The Dangers of the Oil and Gas Industry The oil and gas industry easily has a large impact on the mass populations of the world, as they supply many useful products, the main one being gasoline. Though this industry is a large and prosperous one, it...
We live in a society where risk is ever present and impossible to avoid, no matter what industry you are in. It is no secret that some industries tend to face higher risk than others, therefor they must take additional precautions. PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and NERC-CIP-01...
The American Association of Workplace Violence Prevention (www.aawvp.org) has designated April 2012 as official Workplace Violence Awareness Month! You can celebrate in your office by suggesting ways to reduce workplace violence in your own environment. At AAWVP, they stress that workplace violence also happens to you,...
Companies often don't think about preventing workplace violence until there is an incident that affects them, or a company similar to them, or geographically close. As soon as something happens close to home, they want to get serious and do something about it right away. Workplace...
Suicidal Man Triggers an Evacuation in Denton, Texas. The emergency department at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was evacuated after an armed man threatened to shoot himself in the hospital’s parking lot, as reported in a newspaper article. The man had sent suicidal messages to his ex-wife....
Security programs can be dramatically improved by using a metrics-based assessment to focus them on the areas of greatest threat, and to use metrics as a management tool to keep the security program targeted on the areas that need the most attention. Using a data-driven approach...
I just finished reading a new book called HALT THE VIOLENCE, written and edited by Patricia Biles and her Alliance Against Workplace Violence group. Here are some of my thoughts on it, if your organization has been evaluating workplace violence issues: Here's my review and why...
As a risk assessment professional, when I get into a risk discussion, most security people want to talk about THREAT! Threat is the most sexy and exciting part of doing a risk assessment. Threats are exciting all by themselves. Think about all the threats you can...
Why Violence in Hospitals is Increasing Violence is not a concept that people usually associate with hospitals. For years, hospitals have been seen as almost a sanctuary of care for the sick and wounded in our society. However, the perception of hospitals has been changing over...
This New Year’s Eve, I thought at times my neighbors were using a rocket launcher and several assault rifles to shoot up the New Year. Lucky for me, I spent the awake time to contemplate the outlook for risk, threat and security issues for 2012...