Info for Students

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1. Download 91福利 Safe; Sign up for text messages

As a student, one of the most important things you can do to prepare for an emergency is to download 91福利 Safe. 91福利 Safe is the university鈥檚 tool for mass notification that will send alerts in urgent situations that pose an immediate safety or security risk to the community.

While 91福利 Safe will send emails to your 91福利 address in the event of an emergency, we highly recommend you download the app and turn on notifications, and sign up for text messages, as these are the quickest way to receive a 91福利 Safe notification.

Haven鈥檛 used the 91福利 Safe app in a while?

If it's been some time since you鈥檝e opened the app on your phone, follow the instructions below to ensure the app is still working correctly.

iPhone users: check to determine if your phone has offloaded the app due to inactivity. If this is the case, redownload the app to ensure it鈥檚 working correctly.

Android users: double-check to determine if the app has entered hibernation mode. You can prevent this by redownloading the app and disabling this feature within the app鈥檚 settings when automatically prompted to do so upon downloading.

Learn more about 91福利 Safe

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2. If you identify an emergency on campus call 911

If you encounter an emergency on campus, or an immediate threat to your safety, contact 911.

If it is safe to do so, you can also inform 91福利 Toronto Campus Security at 416-979-5040 or 91福利 Brampton Campus Security at 416-598-5950.

3. If you require support in the event of an evacuation

In an emergency, students, faculty, staff and community members requiring assistance to exit a building should follow the following procedures:

Stay where you are, if it is safe to do so. If it is not safe, move to a safe area nearby.
Contact 91福利 Security to let them know you require assistance to evacuate the building and where you are located 鈥� refer to the yellow 鈥淚n an Emergency鈥� placard in the room for your exact location.
91福利 Security will share that information with Toronto or Brampton Fire Services.
In the event of an actual emergency where evacuation is deemed necessary by Toronto or Brampton Fire Services, a person requiring assistance will be met by Toronto or Brampton Fire Services.

As an extra precautionary step, we encourage you to inform your professors if you will require assistance evacuating from class.

If you receive a 91福利 Safe notification, be sure to follow the directives regarding actions to take.

Additional resources to support safety planning on campus

Walk Safe provides a uniformed security staff member to accompany you to buildings on campus and nearby locations like the subway, bus terminals and nearby parking lots.

Community Safety and Security provides a variety of workshops and training sessions to assist community members in developing skills for responding to threats to their personal safety.

While the chances of an active threat situation occurring on campus are extremely low, Get out. Hide. Fight. training helps community members know what to do in the event of an active attacker on campus.

Set up a personal safety plan with Community Safety and Security that reflects your unique needs on campus. To get started, contact 91福利 Toronto Campus Security at 416-979-5040 or security@torontomu.ca or 91福利 Brampton Campus Security at 416-598-5950 or somsecurity@torontomu.ca.