Humber College and University of Guelph-Humber (Humber) know that the safety of our community is paramount to ensuring our students and staff can study and work in the safest space possible. When incidents do occur, however, a quick, efficient and reliable response from our security staff is imperative to ensuring a quick resolution. As part of its ongoing goal of continuous improvement, training and education, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) has implemented a training exercise program for security guards. The aim of the exercise program is to provide real-life scenarios to guards that allows them to practice their response to various scenarios in a safe, controlled setting.

Front-line security guards will be participating in a series of short exercises during the month of March. Exercises will take place every Wednesday evening. In an effort to minimize the impact on the campus community, exercises will take place at times when fewer people are expected to be on campus. Therefore, the exercises will take place as follows:

• Lakeshore Campus - March 8 at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of L Building
• North Campus - March 15 and 22 at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in the KB cafeteria

Signage will be placed in the exercise area to identify that an exercise is taking place. Exercise participants will be identified by wearing orange vests that indicate “Exercise Participant” on the back. Any community members who may be in the area are asked to not interfere with the exercise activity.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kathy Branton, manager, Business Continuity and Emergency Management at kathy.branton@humber.ca or extension 5550.