The University Environmental Health & Safety/Risk Management (EHS/RM) office, in partnership with other University offices, supports the University's collective, and, as able, each School's individual, educational, research and societal pursuits through the deployment of contemporary risk management strategies.

OUR APPROACH and VALUES:

Considering the spectrum of achievements realized by the University over it's 137-year history, the faculty, staff, students and alumni expect and deserve nothing less than class-leading performance from its risk management teams, Every day using concepts embodied in the continuous improvement/quality assurance movement, we strive to build upon a solid foundation and past successes by:

• Encouraging alignment of risk ownership with opportunity ownership;
• Creating a sense of openness, transparency and consistency around insurance program features and cost;
• Mastery of subject matter;
• Growing and nurturing internal and external resource networks;
• Holding ourselves and our vendors to the highest level of efficiency, accuracy, and responsiveness;
• Motivating others to think about, talk about, and behave differently about risk and risk management; and
• Empowering clients to contribute to and actively participate in our office's service model.

SERVICE MODEL:

The University maintains a structured comprehensive insurance program to efficiently transfer exposures most typically experienced by its offices/departments. Offices/departments are not permitted to consciously assume hazard or operational risk on behalf of the University without prior approval of EHS/RM. One of EHS/RM's duties is to watch for and guard against situations that carry unintended obligations for the University, potentially imposing unrecognized financial liabilities. Unless accepted by affirmative action of EHS/RM leadership, liabilities (financial or remedial) arising out of these situations will entirely by the responsibility of the Office/Department creating the obligation.