TRAINING MANUAL FOR HUMAN SERVICE RISK MANAGERS

Whenever an agency becomes involved in transportation, the agency then becomes involved in risk management and insurance because transportation is inherently subject to the risk of accidents which may inflict bodily injury or accidental death upon either program beneficiary or the general public. This is especially true when agencies purchase vans and transport large loads of physically handicapped, elderly, young, or mentally handicapped individuals. Insurance does not reduce risk but only spreads the financial consequences of catastrophic losses. Insurance is not the only requirement that must be met before vehicles can be operated. Accidental death and injury may be caused by the way agency managers select and train drivers, maintain vehicles, conduct accident reviews, hold safety meetings, and select and equip vehicles. The cost of insurance coverage may be reduced by cutting the uncertainty with which the underwriter is required to view the agency's insurance application. Risk management is thus an important management function.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  203 Administration Building
  Knoxville, TN  United States  37996-0700

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Office of Human Development Services
  Washington, DC  United States  20201

  Office of the Secretary of Transportation

  Technology Sharing Program, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • DAVIS, F W
  • Dotterweich, W W
  • Burchalter, D A
  • Cleary, T
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 148 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Insurance; Liability; Management; Persons with disabilities; Risk management; Safety; Social service agencies; Traffic safety; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Law; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386988
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-I-83-16 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 2003 12:00AM