Workplace Safety Programs
Learn about building evacuations and inspections and fire prevention.
How You Can Prepare
Preparation Checklist
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Update Your Information
Review and update your contact information using this guide in order to ensure that you receive timely information in the event of a threat to safety affecting the University.
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Identify Exits
Familiarize yourself with multiple exits so an alternate exit can be used in the event the closest one is not useable. Know your evacuation routes and assembly areas.
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Learn Procedures
Review the emergency procedures outlined below and your department's emergency procedures, if applicable.
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Display Educational Flyer
Consider displaying the "What to Do in an Emergency" flyer in your office or other common areas within your department/unit as a quick reference. Alternatively, screenshot or save to your phone.
8.5 x 11 inches: the standard for everyday office printouts and academic documents
11 x 17 inches: the recommended size for best overall size and legibility of elements
Emergency Procedures
Planning for and responding to incidents involving individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill or injure people. 
What to do in the event of a bomb threat and how to identify a potentially harmful package--and how to report it. 
Responding quickly and finding safe exits. 
Whom to call and what initial steps you can take to assist. 
Finding safe ground and seeking shelter during tornadoes, floods and earthquakes. 
Initial steps to keep yourself safe in the event of a gas leak. 
Keeping safe during brief instances of electrical outages. 
Learn more about unacceptable workplace behavior, when to report it and how to deescalate.
Campus Resources
- University Emergency Updates: Check the University's current emergency status.
- Emergency Management:
- Contact us if you have questions or want more information.
- Emergency Management contacts
- University Police Non-Emergency:
- Phone: From any campus phone: x 456; Evanston: (847) 491-3456; Chicago: (312) 503-3456
- Email: universitypolice@northwestern.edu
- Facilities Repairs:
- Phone: Evanston: (847) 491-5201; Chicago: (312) 503-8000
- Email: facilities@northwestern.edu
- Information Technology Repairs:
- Phone: From any campus phone: x 611; (847) 491-4357 (HELP)
- Email: consultant@northwestern.edu
- Main University:
- Phone: Evanston: (847) 491-3741; Chicago: (312) 503-8649