1.9 Emergency Procedures

Emergency awareness and preparedness are everyone’s responsibility, and it must be clearly understood that you are responsible for your safety. You must react to the incident and summon additional resources when safe.  Faculty, staff, and students should consult the Environment, Health, Safety & Emergency Services section on the myFanshawe portal (requires login credentials) for information on what to do in the event of a campus emergency, including fire and life safety protocols.

Note: Consult the Emergency Guidelines PDFs in the Emergency Preparedness section that pertain to each Fanshawe campus.

Please familiarize yourself with the above protocols before the exam.

• Students: If a fire alarm rings in the building or if there is a medical emergency, consult the exam invigilator to determine the correct course of action.
• Faculty/invigilator(s): It is your responsibility to make sure students stay together and remain silent. The invigilator will decide whether to resume or halt the exam.
  • In a medical emergency, call 911.
  • In a medical non-emergency, call the Fanshawe Control Centre in room D1027 (London Campus) by calling 519-452-4242.
  • If you ever feel threatened, call Fanshawe Campus Security at 519-452-4242 or dial 4242 from any campus phone (London Campus).
• First aid kits and emergency phone boxes are located throughout the College.
• If there is a fire alarm, please note the time the alarm starts.

Interrupted Evaluations

As per Policy A131: Evaluation of Student Learning, the following applies to interrupted examinations:

• In-Person Evaluations
  • If there is an interruption when half of the evaluation time has elapsed, the evaluation will be marked and pro-rated. If less than half of the evaluation time has elapsed, the evaluation will be rescheduled.
• Online Evaluations
  • Professors will provide instructions to students before the evaluation regarding procedures in the event of an interruption, including the professor’s available response times.
  • Students are expected to follow the evaluation instructions as provided and must communicate with the professor as soon as possible about the nature of the interruption.
  • Professors will investigate the interruption as soon as possible to determine whether the severity of the problem necessitates a rescheduling of the evaluation.