Safe Haaga-Helia

Safety orientation, safety information, safety training and safety exercises are arranged for staff and students. The aim is to provide the ability to identify hazards, prevent accidents and ensure everyone's competence in dangerous situations and accidents.

Haaga-Helia operates on five campuses in Pasila, Haaga, Malmi, Porvoo and Vierumäki. You can find more information about campuses, accessibility and their opening hours on the website. The campuses have recording camera surveillance.

The ushers and security guards of the lobby service will help you in matters related to the use of the premises. At the information desk in the lobbies you will find first aid supplies and a defibrillator. Pay attention to the emergency exits, the assembly point and the location of the first-aid extinguishing equipment.

The purpose of the rules and regulations is to promote internal order, the unhindered flow of studies and the safety and comfort of the higher education community. Violation of the Rules of Procedure may result in disciplinary sanctions.

Read the rules and regulations

In all our activities, we follow the principles of a safer space: safe to be, participate and learn. If you notice or experience inappropriate treatment, file a report. The report is received by the harassment contact person and it is confidential.

Report inappropriate treatment

Each member of Haaga-Helia's community is responsible for the safe performance of their studies, work and tasks.

The purpose of reporting safety observations is to promote the safety of the work and study environment, activities, students, customers and employees. Student notifications are directed to the head of security. The notification is confidential.

Make a notification by filling out the security notification in the service portal (login)

Haaga-Helia is a diverse and equal community that systematically promotes the equal treatment of students and employees.

Haaga-Helia operates in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. Waste is sorted in designated places and raw materials, energy and water are used sparingly.

Let's make Haaga-Helia safe smarter together, thank you for familiarizing yourself with the instructions!

Preparedness and crisis team

Haaga-Helia has a preparedness and crisis team tasked with preparing for disturbances and acting in disturbances that affect the entire Haaga-Helia.

The aim is to prevent adverse psychological and physical effects, preserve the functional capacity of the higher education community and its members, support people's recovery, and strengthen the ability of the community and its members to cope with difficult situations.

Important phone numbers

General emergency number 112
Finland 112 mobile app speeds up getting help

Members of Haaga-Helia's preparedness and crisis team

Teemu Kokko, Rector, tel. 050 555 1131
Minna Hiillos, Vice Rector, tel. 050 583 9521
Kari Salmi, Administrative Director, tel. 0400 675 114
Ari Nevalainen, Communications Manager, tel. 040 488 7008
Jenni Most, Facilities Manager, tel. 040 6740470
Mia Kivelä, Security Manager, tel. +358509111644
Virpi Virtanen ICT-infrastruktuuripäällikkö, tel. +358505716698

Mia

Kivelä

turvallisuuspäällikkö

Security Manager

+358 294471100

[email protected]

Campus rescue plans and actions in dangerous situations

The rescue plan contains information on how dangerous situations are prevented, how to prepare for them and how to act in the event of an accident. Ensure your competence in dangerous situations, familiarise yourself with your campus rescue plan and instructions on what to do in dangerous situations. Correct action in an emergency is crucial.

Haaga-Helia Safety Guide(login)

Haaga Campus rescue plan

Haaga: Action in dangerous situations (login) in Finnish only

Malmi Campus rescue llan (login) in Finnish only

Malmi: Action in dangerous situations (login) in Finnish only

Pasila Campus rescue plan (in Finnish only)

Porvoo Campus rescue plan (login) in Finnish only

Vierumäki Campus safety and crisis action guide (login) in Finnish only

Exiting the building

What to do in case of danger

GENERAL EMERGENCY NUMBER 112 (ambulance, fire brigade, police)

The lobbies of each campus have instructions for dangerous situations.

Making an emergency call

Tell us who you are.
Tell us what has happened (accident, seizure, whether people are in danger).
Tell us where it happened (exact address and locality, department, building).
Answer questions.
Do not turn off your phone until you get permission.
Follow the instructions provided.

The campuses have automatic fire alarm equipment that alerts the rescue department. When hearing a fire alarm, everyone must leave the building without delay.

Turn off with the nearest fire extinguisher.
Close doors and windows.
Take your outerwear, bag if you have them nearby. Use the nearest possible exit to exit. Do not use the elevator!
Guide customers and guests. Save those in danger, warn others.
From a safe place, call 112 with more information about the situation. At the same time, you ensure that the emergency response centre has been informed of the fire.
Go to the place of assembly, do not stay in front of the entrances.
It is not allowed to leave the meeting place without a separate permit. The permit is issued by the rescue department, security personnel.

When fire bells ring, you must always leave the house immediately and act in accordance with the instructions given by public notices.

In dangerous and emergency situations, the authorities warn the public of imminent danger by means of a general danger signal, which is:

one minute ascending beep (length 7 seconds) and descending beep (length 7 seconds), or
a warning issued by an authority.
The "danger over" signal is a steady beep lasting one minute to let you know that the threat or danger has passed.

What to do when you hear a public danger signal

Protection indoors (gas hazard or fire gas hazard outdoors)

Go inside. Stay inside.
Close doors, windows, vents and air conditioners.
Turn on the radio and calmly wait for instructions (radio, text tv: on page 112 or internet www.yle.fi).
Avoid using your phone to avoid clogging the lines.
Do not leave the area without being told by the authorities to avoid danger.

If you suddenly find yourself outside in a gas cloud

Do not run, breathe through your nose and protect the air you breathe, for example. with a handkerchief.
Try to get inside quickly.
If you can't get inside right away, try to exit the crosswind, aim for a higher place.
If you are in a car, turn off the ventilation and try to get away from the gas cloud, listen to further instructions on the radio.

Instructions for sheltering in a civil defence shelter

The authorities issue an order to introduce protection.
The shelter manager(s) will ensure that the shelter is ready for use. There are instructions on the shelters.
(In emergency conditions, a general danger signal prompts rapid shelter in a civil defence shelter or other shelter.)

If you become aware of a shooting threat or other similar threat, report it immediately to the police on the emergency number 112, the head of security, the staff.

In the event of threats indoors or in the vicinity of the university, do the following, depending on the situation and possibilities:

Always flee away from the threat, to a safe space (instructions from the staff).
Make sure the spaces are locked.
Turn off the lights in the room and close the curtains.
Make sure that the people in the room turn off their mobile phones and that the teacher's or other leader's mobile phone is turned on silently.
Make sure that any obstacles are piled up in front of the door of the teaching space.
Make sure those in the space stay low on the floor.

When confronted with a threatening person

Protect yourself, do not turn your back, keep your hands visible.
Map out the situation.
Call for help if needed. Finland 112 app press open if you can't call.
Behave calmly. Try to keep a sufficient distance from the threatening person. Speak clearly and briefly, comply, and avoid staring and sudden movements.
Don't belittle the threat or the situation. Do not provoke and do not provoke.
If the situation turns violent, call the emergency number 112 and follow the instructions.
Save others who may be in danger, warn others and protect yourself.

Threats of violence, glorification of it; suicidal or other abnormal behaviour

Take all threats seriously.
Contact the staff, submit a safety observation report.
In an immediate situation of violence, call the emergency number 112 and follow the instructions you receive.

Check if the person being helped is awake or wakeable.

Check that the airway is open and find out if the person is breathing normally.

If the person is breathing normally but cannot be woken up, turn them to their side position to secure their breathing and make sure that breathing continues.

If the person does not breathe normally even after opening the airways, start CPR.

If the person does not wake up or breathe normally or makes gasping breathing movements, start CPR.

The resuscitation rhythm for an adult is 30 compressions and 2 blows. The child's resuscitation rhythm after 5 initial blows is 30 compressions and 2 blows.

A semi-automatic defibrillator, the AED heart attacker, can be found in the immediate vicinity of the lobby services.

First aid instructions

Safety walks

The purpose of the safety walks is to familiarise staff and students with campus safety issues. Safety walks help people to become aware of alternative routes and to understand where the safety equipment is located. The aim is to create a memory imprint for the participants, which promotes safe operation in the event of disturbances.

Safety walks on campus for students are organised by tutors.