An OSHA report from 2018 notes that nearly two million US workers were the victim of workplace violence in recent years. A similar study from 2014 from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics pointed out that in 2014, 409 individuals were fatally injured in work-related violent attacks that year. Workplace violence was the third leading …
New Webinar: Shots Fired – Leading in an Active Shooter Incident
Active shooter incidents are at the top of every senior executive’s list of threats across the United States. Much effort and attention have been paid to this issue, yet the vast number of organizations are not prepared for when an active shooter incident strikes their organization. In this active shooter webinar presentation, Bryghtpath Principal & …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #54: BryghtCast for the week of July 1st, 2019
In this episode of our BryghtCast edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser, Senior Consultant Jenn Otremba, and Consultant Bray Wheeler take a look at three current risks and upcoming events: The continuing protests in Hong Kong – where, at the time of our recording of this episode, protestors had …
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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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Managing Uncertainty – Episode #43: Threat Management Framework
What does a threat management framework or process look like? What are some key steps we should take when a threat is received or observed by our teams? In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and CEO Bryan Strawser answers these questions as he describes the model Workplace Violence and Threat Management …
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Managing Uncertainty – Episode #42: Threat Severity Levels
What factors would make a threat “high risk” versus “medium” or “low risk”? Are there threat severity levels that could be used to make these definitions? What are some good examples of low, medium, and high-risk threats? In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser addresses these questions as …
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Managing Uncertainty – Episode #41: Threat Incident Risk Factors
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser talks about threat incident risk factors in threats of workplace violence, including potential suicide situations. Topics discussed include threats of suicide, threat management, workplace violence prevention, and domestic violence. Episode Transcript Hey Folks, Bryan Strawser, Principal and CEO at Bryghtpath, and …
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Significant workplace violence incidents in the second half of 2018
2018 has unfortunately continued the trend of having violence dominate the news cycle. According to the Gun Violence Archive, for example, there have already been over 300 mass shootings this year alone. Even religious places such as synagogues are at risk for violent incidents. Workplace violence in the U.S. and Canada is no exception. The biggest problem that …
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