Under threat of violence

In an unarmed threatening situation, act in the following way.

Act calmly and try to calm the person with your behaviour.
Make sure you do not turn your back or let yourself be cornered, so that you will always have an escape route when a threatening person comes close.
Call for help depending on the circumstances.
Escape and help others escape.

Take care of your own safety. Seek to direct the threatening person to a place where they cannot harm others. After the event, contact the police about the incident if required.

If the threatening person is armed, act in the following way.

Do not resist.
Do whatever the person threatening you tells you to do.
As the situation permits, try to warn others.
By closing doors, you can limit a person's movement within the property.
After the situation, call 112 to get professional help on site as fast as possible. Listen to directions and act accordingly.

Every threat and sighting of a possibly threatening situation must be taken seriously and the police must be informed immediately. Through your own behaviour, you can affect the progress of the situation, and thus you should take all threatening situations seriously and try to calm down already begun situations.

If the threatening person is armed with fire-arm, act in the following way.

Evacuate from the danger zone if it is safely possible.

If evacuation is not safe:

Enter a classroom or similar facility
Lock the door or pile furniture in front of the door(s) in a way that the door handle can not be used
Pile furniture in front of the door
Turn off the lights
Lay down next to the wall with the door if the wall material is strong, for example a brick or concrete wall, or find another spot that is safe
Contact the emergency centre 112 and report the situation. Report the floor and room number You are at
Otherwise avoid using a telephone
If there is smoke in the corridors, do not enter but stay in the room and try to block any openings with for example wet clothes
Wait for further instructions from the Police, rescue personnel or University personnel
Act according to the further instructions