The Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee is pleased to present the first annual UPEI Safety Week, October 23–27. The week-long schedule of educational and fun activities is designed to create awareness and encourage all faculty, staff and students to develop and maintain a safe study and work environment year-round. We encourage everyone to participate! For each attendance at an education session, participants will receive a ballot that will go into a draw for a two-person, 72-hour emergency kit. In addition, one person at each session will win a safety-themed prize. Here is the line-up for day one:

Are You Prepared for an Emergency? – presented by Cindy MacDougall, Emergency Management Coordinator, UPEI; Monday, October 23, 12:05–12:55 pm, KMB 211
If an emergency happens, it may take emergency workers some time to reach you. Could you look after yourself and your family for three days if no services were available and emergency responders couldn’t get to you? Emergencies may be beyond our control, but we can reduce the risk and the impact. There are three simple steps to become better prepared: know the risks; make a plan; get an emergency kit.

Floor/Area Warden Training – presented by Mark Pharand, Manager of Security Services, Monday, October 23, 3:00–4:00 pm, ICC 104
Are you a floor or area warden for your building? Do you know what to do if there is a building evacuation? Do you have questions about your role as a warden or the evacuation procedures for your building? This session will review UPEI’s building evacuation procedures and the roles of building plan administrator, floor/area warden, and guardian.