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the workplace for any suspicious or unusual attitude among people in the workplace. Indications of disgruntled employees, unfamiliar people asking questions about security, access, workflow, or occupancy of gathering areas on the campus should be reported through a “tip line” or another process to support a “see something, say something” program. Provide Training Responding to an active shooter in the workplace is a supremely terrifying experience. This level of fear and anxiety can be reduced through multiple training sessions and “no-notice” exercises that reinforce the expected likely to reach a high level of trust and confidence with realistic training and an on-going reward system. The first level of training is creating awareness and providing didactic information to the attendees. Training should be factual, and based on reality. It needs to be more than just a plan or series of exercises – it needs to foster and support a strong survival mindset. The second level of training is to develop some “muscle memory” by actually walking through the process of running, hiding, and fighting. Try these three scenarios in multiple areas of the workplace so that these options are viable in your mind. The likelihood of being involved in a workplace shooting is infinitesimally small. These are low probability, high consequence incidents. Successfully interdicting and surviving one of these improbable events takes training, practice, and preparedness exercises conducted with real-world conditions. gency managers, and trainers should be vocal advocates and champions in making the workplace more resilient. Active Shooter Protocols For business leaders, staying informed of industry best practices for workplace security is paramount for maintaining an atmosphere of vigilance as well as a safe and secure environment for your employees. While it is true that your chances of being killed in an automobile-related incident are far higher than being killed at work or in a public place by a deranged shooter, being prepared is still the best option. In a world where these tragedies do sometimes happen, having a plan and procedure for how your organization will respond in a threat scenario is an important contributor to employee morale and productivity on a daily basis. With this in mind, here is a simple plan for training your workforce to respond to an active shooter threat. Alerts and Warning 22 Constructing the alert messages to go out to everyone on site should be viewed as an essential part of the preparedness effort. These messages must attract immediate attention, and move people to comply with the directive being transmitted. The specific verbiage relating to the source of the alert and the action words that describe the immediate options available should be clearly communicated. The mode and medium of communications should be chosen carefully to include text messages, email, voice announcements, desktop alerts, and other push notification apps. It must be decided if it would be advantageous to activate strobe lights, fire alarm enunciators, and speakerphones, or consider whether silent alerts would be a better option to allow people to be quiet and less noticeable when hiding from to perpetrators. It might make sense in one building to make loud noises to distract a potential attacker while in another building keep all messages silent after the initial alert. This has to be evaluated and worked out for each discrete environment. The planning and development of a series of alerts, warning messages, and status updates should be done by architects who possess training and experience in designing and communicating critical messages. The choice of words and subtle nuances must be carefully crafted to elicit the desired response from both employees and visitors, including those who may not More on page 27
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