Workplace violence preparedness: Designing an active shooter exercise
With most active shooter incidents being over in mere minutes, training exercises should be an integral part of an organization’s…
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Expanding duty of care through location-awareness
With a significant portion of the workforce transition to mobile work – 72% by 2020 according to IDC, organizations must…
Business continuity program: Showing the TRUE value
According to Regina Phelps, the dreaded question all business continuity professionals face is about ROI. In a recent white paper,…
Community policing: Lower the crime rate in your jurisdiction
One of the most common benchmarks that law enforcement agencies and the media leverage to gauge the effectiveness of a jurisdiction’s…
Community policing: How to catch criminals faster
There are an infinite number of places for criminals to hide after they commit a crime, making it extremely difficult…
An expanding mobile workforce requires a new approach to duty of care
With more than 72 percent of U.S. workers expected to be mobile by 2020, according to IDC, organizations need to…
Developing a hospital emergency incident command system (HEICS)
A hospital emergency incident command system (HEICS) is a team of people, trained to respond to an incident — anything…
Workplace violence expands beyond traditional work environments
In the past, organizations only had to worry about workplace violence within the office. While this is still prevalent, the…
Is your organization rethinking duty of care?
In today’s day and age, rethinking duty of care is a must for organizations because the majority of your workforce…
Flu, fog and flood – the role of critical communications in winter
2017 has started with a combination of severe weather issues and virus outbreaks that left the UK battling with “The…
Is your organization prepared for an active shooter event?
Workplace violence comes in many shapes and sizes. Unfortunately, one of the deadliest types is becoming more common each year.…
Five types of workplace violence incidents
Workplace violence is defined as any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or threatening disruptive behavior that occurs…