Tag: workplace violence
Expansive Active Shooter Drills Aren’t the Only Option for Assessing Readiness
Active shooter drills seem more necessary than ever, but they are immense undertakings and require substantial attention to detail if they are to yield...
“Soft Targets” Require a Proactive Emergency Response Plan
Developing a proactive emergency response plan may be a topic that makes people uncomfortable, but for those who work in a public environment, especially...
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...
Workplace Violence Encompasses More than You Think
The Insider has published numerous articles on serious incidents in the workplace, often centered around a shooting or someone getting stabbed or assaulted. Those...
It’s Not Just Employee Victims: Retailers Also Pay for Domestic Violence
A new survey of perpetrators of domestic violence makes it clear: store associates involved in abusive domestic relationships can’t leave their troubles at home.
One-third...
Closing a Retail Store: Loss Prevention’s Role
In recent years, senior loss prevention executives throughout retail have had to come to grips with a different type of promotional sale events—the all-too-frequent store-closing sale.
It...
Retail Worker Safety and Health during the Holidays
The practice of American shoppers looking for a deal on the Friday after Thanksgiving has evolved into a four-day retail event ending with Cyber...
Protect Young Workers from Retail Accidents and Safety Hazards
June, which is National Safety Month, is an appropriate time to focus on young workers, as they head out of school and into the...
ISCPO Executive Roundtable Interview Series: Aaron Henderson
As part of the International Supply Chain Protection Organization (ISCPO) Executive Roundtable Interview Series, industry thought leader Aaron Henderson recently sat down with the...
The Evolution of the Retail Loss Prevention Professional
What is the role of retail loss prevention? What may seem to be a simple question has grown increasingly more complicated as various functions,...