Back to School Safety Tips 2020 for Schools, Teachers, Parents and Kids
2020 has been an unexpected year for everyone around the globe. For months, companies and individuals placed great effort into staying safe and learning to adapt to our new reality: the age of Coronavirus, riots, civil unrest, and other vulnerabilities.
5 Tips to Improve Situational Awareness When Experiencing Fear of Public Places or Social Anxiety
These days, situational awareness is necessary to guarantee your safety. Before COVID-19 and the 2020 protests, people worried about protecting their bags from a robber while walking down a street. Teachers thought about unidentified individuals walking down the hallways and if they could be the next active shooter. Employees had […]
GD President’s Recent Life-Saving Actions Utilizing a Civilian Trauma Kit
We hope your organization is following our POLICY-TRAIN-DRILL Initiative. If you are, you will note that as part of training, we strongly advocate instruction in the use of civilian trauma kit items.
How Safety Measures and Prevention Planning Limit a Spike in Deaths
With our current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic we realize the importance of implementing safety measures to prevent and/or minimize cases in unforeseen disasters. In an interview with NBCNews, surgeon general, Jerome Adams, states: “The way you stop the spread of an infectious disease like this is with mitigation measures […]
Potential Business Risk: The Active Shooter Scenario
What is a potential business risk for your company? The recent COVID-19 virus has certainly affected organizations globally, being a stark reminder of having a plan in place for anything and everything. Thankfully, the Coronavirus will come and go, but certainly will leave an impact on how to prepare for […]
Back to School Preparation: Training for an Active Shooter is a MUST!
School Administrators work tirelessly on their back to school preparation for the upcoming school year. This includes teacher planning days. Administrators seek effective training options for their teachers and staff that will keep their school at the forefront of education and safety. We often hear from principals that of all […]
February 2020: Dedicated to Parkland
February is the month of love, the arrival of red roses, heart-shaped candies and touching messages in Hallmark cards across the country and over the world. It is a time to celebrate with family and friends by offering gifts, affection, kindness and love. Sadly, two years ago, love and grief […]
How to React in a Shooting at a Holiday Gathering
The holiday season is here! It is a great opportunity to enjoy time with family and friends. It is time to get together, share meals, gifts, laughter, love and reflect on life’s journey. Unfortunately, incidents such as a holiday shooting have occurred throughout our country. As you get ready to […]
How to Plan for an Active Shooter at Your School or Workplace – 5 Critical Concepts
How can you plan for an active shooter at your workplace, school, or place of worship? Most businesses and schools have policies in place outlining responses to different types of crises. Every business and school follows fire codes and many have a response plan in place for critical incidents such […]