These responsibilities cannot be delegated. If safety is to have any priority within a department's span of control, it will have to be created. The interest and participation of employees in safety, as in any program, will depend largely upon management's interest. If management does not act to control loss by word or action, then neither will anyone else. There are many sources of assistance available, but it is the job of a manager of state resources and personnel to see that safety considerations have recognition in the agency and that loss control procedures are observed.
Security needs increased attention.
Valuable equipment and material must be secured. Duplicate copies of valuable records should be made and stored separately. Areas open to the public should be under surveillance at all times if there is a loss potential. The Office of Risk Management and the commercial insurance companies conduct periodic inspections of insured state facilities and produce written reports of their findings. These reports are reviewed by the Office of Risk Management and disseminated to the affected agencies.