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Emergencies

Western Carolina University has established processes and procedures for various types of emergencies. These include local procedures such as those regarding the on campus siren warning system and sheltering in place during campus wide emergencies such as a shooting to what steps to follow with regard to employee injuries and what steps are required of managers and supervisors with regard to safety requirements of specific types of workers on campus.

EMERGENCIES:

Every employee needs to register in the emergency notification system (CatTracker) the police department has established. This ensures you receive emergency information through your campus email.

Every employee needs to know what the campus wide siren signals mean. There is a guide on the WCU police web site.

Police Emergency number - 828-227-8911

Campus wide emergencies – WCU Police Department
Reporting suspicious activities
Crime alerts

WCU Emergency Preparedness web site

Where employees can go to receive information during an actual emergency:

Emergency information will be disseminated through multiple media outlets in order to reach as many members of our community as possible. If staff is made aware of an emergency by a supervisor, email or through the activation of the siren system they can seek updates from the Emergency Information web page, tuning into WWCU radio station and continuing to monitor email for changing conditions and updated information.

WORK SAFETY:

Employee safety requirements - includes Manager’s, Supervisor’s and Employee's responsibilities regarding safe work

Worker's Compensation - Includes Manager’s, Supervisor’s and Employee's responsibilities regarding injuries