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With the Amarok observatory, Professor Olivier Torrès has dedicated his research to improving the health of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) managers. His career has been doubly rewarded with the Julien Marchesnay Prize in 2024 and a knighthood in the National Order of Merit in 2025.

Step 1: Dial 15 (emergency medical services) or 18 (fire department). 114 (emergency number only available in France) allows deaf and hard-of-hearing people to alert emergency services (emergency medical services, fire department, police). IMPORTANT: Provide emergency services with the address of the accident or medical emergency a number where you can be reached the condition of the victim do not hang up first guide emergency responders when they arrive ⚠ If there is a persistent risk, protect the victim and yourself from further accidents. STEP 2: While waiting for emergency services, call a first-aider at your site or your site's security control center. List of first-aiders at your site: refer to the notices posted at your site. List of security control rooms: TRIOLET site: 04 67 14 30 00 RICHTER site: 04 34 43 24 19 The security control rooms should only be contacted if the security control room is closed:   Building B office: 04 64 46 20 00 Building C office: 04 34 43 24 44 Building D office: 04 34 43 23 33 Building E office: 04 34 43 21 92 Saint Priest: 04 67 14 99 00 Downtown site: Presidency: 04 34 43 31 30 Biology Institute: 04 34 43 34 00 Botanical Institute: 04 99 23 21 80 REMINDER: From a UM landline, you must dial 0 before dialing external numbers. Cardiac discomfort In the event of cardiac discomfort, the University of Montpellier has defibrillators located at various sites. Maps of defibrillators on UM sites Non-serious medical emergencies The 15 emergency number may refer you to the Preventive Medicine Service (SCMPPS) for non-serious medical emergencies. SCMPPS offices on the Montpellier and Nîmes campuses Final step: accident reporting procedure For University of Montpellier staff Any work stoppage related to a work-related accident must be reported to your supervisor within 48 hours. You have 15 days to compile the work accident file by following the procedure. Report the accident in the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) register available in each work unit. For students enrolled at the University of Montpellier You have 48 hours to file your accident report.

Mircea Sofonea is an epidemiologist at the Pathogenesis and Control of Chronic and Emerging Infections (PCCEI) laboratory. Although his field has only become widely known since the Covid epidemic, for him it has been a lifelong vocation. Portrait of a researcher who knows how to stay the course.