The American University of Paris takes the safety of its community seriously. Please find below emergency contact numbers, communications procedures, and safety regulations.
Emergency telephone numbers
- Emergency ambulance and medical team ambulance (SAMU): 15 or 01 45 67 50 50
- Fire brigade (Pompiers): 18
- Police department(Police Secours): 17
- On-call physicians at Urgences Médicales de Paris: 01 53 94 94 94 and SOS MEDECINS: 01 47 07 77 77
The local police, fire department, and ambulance services can be reached from any university phone in the event of an emergency.
Emergency communications procedures
Please keep your staff ID on you at all times to gain entry to campus buildings. During heightened security situations, avoiding large concerts or demonstrations is recommended. Verify that your contact information is correct on MyAUP and follow updates on the AUP homepage.
Safety regulations
The University complies with all applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations set by French legislation. The campus safety responsibilities are shared by the office of student affairs, the office of administrative services, the office of human resources, and the comité d’hygiène, de sécurité et des conditions de travail.
The office of student affairs is responsible for coordinating communication concerning campus safety in the following ways:
- In the event of a crime committed on campus and it being considered an imminent or continuing threat to the community, an alert would be sent to all students and employees via email by the dean of students or his designee in coordination with the office of human resources. The message would contain the date, time, precise location, alleged nature of the crime, and if appropriate, potential ways of reducing risk.
- In the event of an emergency, the contingency plan would be put into effect under the authority of the President or his/her designee. The local police station would be notified and AUP would benefit from the immediate support of the French police force.
In such an event, AUP would use emails and text messages to cell phones to contact all students and employees, in addition to alerts and updates sent to AUP email accounts and posted online. This is why it is essential that all students provide their biodata information on my.aup.edu and that staff provide full information to the office of human resources. Wherever possible, biodata information should include a French cell phone number (mass text messaging –the quickest and most reliable way of informing interested parties of an emergency–is possible only when addressed to French cell phones).
The office of administrative services has the following safety duties:
- sets up the emergency evacuation and fire drill procedures
- coordinates mandatory safety inspections by the French authorities and implements their recommendations
- ensures compliance with safety standards
- monitors required tests of fire alarms, elevators, and fire extinguishers and implements any necessary corrections
- determines the need for safety training sessions to be organized each year within the “Plan de Formation Continue”
- coordinates the police and fire authorities’ intervention, in case of emergency
The office of human resources, in coordination with the CHSCT and the Médecin du Travail is responsible for:
- coordinating any changes that could improve the working conditions of University employees
- liaising with the office of administrative services for the implementation of those changes
Safety rules related to specific jobs and positions in the University, as well as general principles in compliance with French labor legislation, are listed in the “Règlement Intérieur” (Company Rules).