Welcome to Risk Management Services (RMS).
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Announcements
Up to $200 for Usage of Cell Phone in School Zone
Date added to UNT RMS website: July 23rd, 2009
Effective August 1st, 2009, cell phone use in school zones will change. City ordinance 18-215, which was passed by the Denton City Council, prohibits the use of hand-held mobile telephones while driving or operating a motor vehicle in any active school zone without the use of a hands-free device. This prohibition includes using a hand-held mobile telephone to engage in a call or to create, send, or read messages while in a school zone on official school days during the hours when school zones are in effect.
Anyone caught using a hand-held mobile telephone in violation of this ordinance can receive a fine up to $200.
Texas DSHS Urges PAM Precautions
Date added to UNT RMS website: July 2nd, 2009
Texas Department of State Health Services
July 1, 2009
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reminding swimmers and skiers to take precautions to avoid infection from Naegleria fowleri, an ameba assumed to be present in all rivers, lakes, ponds, tanks and streams.
The ameba can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, an infection of the brain. Though PAM is rare, it is almost always fatal.
The ameba thrives in warm, stagnant water but may be present in any body of fresh water. A combination of lower water levels, high temperatures and stagnant or slow-moving water may produce higher concentrations of the ameba.
Infection typically occurs when water containing the ameba is forced up the nose when diving or jumping into the water or when skiing. Initial symptoms of the infection include severe headache, high fever, stiff neck, nausea and vomiting.
The ameba does not live in salt water or in swimming pools and hot tubs that are properly cleaned, maintained and treated with chlorine.
DSHS offers these precautions to reduce the already low risk of infection:
- Never swim in stagnant water.
- Hold your nose or use nose clips when skiing, jet skiing or jumping into any water.
Other dangers associated with lakes and rivers include diving into waters that are too shallow or that may hide rocks and debris. Never leave children unattended around water.
Nine cases of PAM have been reported in Texas since 2000, including one in 2008.
RMS Mission
To support research, create activities that expand knowledge, and protect resources. Risk Management Services has a moral and legal responsibility to comply with federal, state, and local standards to provide a safe and healthful environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors; to identify exposures to loss and apply measures to prevent, reduce, control and or pay for losses, and develop process for responding to emergency/unexpected events.
The UNT Administration Division CORE Values are:
- Integrity - honesty, fairness, ethical conduct, and responsibility for actions
- Working Relationships - dignity and respect for others and teamwork
- Competency - knowledge, efficiency and effectiveness
- Continuous Improvement - service and process improvements, technology enhancements, creativity, positive change and advancing skills, knowledge and abilities.
- Quality Service - responsive, courteous, accurate and safe practices
Our Director is Doug Welch (Doug.Welch@unt.edu).
For emergencies after hours, call the UNT Police Department at (940) 565-3000. Otherwise, call Environmental Services at (940) 565-4429 for Chemical, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) or Asbestos information.
Call Risk Management at (940) 565-2109 for Insurance or workers compensation information or live animal problems. You will be referred to the individual having responsibility for your area of need. To view Frequently Asked Questions, choose FAQ; and for information on our organization, choose RMS Organization.
We have added our Safety Manual and a long list of evacuation plans for various buildings on campus. You can click on the file to open them in Microsoft Word or right click and select "Save Target As" to download them to your computer. Go to Download Forms/Docs area, Policies and Procedure area to find the Safety Manual.
For EMERGENCY EVACUATION plans and maps, click on Evacuation Procedures & Maps.
As of July 1, 1998, Risk Management Services has taken the responsibility of managing the University Asbestos Program. All questions and concerns regarding asbestos in campus buildings may be routed to Charles Fox. All Maintenance and Custodial personnel are being trained in the 2 Hour Asbestos Awareness--all Newly Hired Maintenance and Custodial Personnel must be trained within 60 days of being hired. Anyone who may have the potential of disturbing asbestos containing materials should be trained in the 2 Hour Asbestos Training.
Please contact Charles Fox at (940) 565-4429 or email him at Charlie.Fox@unt.edu for any further questions.
Risk Management Services has initiated a Maintenance Permit Program. Any University Department that will be performing any maintenance on any campus building and the maintenance has the potential of disturbing asbestos MUST first go through our office to have a work maintenance permit. Please contact Charles Fox at extension (940) 565-4429 or email him at foxc@adaf.admin.unt.edu for more information concerning this program. Thank you in advance for participating in this program.
When we capture animals or birds, we immediately release them back into the wild.
You may also obtain additional information by telephone at (940) 565-2109.
