NSTP 1 CWTS MODULE: 9 CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY

• 1987 Philippine Constitution

  Article 2 Declaration of Principles and State Policies

  
  

  National Security as enshrined in the Philippine Constitution is the responsibility of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, which aims to secure the sovereignty of the State and the integrity of the national security.
• Campus Security Measures include implementation of pedestrian security, installation of physical and human barriers, and enforcement of control.
• Villasoto, Herminigildo, etc., (2018) Human Person
• CWTS 1
• Worktext for College Students, Second Edition
• Stay inside the vehicle until the tremor subsides
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• Organization of the Campus Emergency Management involves a Chairperson responsible for coordinating the efforts of all the teams under the calamity-Disaster Control Group.
• Physical security involves the protection of the plant or building facilities and members of the academic community.
• Earthquakes are a topic of discussion in Module 9.
• Prior coordination should be established with hospitals and clinics by the Campus Emergency Management Group.
• The engineering and rehabilitation team is responsible for providing emergency evacuation shelters, repairs, and lighting systems.
• The first team is responsible for administering first aid to victims and rescuers.
• The team members of the first aid team should have a ready reserve of medicines as well as stretchers and wheelchairs.
• The transport team is composed of the on-teaching staff and students who usually bring their cars to school.
• The Disaster Assessment Response Team conducts an initial investigation on the cause of the disaster and the extent of damages.
• The members of the firefighting team should put out the fire while waiting for the fire engines to arrive and conduct fire drills to coordinate with the other teams.
• The Disaster Assessment Response Team is also responsible for inspecting the different rooms in the buildings after evacuation to determine if there are still persons left inside.
• The relief team is responsible for preparing foodstuffs, emergency clothes, and other supplies for victims of calamities.
• The members of the evacuation team should be aware that the elderly, children, pregnant women, and people with disabilities are given priority in the evacuation procedures.
• The team members of the Disaster Assessment Response Team relay their assessment immediately to the Campus Emergency Management Group to dispatch rescuers if there are casualties.
• The evacuation team is responsible for the evacuation of people and properties.
• The Disaster Assessment Response Team is the first to respond to the scene if there are casualties and to assess the damage incurred in the building and facilities.
• The organizational composition of campus emergency management includes a vice-chairperson who serves as the active person of the Calamity-Disaster Control Group and takes charge of the situation in the absence of the chairperson.
• The security guards should be trained not only in security operations but also in firefighting, evacuation, rescue, and first aid.
• This unit should have an inventory of school personnel and students with vehicles and include them automatically as team members.
• An ambulance is also needed in transferring the injured to the nearest hospitals or clinics for further treatment.
• The security force is a vital component of the Disaster Assessment Response Team because the guards are the only ones left on the campus after office and school hours and during the night.
• The firefighting team is tasked with implementing fire prevention programs and is primarily responsible for preparing evacuation routes and signages in case of fire.
• An earthquake is a tremor caused by the sudden release of accumulated energy or stresses inside the earth’s surface.
• The members of the rescue team should be well trained in rescue operations and first aid.
• Earthquakes occur without warning and affect large areas.
• When you are outside the building during an earthquake, take cover under any strong structure or inside a car park until the tremor subsides, beware of electric wires and posts, trees, street signs, and similar structures that may collapse or fall, stay away from hanging objects.
• Aftershocks may come in rapid succession immediately after the initial shock or vary from a few minutes to several hours or days.
• When an earthquake occurs while you are in school or any other, remember the following safety measures: take cover under a desk or table, stay away from windows, assume a crash position on your head down, and hands clasped behind your neck or head, count aloud to 60, remain calm and do not panic, do not try to get out of the premises if there is a danger of flying debris, falling objects, and high voltage wires, stay away from electrical fixtures and glass windows.
• When you are inside a vehicle during an earthquake, stop the vehicle in a safe place away from tall structures.
• Dangers from earthquakes include collapse of structures, falling objects, swinging doors and broken windows, and fire from electrical short circuits or broken gas mains.
• The large, destructive waves generated by an earthquake are called tsunamis.
• The initial shock of an earthquake may be followed by aftershocks, which are generally lesser in intensity than the initial one.
• The rescue team is responsible for the conduct of rescue operations during emergencies and disasters.