Safety

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Providing all students with the tools and resources to keep themselves and others safe while studying at SHRS.

Important Numbers

Pitt Police:

  • Call (412) 624-2121 on non-campus phones.
  • Call 4-2121 on campus phones.

SHRS Dean’s Office: (412) 383-6560

 

If you witness suspicious activity:

If you witness suspicious activity, call the Pitt Police immediately (whether it’s during or after business hours). Also, no one should be soliciting inside any Pitt spaces.

If you have to call the paramedics:

  • For Fifth and Halket: Call Pitt Police – 412-624-2121
  • For Bridgeside Point I, Bakery Square, the Box Office, the Center for Emergency Medicine and the Rivertech Building (NMRL): Call 911

In case of a building or campus evacuation:

Students with special needs or a disability that require accommodations in the event of a building evacuation should e-mail the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) at safety@ehs.pitt.edu to request the development of an individualized evacuation plan. A representative of this office will contact you for specific information. You should also inform your course instructor that you are requesting accommodations for an evacuation.

Safety Applications and Mobile Apps

  1. Emergency Notification Services (ENS System): Students can sign up to get important University messages via voicemail or text.
  2. Rave Guardian: This is an optional companion safety feature of the upgraded Emergency Notification Service above that leverages mobile technology to provide new options for contacting the Pitt Police.
  3. In Case of Emergency Medical Standard: Put your emergency medical contact information on your smartphone’s lock screen image overlay display. If you are in an accident, first responders will find your emergency medical contact information as soon as they turn on your smartphone.
  4. Sirens GPS: Use one button to call police, fire, etc.