Emergency

This Guide Memo describes the University's property and liability insurance coverage.

For information on other insurance coverage, see:

• Business travel accident insurance: Guide Memo 2.3.1: Survivor Benefit Plans.
• University, government, and personal vehicle collision insurance: Guide Memo 8.4.2: Vehicle Use.
• Rental vehicle collision insurance: Guide Memo 5.4.2: Travel Expenses.

This Guide Memo is a general compilation of Stanford's emergency procedures, including those for injuries and accidents, fires, earthquakes, and hazardous materials releases and spills. For more detailed information on disaster preparedness, please see the Department Emergency Planning Guidelines published by Environmental Health & Safety or contact Emergency Preparedness, 725-1409. 

This Guide Memo describes supervisory duties mandated by California Senate Bill 198, the Occupational Injury and Illness Prevention Act. These responsibilities for identifying and correcting workplace hazards apply to all supervisors, both faculty and staff, and to all workplaces, including laboratories, classrooms, shops, and offices.