The Risk and Safety Management Department at the University of Maine System (UMS) works collaboratively to protect people, property, and mission. By proactively identifying and managing risk exposures and promoting safe practices across all campuses, we help ensure the continuity and resilience of UMS operations.
Our team combines the expertise of risk analysis, insurance strategies, loss prevention, and regulatory compliance with system-wide safety consultation and support. We utilize a combination of commercial insurance, self-insurance, risk transfers, and effective claim management, while also providing practical tools, guidance, and programs that help our university communities work safely and confidently.
Through our integrated services and MyCampus portal resources—including searchable forms, policies, FAQs, and dedicated safety contacts—we aim to foster a culture of awareness, prevention, and shared responsibility in support of UMS’s educational, social, and economic missions.
Mission Statement:
Our Vision:
Be leaders in risk and safety management and foster a culture of compliance and continuous improvement across the enterprise, empowering our campus community members to think safety and recognize risk.
Our Purpose and Mission:
Provide guidance, assistance, and management tools consistent with the goals of the UMS Board of Trustees to all campuses of UMS to protect people, property, and the environment against losses in the execution of their shared UMS mission to provide first-rate teaching, research, and public service. RSM will further develop and implement a safety management system (SMS) to provide UMS a tool to manage and continuously improve its risk and safety management performance built on the core principles of:
- Leadership and Policy. Provide leadership and engage stakeholders in the development and implementation of sustainable policies to achieve the goals of the SMS;
- Compliance Assurance. Establish processes to measure and report on efforts to achieve the goals of the SMS;
- Education and Outreach. Provide programs, processes, documentation, training, and outreach to inform and communicate methods to achieve the goals of the SMS; and
- Risk Management. Collectively employ the processes, tools, and services embedded in the SMS to identify, manage, and mitigate risks and losses at all levels of the organization to the maximum extent practicable.
University Vendors/Contractors
Insurance requirements outlined in Attachment B of the contract templates are in place to protect the interests of the University including trustees, directors, students, faculty, staff, and our property. The minimum requirements outlined in that attachment are used to safeguard the institution and to protect the financial interest of the University should a loss occur on our grounds, through no fault of the school but caused by a contractor, vendor, or other entity using our facilities. Requiring vendors, contractors, etc. to obtain insurance provides the University with assurance that they (contractor/vendor) will have the financial capacity (insurance funds) to back up the promise and/or commitments made in the hold harmless and indemnification agreements. Therefore, general liability, auto, workers compensation, professional liability, and/or marine liability insurance policies may be required depending on the scope of work outlined in the contract.
Contact Us
For general inquiries, please email the Risk and Safety Management Department at [email protected].
University of Maine System Faculty and Staff can access additional information including forms, policies, how-to-guides and training, on the Risk and Safety Management site in the myCampus intranet at mycampus.maine.edu.