January 12, 2021
Setting hospital safety goals for the year? Share this quick one-sheet with your Supervisors.
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December 08, 2020
Violence against frontline healthcare workers is unacceptable. Hear directly from those actively providing safety solutions for healthcare workers. A conversation with Shawn Paul, healthcare physical security, safety, and emergency management professional.
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October 05, 2020
Non-lethal protection can be defined this way: Any item manufactured for the purpose of being utilized as a weapon, which when used in the prescribed manner, is not expressly designed to cause death or serious bodily injury. It's a calculated means to deter, intimidate, or stop a threat without deadly force.
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September 29, 2020
Any sound safety plans tell us to avoid scenarios that put us into compromising situations. But the very nature of a realtors’ job requires you to be alone with complete strangers often in private, secluded locations. Such work settings demand that a layer of security be emphasized, not overlooked.
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September 22, 2020
Some financial impact driven by threats of violence is irreparable, unseen, or indirect, yet still affects organizational fiscal health in how it impacts new-hire attraction, employee retention, staff morale, and community standing.
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September 14, 2020
As described in heartbreaking detail in Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Raquel Rutledge recently issued exposé in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the direct cost to a healthcare organization when responding to the death or injury of an employee from violence is often substantial. In addition to payment of workers’ compensation claims, liability claims for failure to provide a safe workplace for employees or even the general public frequently present (at least pre-Covid-19) in a medical facility are..
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September 01, 2020
Our home is our sanctuary. During this pandemic, we stay at home to protect ourselves and others from the Covid-19 virus. Our home is the private space where we relax, and the thought of someone being in our house who isn’t invited is horrifying.
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August 24, 2020
Believe it or not, you are already hard wired to care about non-lethal defense. We do it naturally when we try and de-escalate a situation by talking calmly to someone who seems upset. We also have a pretty strong flight instinct, where when we feel that something isn’t right, we leave the scene.
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August 10, 2020
While the current COVID-19 crisis has many Americans staying closer to home, the desire to feel safe and free from being victimized by violence or threats still exists.
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June 22, 2020
In all of my 55 years, having lived in rural Montana, Washington, D.C., Northern and Southern California, and Oxford, England, 2020 stands out as a year of divisiveness and side taking. It’s been pervasive and loud: red/blue, us/them, safety/economy, black/white, and perceived right/wrong.
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