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Police Officers: 3 keys to preparing for the unexpected
Police Officers: 3 keys to preparing for the unexpected
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Thursday, September 2nd 2010   
By Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith, PoliceOne.com Workplace violence seems to be back in the news again, with a man taking hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters building in Silver Spring Maryland. Although your average nine-to-five worker doesn’t anticipate facing an explosive-wielding gunman at the office, that’s exactly what your average cop has to be prepared to respond to, any where, any time. Are you ready? [ad#post-header-ad] - Mentally prepare. We all know things have changed; we don’t automatically [+]
Update: Police Kill Gunman, Ending Hostage Situation
Update: Police Kill Gunman, Ending Hostage Situation
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, September 1st 2010   
By Liz Robbins and Brian Stelter, The New York Times Police officers shot and killed a gunman with a history of protesting against the Discovery Channel, ending a nearly four-hour ordeal on Wednesday at the company’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. The gunman, apparently wearing explosives, had taken two employees and a security guard hostage, authorities said. The hostages, all men, were unharmed. [ad#post-header-ad] While the rest of the 1,900 employees and the children in the building’s day-care facility [+]
Breaking News: Gunman Takes Hostages in Maryland
Breaking News: Gunman Takes Hostages in Maryland
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, September 1st 2010   
By Liz Robbins and Brian Stelter, The New York Times A gunman who may have had explosive devices took a small number of hostages Wednesday at the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Md., and the police were negotiating with the man, the authorities said. “We’re trying to get him to release the hostages and surrender peacefully,” the Montgomery County police chief, J. Thomas Manger, told reporters at an afternoon briefing near the building. [ad#post-header-ad] The chief [+]
Workplace fatalities tumbled in Colorado in 2009 – Workplace violence up
Workplace fatalities tumbled in Colorado in 2009 – Workplace violence up
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, September 1st 2010   
By Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post The number of Colorado workers killed on the job declined nearly 24 percent last year, according to a report Tuesday from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Workplace fatalities in Colorado fell from 105 in 2008 to 80 last year, according to the preliminary 2009 Colorado Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. Transportation accidents were the leading cause of worker deaths, accounting for 34, or 42.5 percent of the total [+]
Protecting the workplace from violence during termination or layoffs
Protecting the workplace from violence during termination or layoffs
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, August 30th 2010   
By James L, Griffin II, progress-index.com While our nation's economic and employment conditions remain unstable, workplace violence tragedies continue to lead news headlines. The recent tragedy in Connecticut is further evidence that we are not giving Workplace violence the appropriate attention. Without the necessary preparation and attention from company management, these incidents will likely continue with increased frequency. Experts agree that violence in the workplace is almost always preceded by indicators. Identifying these indicators is part of [+]
NS: Province tightens security in Dartmouth court
NS: Province tightens security in Dartmouth court
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, August 27th 2010   
By Jeffrey Simpson, The Chronicle Herald A permanent walk-through metal detector will be installed at the entrance to Dartmouth provincial court in an attempt to improve safety, Justice Minister Ross Landry said Wednesday. Two sheriff’s deputies, among those who recently had their hours reduced, and some other staff will be hired and the courthouse will be renovated to further improve security at the site, Landry said. "We realize that it’s importance to balance safety with community access to [+]
AutoZone identifies survival rooms, emergency teams for active shooter program
AutoZone identifies survival rooms, emergency teams for active shooter program
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, August 25th 2010   
By Leischen Stelter, SecurityDirectorNews.com When AutoZone developed its workplace violence and active shooter program, it purposely designed it to be all-encompassing. “We intentionally stayed away from training that was specific to position or title,” said Chuck Bryant, director of security and investigative operations at AutoZone, an autoparts franchise. “We didn’t want to have an active shooter program for managers, an active shooter for senior managers, an active shooter program for other ranks and files. We wanted [+]
DoD releases final report on Fort Hood shootings
DoD releases final report on Fort Hood shootings
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, August 25th 2010   
By Angela K. Brown, SecurityInfoWatch.com Military supervisors must have access to soldiers' personnel records and be aware of signs of potential workplace violence, the Defense Department said Friday in its final report on the Fort Hood shootings. The report addresses some government failures and other problems uncovered in the Pentagon investigation launched after the Nov. 5 shootings that left 13 dead and dozens injured on the Texas Army post. In some cases, the final report does not [+]
When 911 is TMI
When 911 is TMI
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, August 25th 2010   
By James Alan Fox, Boston.com Earlier this month, days after the mass shooting at a Connecticut beer distributor, I was asked by a local TV news station to analyze and comment on a recorded 911 call from the gunman that the State Police had publicly released. It was the killer’s exceptionally calm demeanor that people found so surprising. After all, he had just killed eight co-workers and was about to take his own life. The shooter apparently [+]
Finding A ‘New Normal’ After Workplace Violence
Finding A ‘New Normal’ After Workplace Violence
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Tuesday, August 24th 2010   
By Frank Rudewicz, Hartford Business.com The senseless act of violence carried out at The Hartford Distributors earlier this month will not easily be forgotten. While the community mourns the loss of the eight innocent victims, we must also remember the multitude of surviving victims as well. This painful and tragic event has consequences well beyond those workers directly affected by the incident. Workers who witnessed the incident may suffer from emotional upset; they may become distracted [+]

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