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Health, Safety & Environmental Bulletin No 361

13 June 2013

Emergency Contact Numbers

We often discuss the issues of emergency preparedness, safety at home and safety in preparation,
but how many of you have ever considered these things when travelling abroad? We also take the
trouble to find out where is the nearest hospital to a site, but what if you were involved in an incident
whilst in another country on business or on holiday, would you know who to call for help?

This presents additional hazards, as commonly we are not aware of local procedures, customs, rules, or
emergency contact information.

Although most European countries have now standardised on the 112 emergency contact number, a
number of common holiday destinations have very different numbers.

Below we have provided a list of local emergency contact numbers for the most commonly visited
countries. This bulletin could be printed and placed on a noticeboard for general reference, but we have
also taken the liberty of producing “passport friendly print versions”, with the idea that one might be
able to print pages that are the right dimensions and font size to be stuck onto a page in your passport
(for example), so that you might always have them with you when travelling. (Please note that we cannot
be held responsible for the accuracy of this information).

Africa
Country Police Medical Fire Notes
Algeria 17 14 14
Chad 17 n/a 18
Djibouti 17 n/a 18
Egypt 122 123 180
Ghana 191 193 192 999 for any of the 3 services.
Mali 17 15 18
Mauritius 999 114 115
Morocco 19 15 15
Nigeria 112
South Africa 10111 10177 10111 112 from mobile phones
Tunisia 197 190 198
Rwanda 112 n/a n/a
Uganda 112 n/a n/a
Sudan 999
Sierra Leone 19 999 n/a
Zambia 999 991 993 112 from mobile phones
Zimbabwe 995 994 993 112 from mobile phones

Asia
Country Police Medical Fire Notes
Afghanistan 119 102 119
Bahrain 999
Cambodia 117