** Queen鈥檚 has been informed by its Emergency Notification System installer that the technical issues which impacted the audible system test on Wednesday, May 1 have been addressed. An audible system test to confirm the system is functioning properly is scheduled for Thursday, May 9 at 12:15 **
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To Faculty, Staff and Students,
Queen鈥檚 will be conducting upgrades of the emergency notification system (ENS) including an additional install on the roof of 355 King St West. As part of this update Queen鈥檚 will conduct a 鈥榣ive test鈥 on Thursday, May 9, at 12:15 pm. The test will last about one minute.
The ENS is a Public Address system installed on pole-mounted outdoor speakers on top of Humphrey Hall, Chernoff Hall, and Stauffer Library on the main campus, near John Orr Tower on west campus, and on 355 King St West. The ENS allows Campus Security and Emergency Services to broadcast sirens and pre-recorded messages to alert the campus community who are outdoors at the time of an emergency.
The live test will help staff assess how well the alert can be heard outdoors in the normal ambient environment. The test will consist of broadcasting 鈥淲estminster Chimes鈥 (which sounds like the United Kingdom鈥檚 Big Ben) followed by the following pre-recorded message:
鈥Attention: This is a test of the Queen鈥檚 emergency notification system. This is only a test. I repeat this is only a test.鈥
In an actual emergency, the ENS uses siren signals followed by voice instructions that alert the campus community to the emergency and, if safe to do so, to check one of the many other communications channels that may be employed in an emergency for more information and instructions.
Those channels include:
Queen鈥檚 mobile safety app SeQure
Queen鈥檚 email accounts
University phone status line: 613-533-3333
Queen鈥檚 Campus Security and Emergency Services
For more information, including sample messages and siren tones, visit the Emergency Response Procedures website.
Campus Security and Emergency Services
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