Safety Guide 

If a person has a medical emergency or an accident and does not respond to talking or shaking:

• call the emergency number 112,

• explain what has happened,

• give the exact address (you can find the addresses in the campus information),

• follow the instructions and use speaker mode if needed,

• end the call only when you are given permission.

• Lay the patient on their back.

• Open the airway.

• Tilt the head backwards.

• Make sure the airway stays open by lifting the chin away from the chest.

• Check breathing: do you feel airflow, and does the chest rise and fall?

• If the unconscious person is breathing, place them on their side (recovery position) and monitor their breathing regularly.

• If breathing is not normal or you do not feel airflow, start CPR (chest compressions and rescue breaths).

• Expose the chest if necessary.

• Place the heel of one hand in the centre of the chest and the other hand on top.

• Press straight down 30 times with straight arms at a rate of about 100–120 compressions per minute, compressing the chest about 5 cm.

• Continue with rescue breaths:

  • Open the airway again.

  • Lift the chin, tilt the head back, and pinch the nose closed with your thumb and index finger.

  • Seal your lips over the person’s mouth and blow twice into the lungs, watching the chest rise.

• If the person does not wake up and does not breathe normally, continue CPR until help arrives.

• Stop the bleeding.

• Raise the limb in an upright position.

• Lay a heavily bleeding person down and stop the bleeding, for example with clothing.

• Apply a pressure bandage to the bleeding area if a limb continues to bleed.

• If the bleeding does not stop, apply a tourniquet above the bleeding site and call 112.

Rescue those who are in immediate danger.

Warn others in the building and instruct them to leave.

Alert 112. Also call the information desk of the facility when possible.

Extinguish the fire if you judge it to be safe. Do not endanger yourself.

Contain the fire by closing doors and windows.

Guide the rescuers to the scene.

Evacuate the building using the shortest possible route to the assembly point.
Remember: you may leave the assembly point only when permission is given.

Fire alarms are raised using fire bells, announcements, and by shouting.

Remember! The most dangerous thing in a fire is the toxic smoke it produces.

• Stay calm, do not panic. Do not provoke or allow yourself to be provoked. Speak clearly and briefly; avoid staring. Be flexible and professional.

• Keep a safe distance from the aggressor. Avoid sudden movements. Do not turn your back and make sure you have an escape route.

• Try to buy time so that others can arrive.

• Call for help. Try to contact the emergency centre (112) as soon as possible without the aggressor noticing.

• Do not belittle the aggressor or the situation. Do not try to correct the delusions of a person who is confused.

• If the situation escalates into violence, rescue those who are in danger if possible. Do not endanger your own safety. Warn others and protect yourself.

• Contact the safety specialist.

• Submit a report of the safety incident.

A threatening situation is always shocking. Do not deal with your feelings alone. Talk about what happened with your supervisor and the safety specialist. Tell them if you would like further support, for example from occupational health services.

• Call the emergency centre 112

• Write down notes about the perpetrator and the events

• After the situation, immediately report what happened to the safety specialist:
  Markus Veteläinen
  markus.vetelainen@ulapland.fi
  +358 40 187 9866

• The perpetrator may stop their actions if they realise they have been seen

• Never protect property at the risk of personal injury

• By law, you have the right to detain a perpetrator caught in the act

• Do not play the hero

• A detained perpetrator must always be handed over to the police immediately

• Close off the crime scene from all movement, if possible

• Protect any traces or evidence left by the perpetrator

If you suspect a dangerous person or have reason to believe there is a concrete threat (typically when a criminal act involving a dangerous object or explosive is suspected), call 112.

• Obey the perpetrator.

• Try to stay calm — this helps calm the perpetrator as well.

• Keep your hands visible.

• Do not stare at the perpetrator.

• Avoid sudden movements.

• Do not attempt to forcibly take the weapon.

• Call the emergency centre 112 as soon as it is safe.

• Escape away from the perpetrator and far enough from the building — leave your belongings behind.

• Avoid being visible to the perpetrator.

• Call the emergency centre 112 and follow the instructions given. End the call only when permitted.

• Escape the dangerous situation as quickly as possible. Tell others to come with you. Find a safe place.

• Hide if escape is not possible.

• Put your phone on silent mode.

• Try to take shelter in a separate room whenever possible.

• Lock the door if you can and place obstacles in front of the door(s).

• Avoid moving in front of windows and doors.

• If you cannot reach a separate room, find cover behind fixed structures or create cover using available furniture.

• Alert for help. Contact the emergency centre 112 as soon as it is safe and follow their instructions.

• Wait for help. Do not open the door; stay in your shelter as long as it is safe and wait for the police. The police have access keys.