In this episode of Managing Uncertainty, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the new ASIS/ANSI Workplace Violence and Active Assailant – Prevention, Intervention, and Response Standard. The newly revised and expanded standard provides an overview of policies, processes, and protocols that organizations can adopt to help identify, assess, respond to, and mitigate threatening or intimidating …
Bryghtpath Live: The newly revised ASIS workplace violence prevention standard
In this episode of Bryghtpath Live, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the new ASIS/ANSI Workplace Violence and Active Assailant – Prevention, Intervention, and Response Standard. The newly revised and expanded standard provides an overview of policies, processes, and protocols that organizations can adopt to help identify, assess, respond to, and mitigate threatening …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #51: School Threat Assessment Teams
In July 2018, the United States Secret Service released a report on School Threat Assessment Teams. This report took a look back at several instances of school violence & school shootings, looked for commonalities, and proposed a number of recommendations primarily centered on establishing and using school threat assessment teams. In this episode of the …
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Overcoming hurdles in workplace violence prevention programs
In my career, I’ve managed through several hurdles when leading workplace violence prevention programs. As both an in-house leader and as a consultant, I’ve constantly come across the same set of hurdles. For example, I often hear that “you are going to scare people when rolling out this program” or “threats like these are a …
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Defining Workplace Violence: Why Is It Dangerous?
Few events can be more terrifying than facing an active shooter in your business. Unfortunately, the number of active shooter scenarios has risen to a point where statistics are available. Per the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA), active shooter incidents are classified as a type of workplace violence, and in …