Tag: active shooters
These Retail Store Safety Measures May Help Reduce the Likelihood of a Terror Attack
Loss prevention executives have a responsibility to stay plugged into the threat-communication network, such as through a local joint terrorism task force and via contact with industry counterparts and law enforcement.
Does Retail Asset Protection Have an Image Problem in Communities?
With the incredible depth and breadth of the responsibilities that come under the industry's umbrella, it is unfortunate that the public has little understanding of all the industry does to protect the community far beyond catching shoplifters. [Sponsored]
Active Shooter: Is Having A Plan Enough?
These tragic events remind each of us of the unpredictable nature of troubled minds and the vulnerability that comes with getting caught up in chance circumstances.
LPM Insider’s Top 5 Workplace Safety Articles of 2017
The Top 10 Retail Workplace Hazards
These statistics from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identify the top retail workplace hazards.
By Jac...
The Year Ahead in LP
This is truly a transformative time in retail. With mounting expectations on product availability and escalating demands on service and convenience, the way people...
All Businesses and Schools Need an Active Shooter Policy
An active shooter is defined as “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined or populated area." In...
Addressing the Growing Threat of Workplace Violence (APU)
Workplace violence incidents have tripled in the last decade, and it’s now the fastest-growing category of murder in the US. It’s also the second...
Active Shooter: This Time at UCLA
We have written a lot about active shooters and workplace violence. Just when you think there is no more to tell, it happens again.
On...
Workplace Violence: The Tragedies Continue
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 7% of all workplace fatalities are the result of intentional homicide. While active shooter scenarios in the...