AU hosted the Emergency Evacuator event organized by the Health and Safety Department in cooperation with the College of Business (COB).
The annual fund-raising event held this year revolves around how to respond to medical emergencies, evacuations, and firefighting. COB Students prepared various entertaining and educational activities as part of their academic requirements to help them develop their skills in event management. In addition to that, the event hosted Emergency Medical Services Team and Kuwait Fire Force representatives to demonstrate practical training and educate AU community on how to respond to emergency situations.
Commenting on the event, Ms. Mariam Al-Maraghi, Manager of the Health and Safety Department at AU, said: “As an embodiment of the university’s keenness to provide an environment that is safe and reassuring for its students and staff, we organized the Emergency Evacuator event to raise awareness and reflect a positive safety culture, the measure of effectiveness of which will be the speed of response to all emergency scenarios, God forbid. When it comes to medical emergencies and fires, especially as we are approaching the summer season, the rate of emergency incidents increases in various ways; therefore, we must ensure our university’s community is well-equipped with the right knowledge to ensure their overall well-being.”
In conclusion, the event was a success, with proceeds from the ticket sales, which totaled to 1,000 KD, being donated to Cancer Aware Nation (CAN).
