Workplace Intruder (Core Employee)
9 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
Description
This Workplace Intruder Course for Core Employee explores the need for workplace intruder preparation and how employees can prepare to invoke the Run, Hide, Fight model advocated by US governmental agencies such as DHS, FEMA, and the FBI.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Workplace Intruder (Core Employee)
Frequently Asked Questions
It teaches the Run, Hide, Fight model, the framework US agencies such as DHS, FEMA and the FBI advocate for responding once a workplace intruder is already present.
Workplaces already run fire drills to prepare staff for that emergency, and the course argues employees deserve the same advance preparation for an intruder incident.
It names domestic problems spilling into work, worker revenge, mental instability and terrorism as the factors behind a growing number of these incidents nationwide, none of which this employee-level course assumes you already know.
Emergencies are sudden and chaotic, and rational thinking often does not prevail, so an employee who has already prepared responds better than one reacting cold.
The Core tier centers on the Run, Hide, Fight response itself, without the added prevention and deescalation content built into the Foundation-level courses.
Workplaces are prone to many different risks. Emergencies are unexpected, often chaotic events when rational thinking often does not prevail. In recent years, the US has faced a proliferation of workplace-intruder incidents due to several factors, including domestic problems spilling into work, worker revenge, mental instability, and terrorism. Just as workplaces prepare for fires with emergency drills, employees also can ready themselves for other emergencies such as workplace intruders. When emotions risk overshadowing a careful response, employees can best prevent, mitigate, or protect themselves from violent incidents through preparation. This course explores the need for workplace intruder preparation and how employees can prepare to invoke the Run, Hide, Fight model advocated by US governmental agencies such as DHS, FEMA, and the FBI.
Course Length: 9 Minutes