Module 9-CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
NATIONAL
After studying this module, you as a SECURITY AS
NSTP Graduates should be able to:
ENSHRINED IN THE
1. define safety and security; PHILIPPINE
2. enumerate the measures to CONSTITUTION
ensure campus security; and
3. describe the campus According to the 1987 Philippine
emergency management. Constitution, Article II-Declaration of
Principles and State Policies, Section
3:”The Armed Forces of the Philippines
TOPIC is the protector of the people and the
OUTLINE State. It is goal is to secure the
sovereignty of the State and the
integrity of the national security.”
1. National Security as
enshrined in the Philippine
Constitution Section 4 further explains: “The prime
2. Campus Security Measures duty of the government is to serve and
3. Organization of the Campus protect the people. The Government
Emergency Management may call upon the people to defend the
4. Earthquakes state and, in the fulfilment thereof, all
citizens may be required, under
conditions provided by law, to render
OVERVIEW personal, military, or civil service. De
Leon (2011) clarifies that civil service
In this module you would refers to any service for the defines of
understand the campus safety and the state other than the soldiers’ duty.
security, an area which includes the
Section 5 adds:” The maintenance of
protection of the physical plant or
peace and order, the protection of life,
building and facilities and their
liberty, and property, and the
contents as well as the members of
promotion of the general welfare are
the academic community.
essential for the enjoyment by all the
Security as defined by people of the blessings of democracy.”
Maguigad (2012 is the quality or state De Leon concurs that when peace and
of being secure or free from danger order, security, and a life of dignity are
(safety) or any form of physical established and maintained, political
aggression. It means freedom from stability and economic prosperity
fear, anxiety, and physical harm; become attainable and the people
protection against economic truly enjoy the blessings of
vicissitudes; and freedom from independence and democracy.”
uncertainty or doubt. It is a harmony Democracy flourishes best when peace
between internal need and the social and order reign and the rights of the
availability of the means for its people are assured.
satisfaction.

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 CAMPUS SECURITY Calamity-Disaster
Control Group and takes
MEASURES charge of the situation in
the absence of the
chairperson.
3. Disaster Assessment
Physical security involves the Response Team
protection of the plant or building This team is the first to
facilities, and members of the respond to the scene if
academic community. It can be there are casualties and
fostered through the following to assess the damage
measures: incurred in the building
and facilities. The team
a. Implementation of pedestrian members relay their
security (identification system; assessment immediately
security check; visitor and to the Campus
equipment control; Emergency Management
familiarization of faces of school Group for the dispatch of
officials , faculty and staff, rescuers if there are
students and frequent visitor) casualties. They are
b. Installation of physical and also responsible for
human barriers (guard force, inspecting the different
gate and perimeter fence and rooms in the buildings
lights, top guard, network and after evacuation to find
linkages with law enforcement out if there are still
agencies) persons left inside.
c. Enforcement of control Likewise, they conduct
(identification system, parking initial investigation on
area security, traffic control) the cause of the disaster
and the extent of
ORGANIZATION OF damages.
THE CAMPUS a. The security force is
EMERGENCY a vital component of
MANAGEMENT this team because
the guards are the
Dr. Bernard R. Ramirez of the only ones left in the
Philippine State College of Aeronautics campus after office
presented the organizational and school hours and
composition of campus emergency during the night. The
management: security guards
should be jack of all
1. Chairperson trades. They should
He she is responsible for be trained not only in
coordinating the efforts of security operations
all the teams under the but also in
calamity-Disaster Control firefighting,
Group. He/she directs the evacuation, rescue,
conduct of drills and and first aid. They
provides leadership during should be ready with
actual disasters to effect the the necessary
proper synchronization of all paraphernalia and
the teams. equipment.
2. Vice-chairperson b. The firefighting team
He/she serves as the is tasked with
action person of the implementing fire
prevention programs

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 and is primarily nearest hospitals or
responsible for clinics for further
preparing evacuation treatment. Prior
routes and signages coordination should
in case of fire. The be established with
members should put hospitals and clinics
out the fire while by the Campus
waiting for the fire Emergency
engines to arrive and Management Group.
to conduct fire drills f. The engineering and
in coordination with rehabilitation team is
the other teams. responsible for
There should be at providing emergency
least one announced evacuation shelters,
drill and one repairs and lighting
announced drill. systems. This unit
c. The relief team is should be provided
responsible for with portable
preparing foodstuff, generators to supply
emergency clothes, electric current
and other supplies during rescue and
for victims of evacuation
calamities. This unit operations in case of
should always have a brownout.
sufficient and g. The transport team
available stockpile of is basically
necessary supplies. composed of the, on-
d. The evacuation team teaching staff, and
is responsible for the students who usually
evacuation of people bring their cars to
and properties. The school. This unit
members should be should have an
aware that the inventory of school
elderly, children, personnel and
pregnant women, students with
and people with vehicles and include
disabilities are given them automatically
priority in the as team members.
evacuation The team is
procedures. They responsible for
conduct evacuation bringing casualties to
drills in cooperation the nearest hospitals
with other teams. or clinics as well as
e. The first team is transporting
responsible for evacuees, including
administering first those may have
aid to victims and been stranded.
rescuers. The team h. The rescue team is
members should responsible for the
have a ready reserve conduct of rescue
of medicines as well operations during
as stretchers and emergencies and
wheelchairs. An disasters. The
ambulance is also members should be
needed in well trained in rescue
transferring the operations and first
injured to the aid. They should

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 process strong c. Swinging doors and broken
determination and windows
self-confidence. d. Fire from electrical short
circuits or broken gas mains

EARTHQUAKES When an earthquake occurs while you

are in school or any other, remember
the following safety measures:
An earthquake is a sudden ground 1. Take cover under a desk or
motion or a series of it, originating in a table
limited region inside the earth and 2. Stay away from windows
spreading from this point in all 3. Assume a crash position on
directions. It is a tremor caused by the your head down, and hands
sudden release of accumulated energy clasped behind your neck or
or stresses inside the earth’s surface head.
(PHILVOLCS-DOST,2009). 4. Count aloud to 60. An
earthquake rarely lasts
An earthquake originating under the longer than 60 seconds and
ocean floor generates waves which counting is calming
travel at high velocity in the ocean . As 5. Remain calm and do not
the waves approach land, their velocity panic
decelerates while their height 6. Do not try to get out of the
increases. The large, destructive premises if there is danger
waves generated by an earthquake are of flying debris, falling
called tsunamis (PHILVOLCS- objects, and high voltage
DOST,2009). wires.
7. Stay away fro electrical
Here are some important facts about fixtures and glass windows.
earthquakes:
1. Earthquakes are nature’s way When you are outside the building
of releasing dangerous strains during an earthquake:
that accumulate inside the 1. Take cover under any
earth’s crust . strong structure or inside a
2. They occur without warning and car park until the tremor
effect large areas. subsides.
3. The initial shock created by an 2. Beware of electric wires and
earthquake may last a few posts, trees, street signs,
minutes. It may be followed by and similar structures that
aftershocks, which are may collapse or fall
generally lesser in intensity 3. Stay away from hanging
than the initial one. objects .
4. Aftershocks may come in rapid
succession immediately after When you are in the halls, corridors,
the initial shock or may vary stairways, and other areas where no
from a few minutes to several cover is available during an
hours or days. earthquake:
5. Dangers from earthquakes are 1. Move to an interior wall;
as follows: kneel with your back to the
a. Collapse of structures wall, place your head close
b. Falling objects (hanging to your knees, clasp your
pictures, items in cupboards hands behind your neck,
and on shelves, ceiling, and cover the side of the
fixtures, furnitures, cabinet, head of your arms.
and bookshelves) 2. Count aloud to 60.

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When you are in the laboratory during
an earthquake:
1. Extinguish all burners an
turn off all equipment, if
possible ,before taking
cover.
2. Stay away from hazardous
chemicals that may spill

When you are inside a vehicle during

an earthquake:
1. Stop the vehicle in a safe
place away from tall
structures
2. Stay inside the vehicle until
the tremor subsides

CONCLUSION

The safety of people and

property in any academic community
during emergency situations be given
utmost priority. A concrete plan
coupled with teamwork, effective
coordination, and strong commitment
to support the Campus Emergency
Management Group and all other
teams involved in safety and security
should be put in place.

The school can be a better

learning institution if the safety and
security of students, faculty members,
and employees are constantly assured.

REFERENCES

Villasoto,Herminigildo,etc., (2018)
Human Person Gearing towards
Social Development: NSTP-CWTS
1 Worktext for College Students,
Second Edition.

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