Incident Management Task Group (IMTG)

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(Ad hoc Structure – invoked for major incidents)

Membership

Members of the Incident Management Task Group are:-

• Vice-President (Services & Resources)
• Pro Vice Chancellor, Research Operations
• Director, Human Resources
• Director Infrastructure, Property & Technology
• Director Marketing & Strategic Communications
• Manager, Campus Services
• General Manager, Student Services
• Manager, Security
• Manager HS&W
• General Counsel
• Operational personnel (whichever are available)

Roles and Responsibilities

Members of the Incident Management Task Group are responsible for:

• Assuming control of the Emergency
• Declaring the boundaries of an emergency zone
• Co-ordination of additional University resources
• Activating the Emergency Control Centre (ECC)
• Providing ongoing liaison with the Incident Response Team and ECO networks
• Briefing the Vice-Chancellor as required
• Assessing the appropriate response i.e. shelter-in-place, lock-down, evacuation or relocation
• Providing ongoing liaison with External Agencies including Government, the media, support agencies, representatives of overseas student groups
• Establishing communications with the SAPOL/MFS Operations Media Unit(s) and preparation of incident briefs for media release
• Ensuring all actions are noted on an Emergency Log
• Facilitating briefs (as necessary) and the post incident debrief
• Collating Emergency Logs prepared by the ECO’s, Incident Response Team and Incident Management Task
• Group members and documenting an incident report which includes actions taken, issues identified and recommendations for improvement
• Overseeing business recovery efforts, follow-up and review
• Monitoring post-incident response including debriefing/counselling