Safety

In the nation's third workplace shooting in 24 hours, a temporary worker at a Rite Aid distribution center in Aberdeen, MD, opened fire on her coworkers, killing three and wounding several others before shooting herself.

The 21st century posed a major conundrum for the retailers: how to fight online competition and improve brick-and-mortar store performance, and how to increase...

Many retailers have policies for handling a security event, and employees who fail to follow such policies can—under the “employment at will” principle—be subject to punishment, including termination. That happened to a group of asset protection associates at a Utah Walmart, but they challenged their firings in a lawsuit.

An employee has been murdered as a result of a workplace violence situation. A Category 2 hurricane is headed for your facilities. A never-before-seen infectious disease has arrived and is negatively affecting your operation due to the anxiety it is causing your employees and customers. These are just some of the critical incidents that I have been a part of managing.

Surveillance footage is most effective when used to impeach a plaintiff’s credibility as to the extent of his or her injuries. Since the tape is factual, not opinion, it is not subject to traditional credibility attacks, note Rubin and Stempler.

With reports of Hurricane Florence predicting catastrophic damage for Virginia and the Carolinas in the coming days, preparation is top of mind for everyone. 

All workplace security behaviors have either a positive or negative outcome. Positive security behaviors help safeguard assets; negative behaviors put them at risk. Loss prevention policies are the starting point for encouraging positive security behavior.

We have all slipped and fallen at some point in our lives and know the horrifying feeling of an uncontrolled fall. Each year, more than 8 million Americans will seek emergency room treatment for an accidental fall—33,000 of whom will die.

CEOs and top company executives are increasingly visible embodiments of their companies. Indeed, some top executives are now brands unto themselves, and the celebrity of entrepreneurs has reached new heights. One businessman/brand/celebrity has ridden his profile all the way to the White House.

Trying to escape during an active shooting may be lifesaving, but during a hostage situation, it is likely to cause a situation that is typically resolved peacefully to turn deadly.