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  • EMERGENCY GUIDELINES
    • Natural Hazards
    • Physical Threats
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Hazardous Material Incident/Suspicious Odor

Hazardous Materials Emergencies

  • An outlined square contains a rhombus shape divided into 4. Each segment has different hues of the color red. The icon mimics the international symbol and diagram of the Hazardous Materials Classification. In this context, it illustrates the “Hazmat Release Response” from the category “Hazardous Materials Emergencies” of the emergency guidelines.
    Before, During and After a Hazmat Release
  • An outlined square contains the abstract icon and silhouette of a gas mask with three breathers. One circle breather in the front and two more to the sides. It illustrates “Exposure” from the category “Hazardous Materials Emergencies” of the emergency guidelines.
    Oil, Chemical or Biological Spill
  • An outlined square contains the abstract icon on a pipe broken in the middle. Inclined thin lines directly above the broken part connotes warning. The conjunction of these images connotes a broken gas pipe. It illustrates “Gas Leak” from the category “Hazardous Materials Emergencies” of the emergency guidelines.
    Suspicious Odors, Gas, or Chemical Fumes

EMERGENCY GUIDELINES

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  • Natural Hazards
    • Earthquake
    • Extreme Heat
    • Flooding
    • Tornados
    • Winter Storms and Extreme Cold
  • Physical Threats
    • Acts of Violence or Threatening Behavior
    • Active Threat/Shooter
    • Bomb Threat
    • Suspicious Package/Mail/Email
    • Suspicious Person
  • Evacuation Procedures
    • Accountability
    • Areas of Rescue Assistance
    • Building Evacuation
    • Floor Coordinators
    • Persons with disabilities
    • Shelter-in-Place
      • Security Threat (Lockdown)
      • Severe Weather
      • Storm Refugee Areas
  • Medical Emergency/Illness or Injury
    • Medical Emergency
    • Infectious Diseases
  • Hazardous Material Incident/Suspicious Odor
    • Before, During and After a Hazmat Release
    • Oil, Chemical or Biological Spill
    • Suspicious Odors, Gas or Chemical Fumes
  • Facilities/Operations
    • Elevator Entrapment
    • Fire (candles, cooking, smoking)
      • If you discover fire on your floor
      • Fire Alarm
      • Using a Fire Extinguisher
    • Power Outage/Utility Failure
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Emergency Response Guidelines

  • Active Threat/Shooter
  • Building Evacuation
  • Extreme Heat
  • Fire (candles, cooking, smoking)
  • Shelter-in-Place

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1140 S. Paulina St.
Phone: (312) 355-3340
ready@uic.edu

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