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There is a 24 hour travel assistance program available for all faculty, staff, and full-time students who travel abroad for research, for a University approved program, or as part of the undergraduate educational experience. The program is provided by Temple University and is administered by International SOS. This medical and security assistance program provides emergency response as well as online services and travel information.
Some program benefits provided at no additional cost include:
- Emergency Medical Evacuation/Return Home
- Emergency and Routine Medical Advice
- Medically Supervised Repatriation
- Medical Referrals and Monitoring
- Security/Political Evacuation
- Legal Referrals
While International SOS makes arrangements, the following list of benefits are provided at additional cost:
- Outpatient medical expense guarantee and payment (fees will apply)
- Inpatient medical expense guarantee, cost review and payment (fees will apply)
- Dispatch of medication and medical supplies (fees will apply)
- Translations and interpreters (fees will apply)
- Ground transportation and accommodations for accompanying family members (fees will apply)
- Emergency personal cash advances (fees will apply)
Additional information can be found at:
http://www.internationalsos.com/private/temple/
For a full program description see:
http://www.temple.edu/hr/departments/benefits/voluntary_benefits_international_sos.htm
Leisure Travel
As a Temple employee you are eligible for a 20% discount on travel assistance through International SOS. International SOS is one of the world's largest medical and security assistance companies, with more than 3,000 professionals in 24-hour Alarm Centers, international clinics and remote-site medical facilities across five continents. To access the discount, please visit the International SOS website (click here) or call 1-800-523-8662.
Car Rentals on International Business Travel
Because insurance laws vary outside the United States, faculty and staff must purchase the liability and physical damage insurance offered by all rental car agencies while traveling internationally. Students may not rent vehicles when travelling abroad except in emergencies.
Going on Temple Business Trip? Think Twice about what you're taking with you
Please review supplies you are taking with you on your Temple business trip. A lot of government agencies like the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the United States Postal Service (USPS) to name a few, are involved in creating rules on how certain materials can or cannot be shipped. This would include attempting to ship any item that is covered by specific transportation regulations by a courier such as FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc. This also includes attempting to transport such items in luggage or as checked packages on passenger aircraft.
Temple University has recently been cited and fined by the FAA when an employee on a university business trip checked luggage/packages onto a passenger airline that contained items that required specific transportation preparation and handling rules be followed.
So, if you plan on shipping anything that could be covered by the various transportation regulations, you need to attend training given by Environmental Health & Radiation Safety in order to ship your items legally and safely. Please contact EHRS, at 2-0106. Contact the department as soon as you know you want to ship something to allow sufficient time to determine your training status and how the package should be prepared and documented. In fact, even if you have attended the DOT course on shipping, you should still contact EHRS prior to making that shipment. Doing so will save you time and money, will ensure that your shipment arrives in good condition, and will help to prevent Temple University from receiving fines for improperly executed shipments.
Additional information can be found at:
http://www.temple.edu/ovpr/ehrs/index.html
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