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The number of deadly force incidents involving an armed security officer has been on the rise. The news media reports almost daily of a deadly force incident where a security officer’s firearm [...]

Hospital security is unlike security in any other industry or field and is also more regulated. As such, the hospital security jobs in general can be demanding, frustrating, and exhausting at [...]

With the ongoing crisis where we have mass shootings at businesses and other places, one might ask what can be done about it. Some will blame the guns, others will be quick to claim racism before [...]

If you have, or plan on having armed security officers at your business, do you fully understand the risks and liability exposure that that will bring with it? Over the years I have stated in no [...]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a notice from the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (QSO-23-04-Hospitals) regarding Workplace Violence in Hospitals. Too [...]

Professional security practitioners have an obligation to research and fully comprehend what the laws are with concerns for workplace violence and a person’s right to possess a deadly weapon [...]

Contract Security Increased Liability Risks You have heard me say before, that there are risks that many businesses face when they hire a security guard service to provide security officers to [...]

What is a Security Post Order? Post Orders are based on standard operating procedures (SOPs), which should be site specific. By specifying organizational expectations, SOPs help managers [...]

Through June 18th, it was reported that there have been 42 security officers murdered to-date in 2021. A total of 123 had been shot in that same period of time.  Compared to last year (2020) [...]

The healthcare accreditation agency, The Joint Commission, recently announced that they are making changes to the standards with regards to violence in the workplace. These new changes will [...]