• Warn people in the vicinity.
• If possible, activate the manual fire alarm.
• Call the emergency number 112.
• Begin evacuation following the marked evacuation routes.
• Do not use lifts.
• Close doors behind you (do not lock them).
• If there is smoke, stay low to the floor and avoid inhaling smoke.
• Proceed to the assembly point and remain there until further notice.
• After the incident: complete the Report an Incident form, inform your supervisor, and notify the person responsible for managing the University of Lodz building or area where the incident occurred.

• Do not touch, move or open the object.
• Mark and secure the area where the object was found (without interfering with the object itself).
• Move away from the danger area.
• Restrict access for bystanders.
• Inform the University of Lodz security or your supervisor.
• Call the emergency number 112 if there is a suspected threat.
• Follow the instructions of the emergency services.
• After the incident: complete the Reportan Incident form, inform your supervisor, and notify the person responsible for managing the University of Lodz building or area where the incident occurred.
   

Have You Received the Information by Telephone?

• Remain calm and try to keep the caller talking.
• Try to obtain as much information as possible about the threat.
• Pay attention to details that may help identify the caller (e.g. voice, manner of speaking, background noises).
• Immediately inform your supervisor and University of Lodz security.
• Call the emergency number 112.
• Follow the instructions of the emergency services.
• After the incident: complete the Report an Incident form, inform your supervisor, and notify the person responsible for managing the University of Lodz building or area where the incident occurred.

Have You Been Informed That an Explosive Device Has Been Planted?

• Remain calm.
• Stay where you are.
• Await further instructions from your supervisor, security personnel, or emergency services.
• Prepare for a possible evacuation.
• Do not spread unverified information or cause panic.
• Follow the instructions of the emergency services.

• Run – move away from the danger area if it is safe to do so.
• Hide – if escape is not possible, find a safe shelter, silence your phone, and do not reveal your presence.
• Alert emergency services – once in a safe location, call 112 and provide all relevant information.
• If taken hostage and there is no possibility of safe escape, comply with the attackers’ instructions.
• Defend yourself only as a last resort when there is an immediate threat to life and no other means of survival.
• When emergency services arrive, remain calm and follow their instructions.
• After the incident: complete the Report an Incident form, inform your supervisor, and notify the person responsible for managing the University of Lodz building or area where the incident occurred.

• If you can safely leave, move away from the danger area.
• If escape is not possible, find a safe place and hide.
• Avoid confrontation and do not provoke the aggressor.
• If there is an immediate threat to life, call the emergency number 112 as soon as it is safe to do so.
• If an incident occurs, inform University of Lodz security or your supervisor.
• If emergency services arrive, follow their instructions and remain calm.
• After the incident: complete the Report an Incident form, inform your supervisor, and notify the person responsible for managing the University of Lodz building or area where the incident occurred.

• Remain calm.
• If life or health is at risk, call the emergency number 112.
• Do not provoke the aggressive individual and do not respond with aggression.
• Maintain a safe distance.
• Leave the area if possible and safe.
• Request assistance from University of Lodz security or your supervisor.
• Report the incident after it has ended.
• After the incident: complete the Report an Incident form, inform your supervisor, and notify the person responsible for managing the University of Lodz building or area where the incident occurred.

• Do not touch or move the substance.
• Move away and secure access to the area.
• Do not clean up or remove the substance.
• Inform the University of Lodz security or your supervisor.
• Call the emergency number 112 if there is a health risk.
• After the incident: complete the Report an Incident form, inform your supervisor, and notify the person responsible for managing the University of Lodz building or area where the incident occurred

• Stay calm and assess the situation.
• Prioritise your own safety.
• If there is a threat to life or health, call the emergency number 112.
• Follow the instructions of emergency services and persons directing the response.
• Do not take actions that may increase the risk.
• Inform others about the threat only if doing so does not endanger you or anyone else.
• After the incident: complete the Report an Incident form, inform your supervisor, and notify the person responsible for managing the University of Lodz building or area where the incident occurred.

• Ensure your own safety and that of the injured person.
• If there is a suspected threat to life or health, call the emergency number 112.
• Call for assistance (the University of Lodz security or people nearby).
• Provide first aid to the extent possible.
• If possible, do not leave the injured person alone.
• Secure the incident scene if necessary.
• After the incident: complete the Report an Incident form, inform your supervisor, and notify the person responsible for managing the University of Lodz building or area where the incident occurred.

Report any suspicious event that may affect the security of the University of Lodz information, data or systems via the UniLodz HelpDesk platform by selecting the category "ICT Security Incident".

• Do not click suspicious links or attachments.
• Disconnect the device from the network if possible and safe.
• Do not delete or modify suspicious messages or files.
• Report the incident via hd.uni.lodz.pl (category: ICT Security Incident).
• In the event of a serious threat, notify the appropriate University of Lodz services.
• Follow further instructions from the IT or systems security team.

• Follow the instructions of evacuation coordinators.
• Proceed to the nearest emergency exit.
• Do not use lifts.
• Assist persons who may require support, provided this does not endanger your own safety.
• Do not take unnecessary belongings.
• Do not stop on evacuation routes.
• Close doors behind you (do not lock them).
• Go to the assembly point and do not return to the building until authorised to do so.
• After the incident: complete the Report an Incident form, inform your supervisor, and notify the person responsible for managing the University of Lodz building or area where the incident occurred.

Phone: +48 780 701 424  

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

E-mail:bezpieczenstwo@uni.lodz.pl 

Tomasz Kaźmierczak 

E-mail: tomasz.kazmierczak@uni.lodz.pl 

What Issues Should You Contact the Inspectorate About?
The Occupation Health and Safety (OHS) Inspectorate is responsible for matters related to occupational health and safety, in particular workplace accidents, accidents occurring on the way to or from work, as well as issues concerning safe working conditions and work organisation.
In the event of an accident, the applicable University of Lodz accident reporting procedure should be followed. 

Addres: Jana Matejki 38, 90-145 Łódź (entrance from Narutowicza Street) 

Phone: +48 42-635-42-69 

Phone: +48 42 635-42-68 

Phone: +48 42 635-42-76 

Address: Narutowicza 68, room: 317, 90-136 Łódź
Phone: +48 42-635-42-14
e-mail: iod@uni.lodz.pl

In the event of a threat or failure requiring an immediate response, promptly contact the appropriate emergency services:

• Emergency Notification Centre – 112
• Ambulance Service – 999
• Fire Service – 998
• Police – 997
• Municipal Police – 986
• Gas Emergency Service – 992
• Water and Sewage Emergency Service – 994
• District Heating Emergency Service – 993
• Electricity Emergency Service – 991
   

When reporting an incident, provide the location, the nature of the threat, and information about any casualties.

• Responds to reports of threats and incidents;
• Conducts patrols of university buildings and grounds;
• Monitors the condition of security measures;
• Supports building evacuations;
• Secures incident scenes;
• Provides first aid;
• Cooperates with the Police, the State Fire Service, and emergency medical services;
• Supports the protection of events organised by the University of Lodz.

In the event of a threat to life or health, always call the emergency number 112 first. The University of Lodz Intervention Patrol supports activities on university premises but does not replace emergency services.

The CCTV monitoring system operating across the University of Lodz supports the safety of persons on campus and the protection of university property.

Key Information:

• the controller of personal data is the University of Lodz;
• monitoring is used to ensure personal safety and protect property;
• the system records images only and does not record sound;
• monitored areas are appropriately marked;
• recordings are retained for up to three months unless they constitute evidence in ongoing proceedings;
• the operation of the monitoring system is governed by the Rector’s Regulation on the rules governing the University of Lodz monitoring system.
   

Contact
For matters concerning the processing of personal data and the exercise of data protection rights, please contact the Data Protection Officer of the University of Lodz: iod@uni.lodz.pl, phone: +48 (42) 635 42 14.

Locations of AED Defibrillators at the University of Lodz

An AED may also be used by individuals without medical training. The device guides the user through voice instructions.

Road traffic regulations and local rules applicable to individual university locations apply throughout the University of Lodz.

Key Information

• follow road signs, instructions from security personnel and notices issued by facility administrators;
• parking is permitted only in designated areas;
• parking regulations may vary depending on the faculty, unit or building;
• some car parks are available only to authorised users holding appropriate permits, identification cards or access cards;
• leaving a vehicle in a car park does not guarantee the reservation of a parking space;
• access to car parks and internal roads may be temporarily restricted due to events, construction works or extraordinary circumstances.
   

Before arriving, it is recommended that you review the parking regulations applicable at the relevant location.

From 1 March 2026, security services for the University of Lodz are being provided by a consortium of companies led by FM Integrated Solutions Sp. z o.o., with Impel Facility Service Sp. z o.o. acting as the direct service provider.