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MISTI Safety & Security

Before you leave

> MISTI Emergency Information Manual> Get familiar with it before your trip and take

it with you> Include important phone numbers on last

page> Fill and take with you MISTI Student

Information card

> Read, sign and return MIT- Risk and Release Form to your Program Manager

> Get familiarized with ISOS and your health insurance provider (take cards with you)

> Leave copies with family or friends of: passport, visa, health insurance and important numbers

Managing Personal Security

Use common sense and act natural!

Six basic principles that can help reduce risk *

1) Preparation2) Awareness3) Low Profile4) Unpredictable Routine5) Communications6) Layers of Protection

* Read MISTI Emergency Manual for detailed information.

General Emergency Guidelines

> In case of a minor emergency rely on your internship supervisor and local emergency personnel. > Always be in touch with MISTI

Program Manager with any emergency

> In case of an emergency where you need MIT’s assistance and can’t reach Program Manager (e.g. after hours) call MIT Police, they will contact the Dean on Call> Seek help from host, local emergency

personnel, friends, alums of the area.

General Emergency Guidelines

> Call ISOS in case of a health or medical emergency or in cases of security evacuation as soon as you can

> Always keep MISTI informed of any emergency situation> Via phone, internet, social media,

friends

Get familiarized with the MISTI Emergency Information Manual and always have it available

Chile-specificEmergency Information

> Medical Emergencies> EMS: call 131> Clínica Las Condes:

www.clinicalascondes.cl> Clínica Alemana: www.alemana.cl> Clínica Santa María:

www.clinicasantamaria.cl

> Police (Carabineros)> www.carabineros.cl> 133 fono emergencia (robberies,

assaults, etc.)> 139 fono información (police station

locations, etc.)

Chile-specificEmergency Information

> U.S. Embassy, Santiago> Telephone:

> (56-2) 2330-3716 (business hours, 0830-1700)

> (56-2) 2330-3000 (after hours)> Non-emergency email: American

Citizen Services unit, SantiagoAmcit@state.gov

> Program Manager> Telephone:

> 617-324-2801 (business hours)> 520-820-5354 (after hours)

> Email: ekorowin@mit.edu or erikor@gmail.com

National and local Emergencies

> Natural Disasters> Earthquakes, tsunamis,

wildfires> Protests, strikes, and work

stoppages> Students, unions, public

employees> Civil disorder

> Opportunists> Medical Epidemic> Military and terrorist threats

STEP Program(or your embassy)

Register on these sites

International SOS

http://www.internationalsos.com/Private/MIT/

Horizons

MIT requires you to enter all information into Horizons , you will receive an email with instructions.

NOTE: You MUST enter the address where you will be living at abroad and a local phone number as soon as you know them.

Medical Insurance

> No deductible or XX deductible> Direct billing, others reimbursements

upon submission of claim form > Always carry your identification card> In an emergency go directly to nearest

doctor or hospital and then call your insurance company

> Save all receipts (for submission with claim form)

> Register at student site (if applicable), get familiarized with physicians and clinics in your area

Other Medical Concerns

The CDC recommends getting Typhoid and Hepatitis A vaccines before you go because there is a risk of those diseases in Chile.

Water from the tap (la llave) is generally safe to drink in Santiago. Drink bottled water outside the city and if you don’t feel comfortable drinking tap water.

Wash all fruits and vegetables. Salad ingredients outside of the city may have been washed with tap water, which may also be used for ice cubes.

Santiago’s smog and pollution (the city sits in a valley) may be bothersome to those with asthma and those who wear contact lenses. Check the newspaper for daily air quality reports.

¡Ojo!

> Do not bring any food or drink into Chile

> Pay for small items with cash (en efectivo)

> Move/walk with a purpose> Watch your back(pack)> Trust your gut