Acts of violence, whether in the form of active shooters, bomb threats, or other deadly weapon use, are covered by the media and presented as growing issues. The most recent being Wednesday night’s shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California. Businesses, education institutions and organizations must be concerned and educated with how to address these incidents.
The time to focus on these issues is not during or after a crisis hits your place of work, it is before. Taking a proactive approach not only includes preparing and practicing, a plan, but also identifying ways to prevent the incident all together.
What if we could prevent just one act of violence? Firestorm Solutions has compiled a list of five lessons learned from workplace violence incidents. Read the full post via Firestorm.