By Joseph L. Giacalone, The Klaxon Another tragic university shooting tests another failure of the communication alert system. Are we ever going to get this right? At first glance, the shooting Friday at the University of Alabama in Huntsville does not appear to be the work of a mass murderer, but that of a college …
Tag Archive: Campus emergency notification system
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2010/02/15/university-of-alabama-shooting-highlights-communication-problem/
Feb 10 2010
Changes to Clery Act impact emergency plans, require drills
By Leischen Stelter, Security Director News New regulations scheduled to take effect this summer will require institutions of higher learning to change the way they develop and publish their emergency plans as well as how they report incidents. New amendments to the Jeanne Clery Act, which were enacted into law in 2008 in the wake …
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2010/02/10/changes-to-clery-act-impact-emergency-plans-require-drills/
Jul 29 2009
New emergency system skips the sirens, computers, cell phones
By Kermit Miller, ConnectMidMissouri.com When disaster threatens, seconds count, people often depend on sirens for warning, but they don’t always work, and some people cannot hear them. That is why the city of Fulton has taken a step in the future of emergency communication. Tuesday, the city launched the PT2. The new emergency alert system …
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2009/07/29/new-emergency-system-skips-the-sirens-computers-cell-phones/
May 01 2009
Chicago colleges ramp up security systems but plenty of challenges lie ahead
By Siddharth Vaidyanathan, Medill Reports Before April 2006, Omnilert LLC., a Leesburg, Va.-based mass communications company, struggled to convince colleges and universities to buy their safety alert systems. But following the Virginia Tech shootings in 2006 and those at Northern Illinois a year later, Congress passed a modification to the Jeanne Cleary Act requiring campus …
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2009/05/01/chicago-colleges-ramp-up-security-systems-but-plenty-of-challenges-lie-ahead/
Feature Article
Taking Aim At Workplace Violence A recent shooting death in Long Beach, California, has placed the issue of workplace violence back on employers’ radar-screens. Read more...Feature Book
Bullying In Workplaces, Schools and Social Media Workplace bullying is getting a lot of attention from the media as of late. The question has been raised as to whether or not employers should be concerned with this issue. The answer is yes, employers should be concerned with this rising problem. Bullying is happening from entry level to upper management in some places. Amazon.comOur Most Popular Resource
What Every Target of Workplace Bullying Needs to Know This ebook has become essential reading for anyone who is being bullied at work or managers who want to understand the real damage workplace bullies cause to moral, productivity and the bottom line. This vital information from our expert contributors
and all the bonus reports are still only $27
and includes all future updates. More Information
Workplace VIolence & Workplace Bullying Blogs
- Definitive Webinar Series on Workplace Bullying by Namie & Daniel ... May 16, 2012
- Workplace Bullying: Its Personal Toll « Stop Workplace Bullies…Now! May 16, 2012
- Gary Namie on WMAZ in Georgia « Stop Workplace Bullies…Now! May 15, 2012
- Workplace bullying: When HR is the target — Business ... May 15, 2012
- Workplace Bullying Basics - i-Sight Investigation Software Blog May 14, 2012
Free Online Training
This course provides guidance to individuals, including managers and employees, so that they can prepare to respond to an active shooter situation.
