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Analyses of workplace violence events, plus insights and tips to keep your people and assets better protected.
Why Personalized Training is Better for Everyone
Browsing workplace violence preparedness (WPV) training for your workplace? Want to give your employees skills on situational awareness, verbal de-escalation, and active shooter readiness? Are you looking for training that caters specifically to your industry? You...
The Need for Workplace Violence Training and Risk Mitigation
What do you think is your company’s greatest threat? Cybersecurity? Turnover? A survey from Pinkerton states the top threat for corporate businesses is workplace violence. What is Workplace Violence? Workplace violence is violence or the threat of violence against...
Active Shooter Training is Not “One and Done”
Do you provide active shooter preparedness training for your employees? When was the last time it was updated? It’s important that your active shooter preparedness training is regularly updated with the latest information. Updated training can inform your staff about...
TPOP’s Bill Flynn Contributes to Grocery Dive with Insight on the “Crisis After the Crisis” of Workplace Violence
Grocery Dive logo An active shooter event should be every business’ worst fear. While training and protocols are the primary focus to mitigate the risk of violence, an often forgotten aspect of preparedness is what to do after a violent attack. Flynn calls this the...
What to Do When Police Arrive
What can you do to assist police when they arrive at the site of an active shooter event? The priority for law enforcement is to respond to the threat and engage and neutralize the active shooter as soon as possible; all other actions are secondary. It’s the police’s...
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu Introduces Active Shooter Preparedness Training for Houses of Worship
FBI hate crime statistics show that incidents in churches, synagogues, temples and mosques increased 34.8% between 2014 and 2018. Houses of worship need to be prepared to respond to and mitigate these threats. The First Congressional Church of Hampton, United Church...
How to Respond to Injuries
Is your workplace prepared for an active shooter event? Do you have a response plan in place? Do you have Stop the Bleed kits? According to FBI statistics, the average active shooter event lasts between 3-5 minutes, and it takes police and EMS about 10 minutes to...
How to Barricade a Door
Did you know most active shooters won’t pursue people behind locked or barricaded doors? An active shooter’s goal is usually to kill as many people as possible in the shortest period of time. That’s why they might choose a crowded venue or office as their target—they...
How to Fight Back with Improvised Weapons
Do you want to prepare your staff for workplace violence, including the worst situations? The worst-case scenario you can prepare for is an active shooter event taking place, you can’t run or hide, and you must fight to survive. Active shooter training can help your...