Red Flags
To assist managers and supervisors in performing risk assessments of their programs and activities, we are providing the following list of issues that we consider “red flags”. If these red flags fit your activity, and you haven’t already discussed how to minimize these risks with your Risk Management and/or Environmental, Health and Safety department, please contact them for assistance.
- 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. Airlines, bus lines, trains, taxis, shuttles, and cruise ships are classified as common carriers and do not always raise a red flag.
- Involvement of minors (under the age of 18) in any university program or activity. See our helpful checklist for evaluating your programs with minors at: Minors in UA Programs & Events Use of hazardous materials in any program or activity.
- 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, moving of materials, etc.).
- Contracts and memoranda of agreements with outside entities that include insurance or indemnification clauses that have not been approved by General Counsel and/or Risk Management.
- Foreign travel by both employees and students (includes Mexico and Canada).
- Paying OJT student salaries through the university system when they are actually working for other entities (Making them UA employees when they really aren’t – “Kelly Services”).
- Renting vehicles for use by non-employees.
- Applying TAs and TRs to non-university employees. You may be exposing the university to liability for activities that we have no control over.
