Employee (Staff)


Low Risk

Authorization Required

None

Required Actions

1. Register:

2. Review:

3. If doing fieldwork outside urban areas, follow all requirements as outlined in the Field Safety Standard and submit completed field safety documentation to Department Head or Designate for review and approval.

4. Download the International SOS mobile app on your mobile device.

5. Ensure that:

  • you have health coverage that will extend to cover any COVID-19 related illnesses while traveling.
  • you have either purchased travel insurance that would cover quarantine and trip interruption costs or that your department/unit head is aware of the travel and has adequate funds to manage those costs should they arise
  • you have consulted with your department head/unit head prior to travel to ensure that you can make alternate arrangements for work if you are quarantined.

Recommended Actions

1. Upload your travel itinerary to Travel Registration System.

2.  Review the International Travel Checklist

Moderate Risk

Authorization Required

None

Required Actions

1. Register:

2. Review:

3. If doing fieldwork outside urban areas, follow all requirements as outlined in the Field Safety Standard and submit completed field safety documentation to Department Head or Designate for review and approval.

4. Download the International SOS mobile app on your mobile device.

5. Ensure that:

  • you have health coverage that will extend to cover any COVID-19 related illnesses while traveling.
  • you have either purchased travel insurance that would cover quarantine and trip interruption costs or that your department/unit head is aware of the travel and has adequate funds to manage those costs should they arise
  • you have consulted with your department head/unit head prior to travel to ensure that you can make alternate arrangements for work if you are quarantined.

Recommended Actions

1. Upload your travel itinerary to Travel Registration System.

2.  Review the International Travel Checklist

High Risk

Authorization Required

None

Required Actions

1. Register:

2. Review:

3. If doing fieldwork outside urban areas, follow all requirements as outlined in the Field Safety Standard and submit completed field safety documentation to Department Head or Designate for review and approval.

4. Download the International SOS mobile app on your mobile device.

5. Ensure that:

  • you have health coverage that will extend to cover any COVID-19 related illnesses while traveling.
  • you have either purchased travel insurance that would cover quarantine and trip interruption costs or that your department/unit head is aware of the travel and has adequate funds to manage those costs should they arise
  • you have consulted with your department head/unit head prior to travel to ensure that you can make alternate arrangements for work if you are quarantined.

Recommended Actions

1. Upload your travel itinerary to Travel Registration System.

2.  Review the International Travel Checklist

3. You have the option to complete an Emergency Evacuation and Security Plan and upload it to the Travel Registration system, should you choose to do so.

4. Request a trip briefing from International SOS

Extreme Risk

Authorization Required

Level 1: Department. Head or Manager/Director

Level 2: Dean or Vice-President

Level 3: Vice-President (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer

Level 4: Director (RMI)

Required Actions

1. Register:

2. Review:

3. Upload the following completed and scanned documents to the Travel Registration system:

4. If doing fieldwork outside urban areas, follow all requirements as outlined in the Field Safety Standard and submit completed field safety documentation to Department Head or Designate for review and approval.

5. Download the International SOS mobile app on your mobile device.

6.  Ensure that:

  • you have health coverage that will extend to cover any COVID-19 related illnesses while traveling.
  • you have either purchased travel insurance that would cover quarantine and trip interruption costs or that your department/unit head is aware of the travel and has adequate funds to manage those costs should they arise
  • you have consulted with your department head/unit head prior to travel to ensure that you can make alternate arrangements for work if you are quarantined.

Recommended Actions

1. Request a trip briefing from International SOS