Universities Sydney Inner (SI) Division (NSW)

University of NSW Incident Codes

Code Red Fire, smoke, bushfires, smouldering rubbish, electrical fires, metal fires etc Code Purple For all bomb/ bomb threat and/or substance threat incidents or emergencies Code Blue For all medical/first aid related incidents or emergencies
Code Yellow Other than fire/smoke, An internal emergency could be caused by explosion, electrical power failure, persons trapped in lifts, water supply failure, structural failure, spillage or leakage or hazardous stances, illegal occupancy etc
Code Brown An external incident/emergency caused by Natural Disasters & man-made disasters, bushfire, earthquake, flooding, major road accident, aircraft crash, civil disturbance/riot, sabotage, act of terrorism etc
Code Orange Evacuation is the rapid removal of people from immediate or threatened danger in a safe and orderly manner.
Code Black personal threat encompasses a number of areas all of which will display numerous variables and characteristics. This code can be categorised into
- Confrontation with an armed person
- Confrontation with an unarmed person
- Armed Hold-Up
- Assault / Physical Injury
- Threatening the life of others or oneself
- Hostage / Kidnap scenarios