Report an emergency.
Utility Outage/Elevator Failure
Immediate Actions
- Immediately report utility failures during regular work hours (Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) to the Facilities at 678.407.5900.
- Immediately report utility failures after regular work hours, on weekends and on holidays to Facilities at 404.643.3949 / 678.507.6012 and Public Safety at 678.407.5333.
Power Outage
- Report the outage to Facilities and Public Safety.
- Help co-workers in darkened areas move to safer locations.
- Unplug personal computers, appliances and non-essential electrical equipment.
- Open windows for additional light and ventilation.
- Check building elevators for stranded personnel. Advise Public Safety of locations of disabled elevators.
- Follow the instructions provided by Facilities/Public Safety.
Water Outage
- Report the outage to Facilities and Public Safety.
- Follow the instructions provided by Facilities /Public Safety.
Gas Leaks
- Evacuate the area immediately.
- DO NOT attempt to shut off or manipulate valves.
- DO NOT pull fire alarm, touch light switches or engage electrical equipment.
- Activate building emergency notification procedures to ensure everyone in the building is notified.
- Call Facilities and Public Safety to report the problem.
- DO NOT switch on lights or any other electrical equipment.
- Do not smoke within 500 feet of the leak.
- If leak is outside, DO NOT remove any vehicles from the immediate area until cleared by Public Safety.
- Account for all building personnel once outside and wait for further instructions from Public Safety.
Elevator Failure
- An officer will be dispatched to the building in case of an elevator entrapment to assess the situation.
- Remain calm and await the arrival of an elevator service technician.
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