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TPOP Provides Specialized Active Shooter Response Training For Houses of Worship
Freedom of religion is one of the fundamental liberties enshrined in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Yet acts of targeted violence against houses of worship are a real—and potentially growing—problem in the United States. To mitigate these...
How Can You Reduce the Risk of an Active Shooter Event?
Did you know there's often an observable pathway to violence? Want to know the behavioral indicators to look for? It’s rare that people just snap. People experiencing extreme stress and emotions will often show signs of aggression before turning violent. This is...
When Violence Strikes: A Panel Featuring FMI Members and TPOP
There is perhaps no greater evidence of the troubled and challenging times we’re experiencing than the increased number of inexplicable acts of violence erupting without warning in unexpected places. Food retail outlets have not been exempt from these crises, with...
FMI Offers Workplace Violence Prevention and Preparedness Training in Partnership with The Power of Preparedness
Arlington, VA, August __ 2021 – FMI - the Food Industry Association, in partnership with The Power of Preparedness (TPOP) will offer its members comprehensive online training for workplace violence prevention, verbal de-escalation, and active assailant preparedness....
Techniques to Verbally De-Escalate a Situation
Do you work in a high stress environment? Want to learn to handle intense confrontation? Conflict is an inescapable part of life; but it can be amplified in some environments, such as the workplace, and can potentially become violent. The best way to handle these...
IAVM and TPOP Announce Partnership to Provide Online Active Shooter Training Customized for the Events Industry
The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) has entered into a partnership with The Power of Preparedness (TPOP) to provide IAVM members with state-of-the-art online training for workplace violence prevention, verbal de-escalation techniques, and active shooter preparedness.
Why Active Shooter Training is a Necessity
Does your company require ethics training? Cybersecurity training? Sexual harassment prevention training? How often have you or your workers actually had to use that training? The risk of cyber-attacks and data breaches in the workplace can be low, but the training is...
How Situational Awareness Can Save Lives
What would you do if your work environment turned violent? Do you want to be vigilant without paranoia? Situational awareness is the act of paying attention to what’s going on around you. It sounds simple, but with the many distractions in our lives – phones, earbuds,...
Common Misconceptions About Active Shooter Events
Are you watching the news? Seeing coverage of active shooter events? Do you want to prepare yourself and your employees? Active shooter incidents are becoming more frequent. According to Forbes, there’s been more than one mass shooting per day in 2021, categorized as...
What is Run, Hide, Fight?
Have you ever imagined yourself in an active shooter situation? Unsure of what to do? When involved in an active shooter event, there are three actions that can save your life: run, hide, or fight. Run ‒ Grab your phone, leave all nonessential belongings, and run in...