Safety rules mean that at least once a year, risk situations are made to test the internal emergency plan, train emergency teams, building occupants and identify opportunities for improvement.

Today, in the Egas Moniz building was done a fire simulation exercise on the 01th floor. Several involved in the situation were ready and as soon as the sirens sounded began to count the time of evacuation of the rooms, arrival of help to the victim of minor injuries and the meeting at the already defined points.

Sandra Marques, FMUL’s executive director, also wore one of the "simulacrum observer" vests and checked whether anyone was left behind in the classrooms. Others, observers added, found that the teachers were the last to leave the classrooms and closed the door, as the protocol requires.

In about 9 minutes the B-wing of the 01st floor was evacuated, people placed outside safely. They left in an organized and orderly way, as it should be even when the situation is real.

The wheelchair was brought and made available to the "victim" and, in the end, in the meeting with all involved, the note was positive. There were places where the sirens sounded, where the gas and electricity were cut and what aspects could be improved. Nuno Santos is a professor of biochemistry, but today he wore the security delegate vest. In the end he was satisfied with the exercise, "because people behaved in an orderly manner, they left the building effectively, but especially because it was perceived that the evacuation protocol was followed and worked." Doing this simulation, "was important to make an evaluation of the effectiveness of the processes with the presence of students. In the end everything went well," he concluded.

On that day the safety delegate vest was also worn by Dina Rodrigues, coordinator of the Technical-Built and Sustainability Office and Sara Pinheiro dos Santos, area manager, Safety and Compliance, Finance and Operations Office.