Since no one can predict exactly when & where an emergency will occur, being prepared is everyone's responsibility - including yours! You should always be prepared to take steps to maintain your safety during an emergency. Panicking or not knowing how to react is a major obstacle to a safe & successful response. Advanced planning & preparation are the most effective ways of ensuring you'll be able to respond calmly & effectively in an emergency. Here are some simple steps you can take to help you be prepared for any campus emergency.

 Faculty

• Add additional contact information to SOU Alert - cell numbers, home phone numbers, and alternate email. http://www.sou.edu/sou-alert/
• Make sure your administrator has your contact information.
• Make sure Human Resource has your current home address, home phone number, and emergency notification information.
• Know more than one way to evacuate out of the buildings you teach in.
• Understand your responsibility in a campus lockdown.
• Talk to any students/coworkers with disabilities and establish a plan in case of the need to evacuate.
• Anchor your furniture over 42", and don't have tall furniture or bookcases near an exit.
• Store heavy items at floor level.
• Back up important class documents.
• Discuss emergency procedures with every class at the start of each term.
• Review SOU's Emergency Procedures at least once a term. http://www.sou.edu/security/emergency_procedures.html

Staff

• Add additional contact information to SOU Alert - cell numbers, home phone numbers, and alternate email. http://www.sou.edu/sou-alert/
• Make sure your supervisor has your contact information.
• Confirm Human Resource has your current home address, home phone number, and emergency notification information.
• Know more than one way to evacuate out of the buildings you work in.
• Understand your responsibility in a campus lockdown.
• Talk to any students/coworkers with disabilities and establish a plan in case of the need to evacuate.
• Anchor your furniture over 42", and don't have tall furniture or bookcases near an exit.
• Store heavy items at floor level.
• Review SOU's Emergency Procedures at least once a term.  http://www.sou.edu/security/emergency_procedures.html