Rhodes University Emergency Management Plan
Rhodes University is committed to providing a safe campus environment. However, critical incidents or disasters may occur within any University community, and an effective and timely response is crucial to mitigate the effects of such incidents. Each emergency situation requires specific responses in terms of required resources and appropriate procedures. For this reason, the document provides comprehensive instructions and information for responding to a variety of critical incidents.
What to do in an Emergency
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Standing Instructions for Staff & Students: simple instructions on what to do in an emergency on campus.
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Emergency numbers for your noticeboard - Emergency Contact List
RU Emergency Management Plan
This document serves as a framework for coordinating efforts by senior management and operational staff who are the primary responders in the event of any emergency. The relevant staff should have a clear understanding of what they are supposed to do and what others will be doing.
Rhodes University aims to act in the interests of safety and security needs of all staff and students, protecting lives and property through effective use of University and community resources. A University MANAGEMENT TEAM, consisting of Senior Management and Academic Leadership Forum, has developed the EMP:
RU Emergency Management Plan (working draft 2013-05-31)
Emergency management generally addresses four areas of concern, namely: (i) reducing risks and hazards, (ii) preparing resources to respond to any emergency, (iii) responding to the actual emergency event, such as dealing with damage caused by the hazard and limiting further damage, and (iv) returning to its original functional state (or as close as possible to this state) before the incident.
The EMP thus plays an important role in supporting organisational resilience – the ability to deal with uncertainty and respond effectively to unexpected events whilst retaining core properties or functions. The University’s resilience is informed by its ability to reduce the size and frequency of emergencies (vulnerability) and also improve its ability to manage emergency situations effectively, and to recover quickly (adaptive capacity).
More info:
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Last Modified: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 15:01:04 SAST