Lancaster University was granted its charter in 1964.The University has approx 17,000 students, 2,500 staff and 2,000 visitors during a normal working day.The University Estate is 360 acres (1,455,000m²) in size or equivalent to 196 Football Pitches

Lancaster University is located 3.5 miles south of Lancaster City Centre and is commonly referred to as a small town.The University is situated between the M6 to the East and the West Coast Main line to the west

1963 – Planning and design of Lancaster University campus begins1965 – Work begins on Bailrigg site1966 – First teaching and administrative buildings opened1966 - 1968 – Installation of Main Infrastructure 1968 – Students begin to move into accommodation on campus

The campus continues to expand and develop during the 1970sThe infrastructure of the campus is complete

By the mid-80s the University is well established and building work has been completed to the original master plan.The University continues to expand both in student numbers and the physical estate

By 2003 a large scale project is under way to build new Residences on campus In 2003 Julie Ferguson is employed in the Director of Finance and Resources officeIn October 2004 Alexandra Park opensIn 2007 Mike Sheppard is employed as the Head of InfrastructureBy 2008 there are over 7,000 bedspaces on campusBy early 2008 the scale of failure to the infrastructure is becoming more frequent

There are 7,109 rooms on campus occupied for up to 51 weeks of the year.The campus population is made up of a diverse community from undergraduates to families.There is a Pre-School centre on site catering for babies and toddlersA Sports Centre open to the publicA large Conference Centre on siteA privately operated hotel within our boundary

www.aidan.co.ukM6 Motorway in Lancashire and Cumbria was built in the 60s and early 70s

Would you drive a 40 year old, Morris Minor on the motorway at 90 mph

today?

Would you ask Bobby Charlton to play for the current England Squad?

1966 2009

Average House price: Semi-detached

£3,250 £182,248

Gallon of Petrol: 5 shillings or 26 new pence £4.14Developments: Pampers created the first

disposable nappy Colour television sets became popular Hovercraft service began over the English ChannelVinyl

Production of an electric carMP3/MP4 PlayersBluray DVDsDigital TV is the normDownloads

Popular Music: I'm a Believer - The Monkees Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys Monday Monday - The Mamas and the Papas Wild Thing - The Troggs

Duffy – MercyLeona Lewis – Bleeding LoveLady Gaga – Just DanceLily Allen – The Fear

Normal working dayLent TermElectrical surge sent up the line to our sub stations (the University has 11 sub stations)The main switch board within sub station number 1 explodes creating black smoke billowing out of the sub stationTotal power loss to site

Can you stay in a building with no lights working?How long will the Emergency lighting last?Can you stay in a building with no emergency lighting?What systems are on a standby power provision in the event of a failure?How long will the Fire Alarm last?Can you stay in a building with no Fire Alarm?Will the CCTV work?Will the electric doors on buildings open?Will the building heating and ventilation systems work?Can you stay in a building with no heating or mechanical ventilation?How can we communicate with staff and students?

If you have a gas leak under the main student thoroughfare should you isolate the supply?Can students and staff stay in buildings/residences with no heating?Can students stay in residences with no hot water?Is there an issue with cooking appliances in residences? How many gas cookers are on site?Who can switch gas supplies off?Who can switch gas supplies on?Where do you isolate the gas supply to the site?How and when do we communicate with staff and students?

Water Tank capacityWater contamination issuesStudent residences - Do we need to relocate students?Toilets and running water – what issues?Pre-school centre – do we close?How long will the supply to each building last? Are there storage tanks in each building?United Utilities – Priority level for water bowsers?What do we communicate to staff and students?

How many toilets do 20,000 people need?How many suppliers of Portaloos in the local area and how many would be needed? Where can they be located? Who pays?How much drinking water do 20,000 people need?What water supply requirements do the pre-school need?How much water for washing do 7,000 students need?

Replacement of cold water storage pumps and associated ancillaries

Asbestos removal within boilerhouse and service spine

Upgrade of University fire alarm infrastructure

Drainage and HighwaysIncrease the drainage capacity of existing pond

Highways Study and improvements

Implement a primary metering strategy for all major buildings

Re-line / Replacement oil storage tank

Upgrade of University fire alarm infrastructure

Highway improvement

Refurbishment and upgrade of site drainage system

Refurbishment and upgrade of the underpass

Upgrade to Central Services spine

Implement a primary metering strategy for all major buildings

Replacement of cold water storage / break tanks and associated ancillaries

Replacement of boiler plant

Building Management System upgrade

Highway improvement

Replace CHP plant and associated ancillaries

Refurbishment / replacement of gas pipework

Refurbishment and upgrade of site drainage system

Upgrade to Central Services spine

Replacement of cold water distribution pipework

Refurbishment of district heating pipework

Will your senior management accept the lack of answers during the handling of an incident?Which actions are the priority and what are the timescales involved?Do you send the students home and have you considered the knock on effects of this?What happens to the students who cannot go home as the University campus is their home?Can you accept that you do not have all the answers or anticipated all the questions. Are you able to answer these questions now? How long will it take to get the answers?What have we forgotten?

Creation of the Emergency Management TeamProduction of a Risk Register identifying the top 10 emergency/major incident/continuity risksProduction of plans on a priority scale fed by the risk registerDevelopment of a communications plan in the event of an emergencyExercising the plansTesting Updating

Clear lines of communication between the Emergency Planning section, the Facilities Division and the wider University to ensure there are no surprises.

Thank you for listening to our experiences I hope that they may prove useful. We will come back in 2019 to let you know how successful we have been!

Mike SheppardHead of Infrastructure (Mr Pebble Mill)

Julie FergusonEmergency Planning Officer