Safety Stewards

Source: https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/housing/safetysteward.htm Parent: https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/housing

Are you a resident in one of Ghent University Halls of Residence?\ Are you proficient in the English language?\ Are you enthusiastic and driven to participate in (fire)safety in your home?\ Are you available for a whole semester?

Register as a Safety Steward

What is a Safety Steward?

• Safety Stewards are residents of the University halls of residence who contribute to (fire)safety in their residence.
• Safety Stewards are attentive for unsafe situations, defects (in particular in terms of firesafety) in their residence and report them to the Housing Office or Emergency Centre of Ghent University.
• They also help in case of an incident and if needed they assist their co-residents with evacuating as quickly as possible in a safe and efficient way.
• During an evacuation (exercise) , safety Stewards wear a yellow signalisation coat.

What do we offer?

• An interesting experience
• A digital participation certificate
• A one time discount on your rental money of at least € 112.
• A basic first aid and firefighting training (3 hours)

What do we expect?

Safety Stewards:

• attend the information session on becoming a safety Steward and the emergency procedures at Ghent University.
• are first point of contact for co-residents concerning fire safety and emergency procedures.
• report unsafe situations to the Housing Office or Emergency Centre of Ghent University.
• are present and assist during the announced evacuation exercise.
• assist at a real evacuation.

Important dates

More about the first aid/fire fighting courses and evacuation exercise during the information sessions!

Contact

noodplanning@ugent.be