{"id":2835,"date":"2025-10-24T18:27:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webtest.brandonu.ca\/safety\/?page_id=1570"},"modified":"2025-10-27T10:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:15:34","slug":"bu-ready","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/safety\/bu-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"BU READY Safety App"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The BU Ready safety app on campus is an essential tool for improving emergency response, enhancing communication, and fostering a culture of safety and awareness. It helps reduce risks, increase accountability and provide a stronger sense of security for the campus community. Brandon University is one of a number of Canadian Higher Ed institutions that are currently using AppArmor Safety to keep their students and faculty safe.<\/p>\n

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  • Unlimited Push Notifications: <\/b>Mass notification system and delivery times of 1-5 seconds.<\/li>\n
  • Friend Walk: <\/b>User sends real-time location to a contact or local security\/police force. Emergency button in case of a crisis.<\/li>\n
  • Reporting Capabilities: <\/b>Users can report suspicious activity, crime, facilities outages and more in real time. <\/b><\/li>\n
  • Mobile <\/b>BlueLight<\/b>\/Panic Button: <\/b>Simultaneous emergency call and location share.<\/li>\n
  • Check In: <\/b>Initiate a two-way push notification so users can indicate they\u2019re \u201cOK\u201d!<\/li>\n
  • WorkAlone: <\/b>End users can have the app check in on them while working alone.<\/li>\n
  • Social Escape: <\/b>Allow user to trigger an outboard call to allow them to gracefully exit a potentially dangerous social situation.<\/li>\n
  • Multi Language Support: <\/b>App supports multiple languages. Determined based on language or device or user preference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Learn More<\/h2>\n

    In the following video, Brandon University’s Health and Safety Advisor Al Trotz provides a brief overview of all the features offered within the BU READY Safety app.<\/p>\n

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