Policies and Procedures on Emergency Management at Deakin
Deakin University
Deakin's approach to Emergency Management
Deakin University acknowledges its responsibility to provide a safe work place to its students, staff and visitors across all its four campuses. As part of the process of meeting this obligation, the University is committed to emergency management planning.
The Emergency
Management Framework Operational Policy and the Emergency
Management Framework Operational Procedure provides an overview of the
overall arrangements to handle most of the tactical aspects in the event
of an emergency.
The Emergency
Management Plan (85KB) provides a detailed description of Deakin's
arrangements for preparing, responding to and recovering from a major physical
emergency.
Below are policies and procedures created to protect students and staff, University assets, ensure continuity of critical business services and to protect its image and reputation.
Physical or OH&S Events
Interruption to the University's Business Services
Events
Image or Reputation Impact Events
Emergency Prompts
Other Relevant Policies and Procedures
Physical or OH&S events (only available to staff)
Physical or OH&S events such as a fire, a flood, an explosion, a chemical spill, a hostage situation, a shooting or a biological incident. Details of how the University prepares and responds to these types of events are contained in the following policies and procedures:
Interruption to the University's business services events
Interruption to the University’s business services events such as an illegal attack on the University’s network or a lengthy outage of the University’s IT processing capability. Details of how the University prepares and responds to these types of events are contained in The Guide:
Image or reputation impact event
Image or reputation impact event such as claims about fraudulent research results or wide spread and pervasive cheating. Details of how the University prepares and responds to these types of events are contained in:
In the event of an emergency, the smooth execution of emergency control procedures can be achieved only if everyone is familiar with what is expected of them. So, please familiarise yourself with the Prompt relevant to you:
Other Relevant Policies and Procedures
