Planning ahead is the best way to prepare students and staff for a lockdown event. Implementing specific lockdown protocols ensures everyone knows how to respond in an active shooter situation. Securing an entire facility during a lockdown may seem challenging or complicated. Some lockdown protocols take minutes, leaving building occupants vulnerable and giving a shooter […]
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One of the best ways to protect a building is to develop effective safety procedures. How does developing safety procedures protect individuals, and what situations require safety procedures? Let’s take a closer look. Why Are Safety Procedures Important? By definition, a procedure is a pre-established way of handling a situation. In any workplace safety or
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In the event of a school lockdown, it is important to be calm and prepared. The first step toward preparation is to understand the different levels of a school lockdown. What Does It Mean if a School is on Lockdown? When a school is on lockdown, it means there is a dangerous threat in the
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When most people think of a school lockdown, they think of a worst-case, active shooter scenario. Of course this makes sense because those are the terrible and truly heartbreaking stories we see on the news far too often. However, it’s important to remember that not all of these situations are active shooters. While it’s critical
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Imagine, you’re in your school, the day is going as every other day, and then it happens. An alarm, a message, a warning, and then a lockdown. What do you do? Where do you go? Imagine if you were a young student, how would you feel? Would you know what to do? Preparing for the
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