| "The University Risk Management department exists to prevent
harm, to protect the assets and the financial resources of MUSC
by affirming and assuring compliance with applicable statutory
and regulatory codes."
This will be accomplished through:
• Evaluating performance of Medical University of South
Carolina in reducing occupational injury and illness frequency,
and costs associated with injuries.
• Assuring compliance with all applicable health, safety
and environmental laws by MUSC.
• Monitoring compliance with all health, safety, and environmental
regulations affecting MUSC.
• Analyzing trends in safety performance and reporting
observations.
• Analyzing financial, operational, and compliance related
risks to ensure we maintain adequate insurance coverage.
• Managing potential and actual professionally liability
cases with the intent of reducing liability and costs associated
with malpractice cases.
• Educating our faculty, staff and students on occupational
safety, professional liability, radiation safety, and all other
risk management issues.
• Facilitating employees returning to work.
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