Active Shooter Training & Videos Back in September of 2012 we first shared the video created by the city of Houston: Run. Hide. Fight. This powerful piece has since been viewed over 9.2 million times. It is an exceptional reference … read more

  March 18, 2021 2pm According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), approximately 75% of nearly 25,000 workplace assaults reported annually occurred in healthcare and social service settings. Additionally, workers in healthcare settings are four times more likely … read more

  by Gopal Ratnam, CQ-Roll Call / February 23, 2021 (TNS) — The global health care and pharmaceutical industries bore the brunt of cyberattacks in 2020 as nation-state hackers and criminals targeted companies looking for information on COVID-19 as well … read more

  Written by: Jim McKay, Feb. 19, 2021 Last week’s cyberattack of a water treatment plant that serves 15,000 people in Oldsmar, Fla., did little more than salt the water, but the implications for future attacks on critical infrastructure may … read more

  Written by: JoNel Aleccia As the rollout of covid-19 vaccines picks up across the U.S., moving from hospital distribution to pharmacies, pop-up sites and drive-thru clinics, health experts say it’s vital that these expanded venues be prepared to handle … read more

  Written by: Brandon Paykamian As hundreds of school systems across the nation make the gradual return to in-person learning during the COVID-19 public health crisis, officials are looking for efficient and cost-effective testing methods to help track the spread … read more

  Written by: Megan Farrell When I joined Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) in 2017 as Title IX Coordinator, the district had recently completed a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) related … read more

  Written by: Amy Rock, Campus Safety’s Senior Editor The Joint Commission is seeking comments on its proposed new and revised standards for workplace violence prevention in hospitals and critical access hospital accreditation programs. “The new and revised Joint Commission standards provide a framework … read more

  Written by: Jim McKay Since 1999, when nine firefighters never made it out of a fire in a cold storage and warehouse building in Worcester, Mass., firefighters have been hoping for a tracking tool for commanders to keep tabs on … read more

  Written by: Sean McCrady and Chis Ashworth Campus safety and security professionals are no strangers to menacing threats. From growing risks like active shooters to cybersecurity breaches, administrators and security staff in education grapple with new safety challenges with … read more