Do not run.
- Proceed to the assembly area designated for that building.
- Obey instruction from wardens, security officer and emergency personnel.
- Do not return to an evacuated building until the all clear is given.
If the building evacuation alarm system sounds follow steps 3 to 7 above. Please see further detail under the QUT Emergency Procedures Manual.
Shelter in Place
- This is the safe containment of people in a secure environment during an emergency situation.
- Shelter in Place is a valid alternative to an orderly evacuation in situations such as
- an external toxic gas cloud
- civil disorder on campus
- airborn debris in a high wind, weather situation
- hail storm.
- Depending on the conditions, the safest alternative action i.e. to evacuate or shelter in place should be considered.