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Travel Risk Assessment
Pre-trip risk assessment for travel to high-risk destinations — health, security, political, logistics.
When to use this
Required by many companies' duty-of-care policies. Use as the live document a security or HR team can review before sign-off.
What’s included
- Country risk rating (from [source])
- Health
- Security
- Political / legal
- Communications
- Approval
- Emergency plan
What to customise before you use it
- Replace Name with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace Country / city with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace Range with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace One line with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace source with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace Low / Medium / High / Extreme with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace Crime / Health / Political / Natural with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace list with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace note with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace yes/no, policy ref with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
The template
# Travel Risk Assessment **Traveller:** [Name] **Destination:** [Country / city] **Dates:** [Range] **Purpose:** [One line] ## Country risk rating (from [source]) - Overall: [Low / Medium / High / Extreme] - Specific category ratings: [Crime / Health / Political / Natural] ## Health - Vaccinations required / recommended: [list] - Local healthcare quality: [note] - Insurance evacuation coverage: [yes/no, policy ref] - Prescription medication needed: [list, customs declaration if needed] ## Security - Areas to avoid: [list] - Local emergency numbers: police / ambulance / fire / embassy - Hotel security rating: [note] - Ground transport (vetted vs taxi): [plan] ## Political / legal - Visa requirements: [type, validity] - Local laws to be aware of: [e.g., photography restrictions, alcohol, dress] - Embassy / consulate contact: [details] ## Communications - SIM / roaming plan: [arranged?] - Encrypted comms required: [yes/no, app of choice] - Check-in cadence with HQ: [daily / morning + evening] ## Approval - Risk-owner sign-off: [Name, date] - HR sign-off: [Name, date] - Insurance confirmation: [Ref, date] ## Emergency plan - 24h security contact: [Number] - Insurance evacuation provider: [Name, policy, number] - HQ duty manager: [Name, number]