Emergency Management Overview

• Purpose
• Authority
• Nature of Emergencies
• University Overview
• Declaration of Emergency
• Management Team
• Stakeholder and Media Communication
• The Emergency Management Plan (download )

Emergency Response

• Emergency control centre
• Emergency response group
• Communication in emergencies
• Evacuation procedures
• Damage assessment
• The Emergency Management Plan (download )

Key Emergency Management Focus Areas (Part One)

• Fire emergency
• Water outages and water quality issues
• Tornado
• Telecommunications failure
• Power outages
• Bomb threat

Key Emergency Management Focus Areas (Part Two)

• Hazardous Material Incident
• Death of a Student or Employee on Campus
• Life-threatening Injury
• Infectious Disease Epidemic
• Violent Crime
• Mental Health Incident

Key Contact Persons

• Ms Susan Smailes - Office of the Vice-Chancellor, (s.smailes@ru.ac.za) 046 603 7561
• Dr Iain L'Ange - Executive Director of Infrastructure Operations and Finance, (i.lange@ru.ac.za) 046 603 8188
• Mr Robiyana Templeton - Manager of Campus Protection Unit, (t.robiyana@ru.ac.za) 046 603 8795/ 8146/7- #5070
• Mr Luzuko Jacobs - Director of Communications and Marketing Division, (l.jacobs@ru.ac.za) 046 603 8744
• Ms Natalie Ripley - Director Information & Technology Services, (N.Ripley@ru.ac.za) 046 603 7456
• Ms Loshni Govender -  Director of Human Resources, l.govender@ru.ac.za 046 603 8114
• Ms Nomangwane Mrwetyana – Director of Student Affairs, n.mrwetyana@ru.ac.za 046 603 8181

Helpful Additional Resources

• APPENDIX A: What to Do in an Emergency
• APPENDIX B: Emergency Kit Contents
• APPENDIX D: Terms and Definitions
• Campus Maps
• Website Layout and Map
• The Emergency Management Plan (download )

Last Modified: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 16:09:05 SAST