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Classroom podium emergency/urgence buttons

Did you know that emergency/urgence buttons are installed on most podium computers in classrooms across campus? Learn all about these buttons and how to operate them in case of an emergency.

The classroom podium emergency/urgence buttons can be a vital tool during an emergency situation and send an immediate notice to Campus Safety and Prevention Services (CSPS), facilitating a swift emergency response.

Even if you use a personal laptop for teaching, CSPS highly encourages you to still turn on the podium computers during classes to ensure that the emergency/urgence button is easily accessible.

a desktop icon of the Emergency/Urgence button found on classroom podium computers Emergency/Urgence button on the computer desktop

Where to find the button

The emergency/urgence button is on most classroom podium computers as an icon on the homescreen and in the computer taskbar.

If an emergency/urgence button is not installed on a podium computer, please reach out directly to your faculty for specific rooms managed by other Designated Space Administrators (DSA’s). 

How to use the emergency/urgence button

You can send an alert from the desktop or the taskbar on the podium computer. Once activated, agents will be immediately dispatched to your classroom.

Sending an alert from the desktop: 

  1. Double-click on the “Emergency/Urgence” icon
  2. Click “Send Alert”
    • No other data input is necessary for activation.  

Sending an alert from the taskbar: 

  1. Left-click the “red emergency button” icon from the taskbar
  2. Click  “Send Alert” 
    • No other data input is necessary for activation.         

Once activated, an alert is sent to CSPS including the building name, room number, date and time. An agent will be immediately sent to the location to respond to the emergency button activation.

If possible, call CSPS at 514-848-3717 before resorting to your classroom’s emergency button.

Contact us for questions

Get in touch with emergency.management@concordia.ca for more guidance on handling emergency button scenarios or for further assistance with the emergency button.

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