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Information in the case of an emergency
In the event of an emergency, the SEAS and Harvard community will be notified by way of Web, e-mail, and voicemail. In most cases, the Harvard University homepage, FAS, and/or SEAS will broadcast an alert outlining a response. Call 911 for any situation that requires immediate police, fire or medical response to preserve life or property.Reporting an Emergency
Important Phone Numbers
Emergency Guide
H1N1 (Swine Flu)
Harvard University Health Services continues to monitor H1N1 flu activity nationwide and within the local community. Public health officials expect the H1N1 influenza virus to spread widely in the United States during the next flu season.
The best way to stay healthy is to practice good hygiene: Wash your hands often with soap and water or hand sanitizer such as Purell and cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze to protect others. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth to avoid spreading infection. It will be important to get immunized against the seasonal flu by receiving the traditional seasonal flu vaccine. HUHS will be holding its seasonal flu vaccination clinics beginning Tuesday, September 8. A vaccine specifically for H1N1 is expected to be available late in the fall in the form of a two-part immunization, which will require two injections. When this vaccine becomes available, HUHS will be administering it to the community according to CDC guidelines.
Fire Safety
Please take a moment to review the standard fire safety procedures as well as the Emergency Exit Routes that are posted in the hallways so that you're familiar with the primary and secondary exit routes and the designated meeting places for each building. Below are the designated meeting areas for SEAS buildings.
- Gordon McKay Labs front lawn Pierce Hall
- Pierce Hall front lawn Pierce Hall
- Maxwell Dworkin front lawn Pierce Hall
- Cruft Labs back parking lot Pierce Hall
- ESL front lawn Conant Hall
- 60 Oxford St. front lawn Perkins Hall
Laboratory Safety and Emergencies
The SEAS/Physics/EPS Safety Committee oversees laboratory safety. Its charter is to improve the safety environment for its constituent faculty, staff, and students. This is accomplished by providing training and by disseminating other pertinent information that helps ensure that research and teaching are conducted in as safe a manner as possible.
The Committee is also responsible for ensuring that appropriate safety equipment is available and that prudent practices are employed in the operation of our laboratories.
Important Phone Numbers
All members of the Harvard community may sign up for an automatic
emergency alert system. We strongly encourage ALL
members of the SEAS community to do so. With the possibility of inclement weather, especially during the
winter months, SEAS members should familiarize themselves with the
relevant policies. SEAS follows the same
inclement weather policies as the University and the Faculty of Arts
and Sciences. In general, SEAS' teaching and research activities will
continue during inclement weather. The official inclement
weather policy states that since most of Harvard’s student body and
faculty live in close proximity to the college, Harvard rarely declares
a University-wide weather emergency (that is, closes). When
there is bad weather, all members are expected to make every effort to
be at work. When severe weather conditions make travel to work
inadvisable or difficult (a concern for personal health or safety or
responsibility for a child or other dependent, which, for example, may
be complicated by school closings or elder-care placement problems),
working remotely or an absence may be the most suitable course of
action. Please use your own discretion in such cases and, if appropriate, discuss your plans with your manager or adviser. NOTE:
Employees who choose to stay at home and not work will normally be
expected to cover the absence with vacation or personal time. In such
cases, a manager and staff member should agree as to how the absence
will be recorded; that is, whether the time should be made up or taken
as a vacation or personal day. For the latest information about
the status of university operations during inclement weather, please
contact the University Weather and Special Conditions line at (49)
6-NEWS (6397) for information or visit the Harvard homepage at
www.harvard.edu. No information means business as usual. If you have any further questions regarding the inclement weather policies, please inquire with the Human Resources Office.
Harvard University’s Community Emergency Notification System
https://messageme.harvard.edu/
If
you sign up for text message alerts you will
be automatically notified in the event of an extreme emergency anywhere
at Harvard University. A text message-capable cell phone and eCommons
ID or Harvard University ID number is required to sign up. Please note
that this system will only be utilized during extremely urgent
situations that require instant communication.Snow/Travel Emergencies
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