Safety Seminar Teachers Work, School Violence Prevention
An estimated 2 million Americans will be affected by workplace violence this year, according to the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration. ...
Unexpected Crises Spark Opening Of Training Facility
ESi, Augusta, Ga., a provider of crisis information management solutions launched ESi University, a training center for emergency management professionals....
Where The Wild Things Are
BY STEPHANIE SILK
Talks were sparked about security at zoos last December when a tiger attacked three visitors at the San Francisco Zoo, killing a 17-year-old and mauling...
Be Smart Around Suspicious Objects
When you discover a suspicious object in the workplace, there are a few guidelines to follow, according to The Encyclopedia of Security Management by...
Tackling Risk
BY STEPHANIE SILK
Helmets, pads and gloves are normally on hand at each year's Super Bowl to protect the players and keep the game safe. However, protecting the stadium...
No Interruptions
Ten minutes into a video during a film studies lecture, the projector flashes no signal on a blank screen. With 200 students waiting, the professor attempts...
Fire Alarm Boxes Becoming Another Technology Casualty
The street corner fire alarm box, a lifeline used when few people had telephones at home to report fires, has become another casualty of technology, replaced by the 9-1-1 emergency system and cell phones.
The bright red and white boxes with peaked "roofs" once dotted street corners throughout the United States. Now, sometime in the next three months, the Village of Lancaster, N.Y., will likely become one of the last suburban municipalities to bid a fond goodbye to the American icon.
According to New York's Buffalo News, if this occurs, the Village of Depew, N.Y., will become the sole remaining suburban holdout in New York's Erie County relying on a fully functioning street box alarm system. Depew's dates back to 1894—the year of the village's incorporation....
Survey Shows Americans Incorrectly Confident About Fire Safety
A nationwide survey conducted by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) reveals that 79 percent of Americans feel safer from fires at home than in a public building with an additional 9 percent feeling equally safe in both locations.
These results are inconsistent with government statistics that show that home fires outnumber all other building fires by over three to one. At the same time, most fire deaths and injuries occur in the home.
Public buildings are subject to tough fire-safety regulations and inspections, whereas most homes are not. ...
From The Field
CORPORATE BMW Installs Smoke Detectors With Performance and Design in Mind The BMW Group, one of the world's foremost carmakers, has installed more than...
Crisis Communication Comes of Age
By Jim Crumbley
Workplace shootings, gang violence, infant kidnappings, inmate escapes, hostage situations, bomb threats, tornados, hurricanes, terrorism hospital security...
Code Pink
At Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y., where doctors and nurses deliver up to 7,000 babies a year, security is drum tight against baby snatchers. Ten years...
Smarter BY DESIGN
By Michael Fickes
Afire alarm activates on the third floor of a 36-floor high-rise downtown. Digital signage throughout the building displays alert messages followed by...
Wireless Protection
BY Randy Southerland
For the nearly 10,000 civilian employees who work in New York State's prisons, thoughts of personal safety are never far away. These nurses, counselors,...
3 Keys To A Successful Incident Response Plan
BY DONNA ROSS
Relationships In my experience, relationships are the most critical element of incident response planning. Business partners, IT support staff and other...
Remembering The 3 Cs Can Ensure A Successful Evacuation Plan
By John McCarthy, J.D.
Emergency situations tend to confuse and panic employees, but a carefully crafted evacuation plan can provide a degree of order and discipline to an otherwise...
Staying Alert In Parking Facilities Reduces Vulnerability
Parking garages and lots are ranked second after residential property as locations where violent crimes are more likely to occur. Specifically, in parking...
Idaho School District Installs Crisis Management System to Protect Students and Staff
Idaho School District Installs Crisis Management System to Protect Students and Staff Meridian (Idaho) Joint School District (Joint School District...
Priority 1 Campus Safety
During its 50-year history, the University of San Diego (USD) has grown from a local college with 50 students and a handful of professors to a nationally...
Upgraded Protection
In Cincinnati, when one says school's out, it has a whole different meaning. That's because all 65 schools in the Cincinnati Public School District encompassing...
Innovation Corner: The Detection Section
The possibility of new threats in the workplace suggests a need for new sensor technologies to provide early warning signals. Several recently announced...
Crisis Leadership Vs. Crisis Management
By Bob Brand
When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, the Cox Enterprises Inc. phone bank team sprang into action to help locate approximately 400 missing...
Stamp of Approval
The United States Postal Service (USPS) Processing and Distribution Center in Dallas is part of a national network of mechanized bulk mail centers that...
A Pod of Protection
By Stephanie Silk
It's the desk that people sit at every day. It's the trashcan that is used continually week after week. It's the car that takes you around town. These...
As Good as Gold
By Ashley Roe
As the largest financial institution headquartered in the Western United States, Wells Fargo & Co. was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William Fargo...
A New Standard In Fire Protection
By Jayson Kneen
On Dec. 31, 2008, the Ninth Edition of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 864 will take effect, and the standard related to fire systems will subsequently...
