Tag: retail safety training
The Nation’s Workplaces Are Getting Safer Overall—Just Not in Retail
In a year of otherwise encouraging safety injury data, the retail sector was called out for being the nation’s only industry to see an increase in the number of injuries in 2018. Retail sales personnel are the most injured.
More Retailers Are Training on Violence Prevention. But Is It Sufficient? Effective?
At a keynote presentation at NRF Protect last month, a panel of industry leaders was shown data that 65 percent of retailers provide active shooter training and was asked—why aren’t we at 100 percent? Check out the 12 core elements that should be in any training program, plus questions you should ask to assess training providers.
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.
What Would a Threat Management Unit Look Like in the Retail Space?
A few years ago, Alisha Bromfield, a Home Depot employee, was strangled and killed by her supervisor while the two were traveling to a wedding together.