RCB alert and safety: Students and procedures in the face of danger

I feel quite safe. There are alerts, but I think there is nothing to worry about for now, says one of the students. Another emphasizes that the university provided students with safety instructions.

Everything was sent by the dean's office. We received e-mails with instructions on how to behave, he adds.

Do students know where to hide?

The RMF FM reporter asked students if they knew they should hide if the alarm sirens sounded. Not everyone could answer.

Do I know where to hide? That's too much to say. Something was being sent - you can hear it. Other answers also show that not everyone is clear on what to do in the event of an alarm.

"Yes, I've already checked the website", "I have no idea", "Where to hide? Wherever you can, where there will be no problem with the building collapsing", "I don't necessarily know".

RCB alert and absence from work

Professor Sebastian Gajewski, Deputy Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy.

When asked whether it was possible to miss work due to the alert, he emphasized that in such a situation "we must follow all warning signals."

If we are at work and there is a direct threat to life or health, we can stop working, and if we are still at risk, we can inform the employer and leave the workplace. (...) In such a case, we retain the right to remuneration - commented prof. Sebastian Gajewski.

Why are there so many RCB alerts?

Repeated RCB alerts are particularly noticeable for residents in eastern Poland. Wiesław Leśniakiewicz, deputy head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, spoke about the reasons for sending them in "Rozmowa o 7:00" on Radio RMF24.

We have no choice but to react to what the Polish Army tells us. And the Polish Army provides us with this information when there is a likelihood of a violation of our airspace, said Leśniakiewicz.

As he explained, alerts are built in three steps. The first one is about staying vigilant. The second one - about a certain readiness to take shelter, and the third one, which is supplemented by alarm sirens to find a place of shelter that will ensure safety - explained the deputy head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration.

When asked whether, due to repeated RCB alerts for Podkarpacie and the Lublin region, the introduction of additional states of emergency in these regions is being considered, Leśniakiewicz replied that no.