Category: Emergency Planning
Emergency Planning, Hiring Due Dilligence, Threat Assessment
Risk Management Equals Peace of Mind
RISK MANAGEMENT (noun) The identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities. This starts with the identification of the risk. Risk comes in many different forms. There are the obvious
Emergency Planning, Onsite Security, Threat Assessment
Don’t Think Your Business Needs Security?
Think Again. All too often, we hear from business owners in a state of panic because their business has just had its first security incident. They’re worried and frustrated and want to do what it takes to protect their business, employees, and customers from further harm. New businesses and those who have never had a
Emergency Planning, Threat Assessment, Training Security Teams
Controlling Disruptive Behavior
MAP – Managing Agitated Persons At Teachout Security, we devote a significant amount of our resources to interacting with agitated people. Many times, they are justified. They have just been victimized or assaulted and their world is suddenly in a state of flux. Other times, they are the perpetrator of the crime and have been
Emergency Planning, Threat Assessment
ACTIVE SHOOTER! ACTIVE SHOOTER!
No two words have ever conjured up more fear and panic than the announcement that an armed individual is attempting to randomly kill people in an area nearby. They are totally unpredictable. One second, everything is quiet and normal. In the next second, the unmistakable crack of gunfire is erupting around you, people are running
Emergency Planning, Threat Assessment
Implementing a Threat Assessment Process in Schools
“Prevention must start before there is a gunman at the school door.” ~ Professor Dewey Cornell Liberty Mutual Insurance Company is widely known for its wacky television commercials featuring LiMu the Emu and his inept human cohort Doug, played by actor David Hoffman. What many people do not know is that Liberty Mutual is one
Emergency Planning, Threat Assessment
Protecting Your Children’s Future
It’s not enough that Teachout Security is one of the highest qualified security providers in the Midwest. We also have a commitment to be prepared for and overcome any threat that arises in the communities that we serve. On August 2, a leadership team led by President Joe Cozart attended the 3-day Ohio School Safety
Emergency Planning, Threat Assessment
Ticking…
Is Workplace Violence an After-Effect of COVID? In her recent article titled 15 Disturbing Workplace Violence Statistics for 2022,” technology and social commentator Teodora Dobrilova chronicled some of the darker ways in which the pandemic has affected our society. The stress of isolation and uncertainty of the information regarding the disease has caused an uptick
Covid-19 Vaccine Security Considerations
Several pharmaceutical companies have risen to the challenge of bringing a Covid-19 vaccine to market in record time. The question is whether health care professionals are prepared to properly handle and dispense the vaccine. On October 29, 2020, The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published the “COVID-19 Vaccination Program – Interim Playbook for Jurisdiction Operations
Advice, Emergency Planning, News
Code Green!
You are watching an episode of your favorite TV medical drama when the PA system announces “Code Green! Code Green!” All the doctors, nurses, orderlies, administrators, custodians, and security personnel seem to go on autopilot. They all seem to go to where they are supposed to be and to start preparing. Do you ever wonder […]
