OSHA guidelines for workplace violence prevention aside, the reality is that the personal safety of your employees goes well beyond their time spent at work. Situational awareness is always key.

Criminals will strike when it best suits them. This may include targeting your employees coming and going from the office, in elevators, seldom used stairwells or quiet parking structures.  They may be victimized  on their way to or from a clients office, followed from a rental car lot at the airport or face threats while  going about any number of non work related activities.

Employees who telecommute become complacent with regard to home safety making themselves “softer targets”  and should be reminded to adhere to common sense safety and security practices when working from home.

This training provides your employees with the foundation of a “Safety Mindset” which is built on gaining knowledge of crime as a process, improving  awareness of surroundings, providing effective crime avoidance strategies and reinforcing the importance of obeying intuition. (This approach to personal safety is also known as situational awareness or, SA)

Audience

• Men and women in the workplace, working from home, or in the field.

Duration

• 2-4 hour onsite training
• Also available as a live, interactive webinar- 90- 120 minutes duration.
• Content customized to best suit our clients needs.
• Executive Overview.  This live 30 minute WebEx presentation relevant to your needs is offered at no charge so you may better evaluate if we will be a good fit for you.

Topics/Issues Covered Include: 

• “Condition Yellow” and “Command Presence” Why are these so critical to safety?
• Crime as a planned process & recognizing pre-crime surveillance
• What is the OODA Loop, and why is this so important to understand?
• The victim selection process. What makes me a “hard” versus “soft” target?
•  De escalation. Emotional intelligence, preserving dignity, and what to say and NOT say
• Confronted over racial, religious, gender presentation bias. How will I deal with this?
• Strategy for early openers and last closers. The “Buddy Convoy System”
• Low light hours and the “fishbowl” effect
• Communication planning and “checking in.”
• Adhering to security protocol and preventing “tailgating.”
• Safety in elevators, parking lots, “fringe” areas and transitional environments
• Fatigue and the erosion of situational awareness
• Hotel room selection and travel safety.
• Domestic violence spill over into the workplace
• Armed robbery and carjacking. Rules for eye contact?
• Dealing with questionable strangers in isolated environments
• Personal space. Our personal space. The personal space needs of the homeless/ mentally ill?
• Attempted abduction. The primary vs. secondary locations
• Road rage. The four primary triggers and never engaging in a “power struggle.”
• Working from home and the danger of complacency
• Safer sales calls
• Weapons of opportunity?
• Violence erupts while visiting a clients facility. What will I do? Where will I go?
• Introduction to threat assessment. Out of sight does not mean “Out of mind.
• A light source. When ever can carrying a small flashlight not be a good idea?

Related topics:

What is Situational Awareness?

Vehicle-Ramming Attacks: Personal Safety and Situational Awareness

Domestic Violence Spillover Into the Workplace

Schedule Sharing and Checking In With The Office

Early Opener or a Late / Last Closer?

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