From the course: Occupational Safety and Health: Fire and Emergency Preparedness
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Calling for help
From the course: Occupational Safety and Health: Fire and Emergency Preparedness
Calling for help
- I think it's interesting that over the years, calling for help has evolved a bit. For example, my workplace, my specific office, doesn't have a landline. I don't need one. I have my cell phone, but the university where I used to teach was a huge campus with landlines all over the place. Well, why does that matter? Let's look at it for a minute. Emergency locations on cell phones is still evolving, and what that means is that when you dial 911 or some other standard local emergency number, the operator that answers may or may not know your location. Really. Don't believe me? Think this cannot be possible with today's technology? Trust me. Many emergency call centers are dealing with old, legacy phone systems that cannot show them your location, meaning you are going to have to be prepared to tell them exactly where you are. This is true in the US and throughout the world. Now, speaking of being throughout the world, if you travel, take a minute to find out what the emergency number…
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