Risk Management Services
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.
IMPORTANT: RMS Has Moved Offices to 700 North Texas Blvd
Announcements
Date added to UNT RMS website: December 5th, 2007
The Risk Management Services department recently moved to the Risk Management Center (RMC), located at 700 North Texas Blvd (old athletic weight room at Fouts Field, renovated for Risk Management Services).
RMS contact information will stay the same:
Main Telephone: (940) 565-2109
Fax Number: (940) 565-4919
Chemical/Lab Safety Inquiries (includes Waste): (940) 565-4429
Mailing Address: P.O Box 310950 * Denton, Tx 76203-0950
Physical Address: 700 North Texas Blvd * Denton, Tx 76201
Please visit our website (http://rms.unt.edu/) to view individual contact information for each section of Risk Management:
http://web3.unt.edu/riskman/index.php?section=contact
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News & Updates
NEWS & UPDATES
This page displays an up-to-date listing of changes to our customer support web. We will
also place notices here regarding forms or document updates, scheduled releases of new
forms or documents, or problems that may affect all customers. When bugs on our system
are reported/fixed, we will place a notice here, along with an estimate of
when the fix will be in place, if applicable.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Due to a harddrive failure, we will be spending today rebuilding Riskman. Apologies for the inconvenience. Currently, we will begin working on the building evacuation maps.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
The University is now under a burn ban in effect immediately. For more information on the burn ban, please contact Tommy Jones at 565-4429.
Monday, March 22, 2006
Risk Management Services would like to offer a hearty Welcome! to the two newest members of our staff, Steve Salsman and William Hernandez. Mr. Salsman, who came over from the Research Park, and Mr. Hernandez, who transferred from Facilities, will be performing maintenance and testing of the fire alarms systems on the main University campus.
Friday, January 20, 2006
Risk Management Services received a write up in the InHouse Magazine. You can read about the reorganization at InHouse Magazine.
Monday, January 1, 2006
Risk Management & Environmental Services has been reorganized and will now be known as Risk Management Services, with Director Gus Myers retiring and Doug Welch receiving the promotion to Director of Risk Management Services. Our Hazardous Materials Manager (Charlie Fox) and Insurance & Claims Manager (Becky Wright) are now Assistant Directors. For more information, please see the 'RMS Organization' link in the menu.
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
We would like to welcome our newest employee, Mrs. Vickie Coffey. Mrs. Coffey is our Administrative Assitant I, and will be working closely with Jerri Duncan, our Administrative Services Officer, Financial Specialist.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
A new site search is now available which uses the Google site search markup and searches unt.edu. You can visit and try the new search at web3.unt.edu/riskman/index.php?section=search, or choose the "Search" button at the top, left of any page on Riskman.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Our department Compliance Safety website is up and running. Please visit it at http://web3.unt.edu/riskman/index.php?section=compliancesafety
Thursday, July 28, 2005
The University Driver Request Form has been updated to reflect the July 2005 changes. Please visit the Forms and Documents Download page to retrieve the most recent version of the document.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Our newest member of the Risk Management and Environmental Staff, Paru Vijayan Babu, was granted American citizenship. From everyone at RMES, we congratulate her on the accomplishment and wish her all the luck in the future. She has also chosen to take her married name officially, which will be Parvathy Nambiar. You can still reach her by phone at x4429, or by email at paru@unt.edu.
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
We are proud to announce a new member of the Risk Management and Environmental Staff, Paru Vijayan Babu. She is our Environmental Health Specialist and will be working for Kevin Pearson, our Environmental Health and Compliance Manager. You can reach her by phone at x4429, or by email at paru@unt.edu.
Thursday, March 3, 2005
The all-new Hazardous Materials Chemical Pickup Request form is operational. If you have any questions or problems using the form, please email the webmaster at farrishj@adaf.admin.unt.edu.
The Site Map has been added, and pops up in a new window. If your pop-blocker is blocking it, right click on the link and select "Open in a new window" to view the Site Map information.
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Currently, the HAZMAT Pickup form and Chemical Inventory forms are being renovated to more properly notify our department when submitted. If you experience any trouble/issues with the forms, please email the Admin at farrishj@adaf.admin.unt.edu. My name is Jared Farrish and I make it my mission to give professional and timely service.
Thursday, January 13, 2005
For the past month, the RMES website has been going through the process of being redesigned and made easier to use and find required information. This web space will continue to evolve and offer new and ever more comprehensive initiatives for campus use, so be sure to have a look around when visiting.
If you find any errors, ommisions, or just have a suggestion or comment, please feel free to email the Webmaster at farrishj@adaf.admin.unt.edu. My name is Jared Farrish and I make it my mission to give professional and timely service.
Friday, Sept. 24, 2004
Our Associate Director, Doug Welch, was given responsibility for all of RMES under Gus Myers.
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004
Daniel Leyva-Martinez was promoted into the new Hazardous Waste Coordinator
position in Environmental Services. He will assist the Environmental
Manager/Chemical Hygiene Officer in handling of hazardous wastes, laboratory
safety, and environmental controls inspections.
Monday, September 27, 2004
We recently received a cargo van that we have made our Environmental Services
Response Vehicle. You will see it around campus responding to chemical
spills, or indoor air quality problems, or live animal captures. It is
loaded with state-of-the-art chemical treatment materials and personal
protective equipment we need to protect ourselves during some emergencies.
Monday, Sept. 1, 2003
Environmental Services moved from the house on the east side of the campus to
the new home of RMES: and 8-apartment complex next to the the new REC center.
Thursday, October 24th, 2002
We have updated the write-up from Risk Management on Vehicle use. The
first memo has been updated with new information. Click on the highlighted
text near the bottom of our home page to see this update memo as well as all the
other text relating to vehicle use.
Thursday, September 5th, 2002
We hired our Chemical Hygiene Assistant, Daniel Leyva-Martinez, who will be
updating our chemical inventories of the labs here at UNT and introducing the
monthly checking of the eyewashes to insure they are cleared of any rust or
other particles when they are needed. Of course, he will also assist in
all of the other duties and responsibilities within Environmental Services.
Monday, October 26, 1998
Again, 15 more known carcinogens were added to our Appendix A of our Chemical Hygiene
Plan. Please download the new list to see if you have any of the these 15 chemicals.
Wednesday, July 1, 1998
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 Kevin Pearson.
All Maintenance and Custodial personnel are being trained in the 2 Hour
Asbestos Awareness all Newly Hired Maintenance and Custodial personnel must be
trained with 60 days of being hired. If you know of anyone that may have
the potential in disturbing asbestos containing material, then they too should be trained
in the 2 Hour Asbestos Training. Please contact Kevin Pearson at extenstion 4429 or
email him at PearsonK@adaf.admin.unt.edu
for any further questions.
Friday, May 15, 1998
15 more known carcinogens were added to Appendix A of our Chemical Hygiene Plan
Please download the updated Plan so you'll have the expanded list.
Monday, May 11, 1998
Chemical Inventory Form added as a new page as well as an
available form for downloading. The form should be used to report any known carcinogens or
acute hazardous chemicals you have in your inventory.
Thursday, April 30, 1998
Hazardous Request Pickup form also a page on the our Website.
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 (welchd@adaf.admin.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 the Fire Marshall for fire-related
questions or issues, 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.
The purpose of this web site is to enhance the support services we provide to the employees of the University of North Texas. We've provided a number of
resources here to help you get driving permission for state
vehicles, fill out a request for hazardous waste pickup,
report having various hazardous or toxic chemicals,
report accidents, resolve problems, report bugs in our forms or
documents, and suggest improvements to our service. Click
on the various topics on the left to access more information about RMS.
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 foxc@adaf.admin.unt.edu for any further
questions.
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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.
Risk Management has issued a MEMORANDUM about "Procedures for Operating and Renting Vehicles and
Reporting Incidents". You can access this MEMO by clicking on the
link and downloading from our Policies and Procedures page. This Memo was updated on March 1, 2005.
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.
UNT policies:
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State of Texas information:
