If your employees travel around the world as part of their job duties, they can face a variety of unique safety concerns, including political unrest or acts of terrorism. One of the things you can do to ensure their safety is to make sure they have access to up-to-date information regarding dangerous airports or countries, as well as emergency contact information.
The U.S. Department of State maintains an Overseas Citizens’ Service at (888) 407-4747 (or, from overseas, (202) 501-4444). This service offers assistance in emergency situations to travelers abroad, as well as travel advisories and alerts for various countries. Make sure your overseas travelers have this vital contact information.
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Also, it’s a good idea to make sure that employees traveling abroad can reach someone from the office whenever it might become necessary, so you may want to establish a point person. Also, consider providing the employee with a satellite phone for emergency use depending on the reliability of telecommunications (including cell phone service) at the travel destination.
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