15. Practical Measures in the Implementation of the Duty of Care by International Organizations

This chapter provides practical advice aimed at guiding international organizations in the implementation of the duty of care principles emerging from this book. It underscores the importance of international organizations having competent individuals capable of carrying out on-going risk assessments that will need to be taken into consideration in building and modifying policies and setting up control measures to eliminate or mitigate risks. With a view towards prevention and protecting the traveller or assignee, the chapter explores health and medical risks, safety and security risks, road traffic safety as well as hotel safety. The section on pre-travel arrangements addresses activities which need to be carried out prior to departure and underscores the importance of the traveller’s briefing. The section on incident management focuses on the importance of an emergency plan, and the identification of headquarters and site-level emergency management teams within the organization. The need for an organization’s comprehensive ability to deal with medical emergencies is explored and the final section addresses the training and equipment necessary to support the provision of an adequate level of duty of care.