If a Power Outage Occurs During Office Hours:
- Contact the Facilities Office (308-367-5274) and provide information about the outage.
- Try to obtain the following information prior to calling the Facilities Office:
- Is the entire building or only a portion of the building affected by the power outage?
- What are the room numbers of the areas involved in the outage?
- Are there any particularly potentially hazardous or sensitive operations in the affected areas?
- If a Power Outage Occurs After Office Hours
- Contact the Residence Life Manager or a residence life staff member
- You may also contact the Facilities Office at 308-367-5247
- Try to obtain the following information prior to calling:
- Is the entire building or only a portion of the building affected by the power outage?
- What are the room numbers of the areas involved in the outage?
- Are there any particularly potentially hazardous or sensitive operations in the affected areas?
General Guidance
- If available, increase natural lighting by opening window shades or other similar actions.
- Shut off electrical appliances and computers before the power comes back on.
- Cease activities or operations that involve potentially hazardous conditions.
- If the outage involves research laboratory and/or animal areas, notify the department head/chair (or an available NCTA staff member who can contact the department head/chair) so that appropriate action can be taken.
- Secure personal belongings.
- Use special care while moving about in an under-lighted work area to avoid injury resulting from low slips, trips, or falls.
- Keep an alternate source of light to facilitate safe exit in the event of a power outage on your person or in your immediate work area. Do not use open flame devices for supplementary lighting.