There are way too many executives/administrators who think that they’re NOT required by law to plan for emergencies in their workplace. WRONG! Every employer in America is required by law to have a plan without exception. Emergency Insight #1: This is not your father’s fire plan. Your plan has to be all hazards. Not just […]
Emergency Insights
Lab Explosions Injure Your Kids
If your kids go to school K-12, or college; or if you’re an administrator K-16, be warned that the federal government is—once again—taking sharp notice of lab safety at your school/campus.
Interview with Bo Mitchell on Washington DC Radio WFED 1500AM
“Workplace violence seems to be an unfortunate but recurring part of modern life. At the least, it can be two angry coworkers slugging it out. At the worst, it can be a mass shooting murder like the incident Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. This guest is a former police commissioner who specializes in workplace […]
September 11 and Training
My wife and I just visited the 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero. Emotionally poignant and beautifully done. This anniversary should remind us about training. On the morning of September 11, 2001, one company with 2,600+ people present in the South Tower lost just one life. While losing one life is a tragedy, given the mass […]
He Said “All-Hazards Emergency Training is Bull”
I recently presented the list of 50+ threats and emergencies for which workplaces shall plan and train to a new client. He said, “Are you kidding me? That’s over the top. You’re piling on stuff we just don’t need. This is bull$*%#!” Please, please, please don’t go down this path. Resist the siren song of denial. You don’t get […]