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The final exams for 2014 are starting next week and this means the academic year is coming to an end. The campus is quieting down and there is graduallly less movement at campus buildings, which could attract opportunistic criminals. Staff members are therefore reminded to be extra vigilant in the coming weeks.
Tips:
- Lock your office at all times, even if you intend leaving for just a short while.
- Don't allow people to enter with you into a building where card access is required. Insist that the person uses his/her own card.
- Make sure your access card is visible so that colleagues can easily identify you.
- If you notice someone in a building who looks lost or suspicious, ask if you can help. With the focus on him/her, he/she may prefer to rather leave the building.
- Report suspicious activity or individuals immediately to Campus Security.
- Close the windows, especially those on the ground floor, even those fitted with burglar bars. Also remember to switch off lights when leaving a room.
- Avoid leaving valuable items such as laptops, handbags or cellphones close to or in sight of windows, irrespective of it being open or closed.
- If you leave a building after-hours, keep your keys handy so you can quickly get into your vehicle if you are threatened or if you spot a suspicious person in the vicinity.
- If you feel uncertain about your safety when leaving a building after-hours, you're welcome to contact Campus Security (extension 4666) to escort you to your vehicle.
- Please ensure that outside doors close behind you as you leave the building after the locking mechanism is activated. Doors that take long to shut or not close at all due to a fault provide access to opportunistic criminals. Report faulty doors to Campus Security immediately.
- Store your campus emergency number on your phone: Stellenbosch 24-hour emergency number: 021 808-2333 (for emergencies only); and Tygerberg 021 938 9507. For enquiries/reporting of suspicious individuals /requests for a walk-along service, be sure to phone 021 808-4666.
Please visit www.sun.ac.za/safety for up-to-date safety information.
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Published Date: 10/22/2014
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Opsomming: Met die finale eksamen van 2014 wat aanstaande week begin, staan die akademiese jaar einde se kant toe. Die kampus begin leeg loop en daar is algaande minder beweging in kampusgeboue. Dit kan opportunistiese misdadigers kampus toe lok.
Summary: The final exams for 2014 are starting next week and this means the academic year is coming to an end. The campus is quieting down and there is graduallly less movement at campus buildings, which could attract opportunistic criminals.