Is your organization prepared for a workplace violence incident? While everyone hopes that no life-threatening incident will occur in their office, we must all have procedures that everyone in the workplace will follow in case of emergency. Like fire alarms and fire drills, many organizations have evacuation plans, accountability procedures, and mandated drills that keep employees ready for a fire response. If there was an active shooter in the office, are your employees just as prepared as they would be for a fire evacuation? Since there is a possibility of the incident being over before law enforcement can arrive on scene, all employees must be notified of the incident, ready to act, and have a plan in order to react safely.
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