Risk Management "Red Flags"

To assist managers and supervisor with performing risk analysis of their programs and activities, the following list of "red flags" is provided. If these red flags fit your activity and you haven't already discussed risk analysis with Environmental, Health, Safety, and Risk Management, please contact Annette Chism (474-6164).

1. Transportation of people using non-common carriers including the use of university vehicles to transport students, guests, and visitors and using personal vehicles to transport passengers on university business are red flags. Airlines, bus lines, trains, taxis, shuttles, and cruise ships are classified as common carriers and do not always raise a red flag.

2. Involvement of minors (under the age of 18) in any university program or activity.

3. Use of hazardous materials in any program or activity.

4. Performing hazardous activities (contact sports, extreme sports, trampolines and blanket tosses, some dances and parties, wilderness events, ice or mountain climbing, bonfires, use or carrying of firearms, archery, heavy lifting and moving of materials, etc.)

5. Contracts, grants, and memoranda of agreements with outside entities that include insurance or indemnification clauses that have not been approved by Grants and Contracts, General Counsel, or Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management.

6. Paying OJT student salaries through the university system when they are actually working for other entities (making them UAF employees when they aren't really, for example "Kelly Services")

7. Foreign travel by both employees and students (includes Canada and Mexico).

8. Renting vehicles for university activities and for use by non-employees.

9. Apply TA's and TR's to non-university employees.

Information above taken from University of Alaska Anchorage, Risk Management Support

Page last update on 11/22/05 by A.Chism