{"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":"2026-07-22T11:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:22:42","slug":"bu-ready","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/safety\/bu-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"BU READY Safety App"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; padding: 0 14px 0 34px; margin: -12px 0 0 0; width: 342px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"1\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  no-bg two-thirds count-2\">\n<h2>Are You BU Ready?<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  no-bg third count-3\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2954\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 220px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/safety\/files\/bur-qr.png\" alt=\"BU READY QR code\" width=\"220\" height=\"219\" class=\"wp-image-2954 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/safety\/files\/bur-qr.png 220w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/safety\/files\/bur-qr-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scan the QR code to download the app and start receiving alerts and important resources.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2835 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/safety\/files\/bur-apple.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2956\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2956'>\n\t\t\t\tDownload on the App Store\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/safety\/files\/bur-google.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2955\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2955'>\n\t\t\t\tGet it on Google Play\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Unlimited Push Notifications: <\/b>Mass notification system and delivery times of 1-5 seconds.<\/li>\n<li><b>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<li><b>Reporting Capabilities: <\/b>Users can report suspicious activity, crime, facilities outages and more in real time.<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Mobile <\/b><b>BlueLight<\/b><b>\/Panic Button: <\/b>Simultaneous emergency call and location share.<\/li>\n<li><b>Check In: <\/b>Initiate a two-way push notification so users can indicate they\u2019re \u201cOK\u201d!<\/li>\n<li><b>WorkAlone: <\/b>End users can have the app check in on them while working alone.<\/li>\n<li><b>Social Escape: <\/b>Allow user to trigger an outboard call to allow them to gracefully exit a potentially dangerous social situation.<\/li>\n<li><b>Multi Language Support: <\/b>App supports multiple languages. Determined based on language or device or user preference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Learn More<\/h2>\n<p>In the following video, Brandon University&#8217;s Health and Safety Advisor Al Trotz provides a brief overview of all the features offered within the BU READY Safety app.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"vimeo\" id=\"arve-vimeo-1130017821\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-vimeo-1130017821\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1130017821?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&amp;transparent=0&amp;title=1&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1130017821?dnt=1&#038;app_id=122963&#038;transparent=0&#038;title=1&#038;byline=0&#038;portrait=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brandonu.ca\\\/safety\\\/bu-ready\\\/#arve-vimeo-1130017821\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/1130017821?dnt=1&app_id=122963&transparent=0&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Features Unlimited Push Notifications: Mass notification system and delivery times of 1-5 seconds. 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