NAFSA Guideline |
Risk Management Team Responsibilities |
WPI General & Site Specific Policies |
Mandatory Paperwork |
Going Global Handbook for Students |
Going Global Operational Handbook |
Mandatory Orientation |
Faculty Training Session |
Technological tools (cell phones / hand held tools) |
Participant Screening |
Conduct periodic assessments of health and safety conditions for their
programs, and develop and maintain emergency preparedness processes and
a crisis response plan. |
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Provide health and safety information for prospective participants so
that they and their parents/guardians/families can make informed
decisions concerning preparation, participation and behavior while on
the program. |
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Provide information concerning aspects of home campus services and
conditions that cannot be replicated at overseas locations. |
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Provide orientation to participants prior to the program and as needed
on site, which includes information on safety, health, legal,
environmental, political, cultural, and religious conditions in the host
country. In addition to dealing with health and safety issues, the
orientation should address potential health and safety risks, and
appropriate emergency response measures. |
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Consider health and safety issues in evaluating the appropriateness of
an individual's participation in a study abroad program. |
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Determining criteria for an individual's removal from an overseas
program taking into account participant behavior, health, and safety
factors. |
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Require that participants be insured. Either provide health and travel
accident (emergency evacuation, repatriation) insurance to participants,
or provide information about how to obtain such coverage. |
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Conduct appropriate inquiry regarding the potential health and safety
risks of the local environment of the program, including
program-sponsored accommodation, events, excursions and other
activities, on an ongoing basis and provide information and assistance
to participants and their parents / guardians / families as needed. |
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Hire vendors and contractors (e.g. travel and tour agents) that have
provided reputable services in the country in which the program takes
place. Advise such vendors and contractors of the program sponsor's
expectations with respect to their role in the health and safety of
participants. |
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Conduct appropriate inquiry regarding available medical and professional
services. Provide information about these services for participants and
their parents/guardians/families, and help participants obtain the
services they may need. |
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Develop and provide health and safety training for program directors and
staff, including guidelines with respect to intervention and referral
that take into account the nature and location of the study abroad
program. |
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Develop codes of conduct for their programs; communicate codes of
conduct and the consequences of noncompliance to participants. Take
appropriate action when aware that participants are in violation. |
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Obtain current and reliable information concerning heath and safety
risks, and provide that information to program administrators and
participants. |
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In cases of serious health problems, injury, or other significant health
and safety circumstances, maintain good communication among all program
sponsors and others who need to know. |
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In the participant screening process, consider factors such as
disciplinary history that may impact on the safety of the individual or
the group. |
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Provide information for participants and their
parents/guardians/families regarding when and where the sponsor's
responsibility ends and the range of aspects of participants' overseas
experiences that are beyond the sponsor's control. |
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