CAMPUS
LOCKDOWN PROTOCOL
In case of a natural or
man-made event whether internal or external in nature that results in an
emergency situation, A CAMPUS EMERGENCY LOCKDOWN
WILL BE INITIATED.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
1.
TOTAL LOCKDOWN will be initiated in cases of
extreme events or life threatening situations both internal and external in
nature.
2.
RAID
Team and Quick Reaction Force (QRF) activated.
3.
All gates will be closed/locked but manned by
security guards.
4.
All persons and vehicles will not be allowed
to enter or to leave the campus.
5.
RAID Team will assess the nature and degree of
the emergency and will decide on the stages of activation or elevate it to VP
for Administration and President6.
Emergency Calls to the Fire department,
Police, Military and other law enforcement agencies will immediately be done
depending on the nature and degree of the emergency or upon the discretion of RAID,
ADMC, or the President.
7.
Faculty members may instruct students to
contact their parents immediately and to inform them of their situation and to
give specific instructions on their exact location, meeting place and to bring
a valid ID.
8.
In cases of bombing, sporadic firing or intermittent
shelling, the guards manning the gates will be pulled back a few meters for
safety reasons and establish a secondary line of defense but within visual
sight of their area of responsibility.
9.SAFETY AREAS: Students, Faculty, Staff, visitors and Guests
outside of classrooms and offices but in campus will be directed to proceed
immediately to the following safety areas:
BC Lobby
College building/Quadrangle Xavier ground floor LRC building/
Quadrangle MPCC/Backfield
10. ADZU vehicles will be allowed entry depending
on the situation.
Vehicle
entry points (Case to Case basis)
Gate 1 – All ADZU vehicles, Faculty,
Staff, and other official government vehicles with clearance from USO (i.e.
City Mayor, Police, Ambulance, SOCO, TFZ, etc.)
11.
All medical needs may be coursed thru the
Medical Emergency Team or Infirmary.
12.
STAND DOWN: The all clear signal is one
long ringing of the university bell or announcement in the PA system by the
President or members of the UNSC. If
electricity is off, a long whistle on the megaphone will be sounded. It is
expected that all will go back to their places of origin
13.
Use of telephone lines / ICOM radios should be
kept at a very minimum level to allow fast transmittal of calls to concerned
offices. Faculty, Staff and Students are discouraged from using the phone in
inquiring about the status of the situation except in extreme life threatening
situations or due to medical emergencies.
SPECIFIC PROVISISIONS DURING
LOCKDOWN
1. HOLDING AREA FOR PARENTS: Parents
wanting to fetch their children must present a valid ID before being allowed
entry and to proceed to the holding area;
SHS
PARENTS HOLDING AREA:
Entrance
to the campus – SHS entrance gates/Gate 5
Exit
– all SHS exit gates or gate 2,3,4,5 (If available)
Holding
Area – All SHS hallways
Coordinate
with OSS and Class Moderators for release of students
Parents can pick up their children inside the classrooms
only after
being cleared by the OSS and the respective class
moderators.
COLLEGE PARENTS HOLDING AREA AND OTHER UNITS
Entrance into the campus –
Gate 2
Exit – Gate 2 or Gates 1,3,4,5
(Optional)
Holding Area – Quadrangle area
in College and LRC buildings
Coordinate with the
DSA/Unit/Office for the location of students
2.
Optional exit points at gate 3, 4 and 5 will
be considered if the need arises but will depend upon the recommendation of the
ADCG-RAID Team and approve by the University Security Council or the president.
3.
For first aid or medical needs, the infirmary
will be designated as the medical headquarters.
In case of extreme medical emergency, the nursing laboratory located in
the 2nd floor of the BC building will be utilized pending the
transport of patients to the nearest hospital.
4.
In case a crisis that occurs after curfew, the
security guards will implement campus lockdown and secure all buildings and
their occupants. The decision on the
courses of action to undertake will depend on the highest ranking administrator
in campus (i.e. President, Rector, Dorm Supervisor, Senior Faculty member, Head
of security). Security guard drivers
will be on placed standby.
