acp active shooters & workplace violence: how do you & your employees respond

ACPActive Shooters &

Workplace Violence:How Do You & Your

Employees Respond

Bo Mitchell911 Consulting

PresidentPolice Commissioner (Ret.) Certified Emergency Manager

CEM, CPP, CBCP, CHCM, CHSP, CHS-V, CHEP

CSHM, CFC, CIPS, CSSM, CSC, CAS, TFCT3, CERT, CMC

Expert Consultant• Landmark Legal Cases• Expected Settlements: $1 Billion Each• “Failure to Plan”• “Failure to Train”

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•GE HQ•Subway HQ•Hyatt HQ•MasterCard HQ•Rolls Royce HQ

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•Boston•Seattle•Phila•NYC•KCMO

Waldorf=AstoriaNY, NY

1 WTC 7 WTC

ACPActive Shooters &

Workplace Violence:How Do You & Your

Employees Respond

Active Shooter

Active ShooterWorkplac

e

Violence

Active Shooter

isWorkplace

Violence?

Active Shooter

•Ever Had 1?

Active Shooter

•Ever Had 1?•Will You Ever Have 1?

Iceberg Principle

Active ShooterActive Shooter

Active ShooterActive Shooter

DailyWorkplaceViolence

18x

More Likely to Have

Violence than a Fire at Work

DOJ & NFPA

Threats

2 millionWorkplace Violence

Annually

DOJ

Facts: WPV

•2 people murdered/

day!

Facts: WPV• 2 people murdered/day!• Every hour:

–26 rapes

Facts: WPV• 2 people murdered/day!• Every hour:

–26 rapes –44 robberies

Facts: WPV• 2 people murdered/day!• Every hour:

–26 rapes –44 robberies –207 aggravated assaults

Facts: WPV• 2 people murdered/day!• Every hour:

–26 rapes –44 robberies –207 aggravated assaults –938 simple assaults

Facts: WPV• 2 people murdered/day!• Every hour:

–26 rapes –44 robberies –207 aggravated assaults –938 simple assaults–3,125 threats.

WPV

“Epidemic”CDC

Myths

Myths• “It Can’t Happen Here”• It Only Happens at 7/11s• People Snap/It Can’t be Anticipate• Educated people: not violent• Well-to-do: not violent• Talking about violence will make it happen• If a person can joke about violence they

won’t become violent• People who threaten violence

are just looking for attention

InsightWPV is VeryMiddle Class

American

One More Myth

Most Dangerous

Myth

Most Dangerous Myth•“We’ve Done Something”

Most Dangerous Myth•“We’ve Done Something”

•Policy: “We’re Against WPV”

Most Dangerous Myth•No Planning•No Procedures•No Training•No Drills•No Exercises

ACPActive Shooters &

Workplace Violence:How Do You & Your

Employees Respond

WPVWorkplaceViolence

WPV

Research

WPV: Many Forms

WPV: Many Forms

1.Violence2.Intimate Partner

Violence3.Stalking

4.Bullying

Workplace Violence Continuum

DiscourtesyDisrespect

IntimidationHarassment

Retaliation Verbal Assault Physical

Aggression

Physical Attack

Physical Attack

• Discourtesy• Disrespect• Intimidation

Physical Attack

• Discourtesy• Disrespect• Intimidation

• Harassment• Retaliation• Verbal Assault

Intimate Partner

Violence

Intimate Partner Violence• IPV: Men & Women are Victims• 1/3 Female Homicides/Yr• 5.3MM Incident/Yr• 2MM injuries. 1,300 Deaths• 555M Req Medical Attention• 18.5 MM Mental Health Visits/Yr

Stalking @ Workplace

Stalking @ Workplace• 3.4 MM Victims/Yr• 46%: 1 Unwanted Contact/Wk• 11%: Stalked 5+ Yrs• Hi Risk: Divorced or Separated• Women at Greater Risk: Stalking• Men=Women: Harassment• ¼ Report Cyber stalking

Workplace Bullying

Workplace Bullying

• 37% Report WPB: 54MM• Add’l 12% Witness• 72% Bullies: Supervisors. 60%

Male.• Equal: M to M; M to F; F to F; 2/3 Less: F to M; • 57% Targets: Women

Types of Violence

Workplace Bullying

Types of Violence

• Harassment and teasing • Hostility & bullying• Theft• Acts of aggression• Sabotage• Rape & other physical assaults• Homicide/Suicide

WPV•Can Be Prevented•Should Be Prevented

Goals1. Reduce the risk of WPV2. Minimize personal &

organizational suffering3. Reduce

Org’s/Individual’s Liability

3 Keys to Prevention

•Education•Preparation•Early Intervention

Factors that Contribute:

WPV

Factors that Contribute: WPV• Peer pressure• Need for attention & respect• Feelings of low self-worth• Feelings of chronic injustice• Early childhood abuse/neglect• Bullying: WPV or Campus• Witnessing of violence• Easy access to weapons• Drug & alcohol abuse

Prime Goal:

Avoidance

Prime Goal: Avoidance

•Prevention•Preparation•Education

Prime Goal: Avoidance• Prev/Preparation/Education• The concept of “zero

tolerance”• Understand Warning Signs• Responding to Threats• Counseling & Support

Prevention

Prevention1. Early Recognition & Intervention2. Security & Access Control3. Policies, Protocols & Education4. Modeling Appropriate Behavior 5. Conflict Resolution6. Therapeutic Services: EAP7. Listen…Listen…Listen8. Attending to Warning Signs9. Multiple Points of Identification

Common Warning

Signs

Common Warning Signs• Hx of violence, threats

or repeated discipline• Difficulty controlling

temper• Substance Abuse• Excessive fascination

with weapons• Paranoid thought

patterns• Major stressors• Frequent unresolved

conflicts• Feeling excluded

• Destructive behaviors• Feels unfairly

wronged• Major mood swings• Few social supports• Isolation• Deteriorating social

situation• Rigid work

environment• Bullying or

victimization• Work trysts & cliques

Demand Reporting

4 S

Demand Reporting

See Something,

SaySomething

WPVScenarios

ScenariosA manager (who runs an

important department which is very successful) yells and

curses employees on a regular basis. He recently punched

another employee in the arm after that employee insulted him at company social event

Scenarios

Manager reports he believes

another is carrying a knife/gun

Scenarios

You see two staffers angry and pushing each other. Does it matter if they report

to you?

Scenarios

A secretary & executive seem to

be having an intimate

relationship

Scenarios

A guard asks someone to move their vehicle. They object, state their

high rank in the company and call

guard a “jerk”

Scenarios

An email that is sent to 10 people that is critical of the work of one

employee

Scenarios

You have to terminate an employee who is

unpopular, lives alone and has been known to crush soda cans

when angry/provoked

Scenarios

Employee’s behavior changes: bizarre. He

scowls/stares. Fellow emps uncomfortable.

Sups order counseling under threat of termination.

ScenariosEmployee’s behavior changes: bizarre. He

scowls/stares. Fellow emps uncomfortable. Sups order counseling under threat of

termination. Post counseling, EAP recommended

anger-mgmt training, then his return to work. Sups uncomfortable.

ScenariosEmployee’s behavior changes: bizarre. He scowls/stares.

Fellow emps uncomfortable. Sups order counseling under threat of termination. Post counseling, EAP

recommended anger-mgmt training, then his return to

work. Sups uncomfortable. Got signed waiver from emp to permit

HR to review his EAP results. Bizarre behavior caused by personal issues outside the

workplace. He returned to work with no further incident.

Female supervisor wonders if profanity is an indicator of

violent behavior. She felt that much of this should be

ignored. But, one employee’s profane

behavior was frightening esp. as he grew more vulgar

and loud.

Female supervisor wonders if profanity is an indicator of violent behavior. She felt that much of this should be ignored. But, one employee’s profane behavior

was frightening esp. as he grew more vulgar and loud. When questioned, it was revealed that he

started his frightening profanity when he started to lose an

argument. He was using his language to threaten fellow

employees to get them to back down. This fell easily into the

H.A.R.M. model as harassing and aggressive behavior.

These behaviors have no business need; they are

totally inappropriate for the business world. Thus, there is no need to tolerate low-

level aggression or to wonder when is the right

time to intervene.

WPV Policy

WPV Policy• Goal: Safe, Secure Workplace• Everyone is Responsible• Zero Tolerance• No Weapons• No Threatening, Intimidation• Covers Visitors, Contractors• Reporting Is the Key

Demand Reporting

See Something,

SaySomething

ACPActive Shooters &

Workplace Violence:How Do You & Your

Employees Respond

Active Shooter

Police at Law FirmWhere Client Killed 2, Wounded 3

St Louis: 4 Dead

U.S. Capitol: Shooter Dead

Hartford Distributors: 9 Dead

NASA Contractor: 2 Dead

NYPD: Active Shooter Analysis

•2011•202 Cases•Nationwide•All American

Description

Profile?

Description

Profile?

NYPD: Active Shooter Analysis

•Male 96%•Age: 10-64!

NYPD: Active Shooter Analysis

•Alone 98%•Plans: Y & N•Familiar: 78%•Emps: Current + Fired

NYPD: Active Shooter Analysis

•Deaths: 3.0 Ave

•Injured: 3.6 Ave

NYPD: Active Shooter Analysis

•Campuses: •Other Workplaces:

NYPD: Active Shooter Analysis

•Campuses: 29%•Other Workplaces:

NYPD: Active Shooter Analysis

•Campuses: 29%•Other Wrkplaces:

71%

NYPD: Active Shooter Analysis

•Weapons: 36% Multiple

NYPD: Active Shooter Analysis

•Force: 46%•Suicide: 40%•Arrested: 14%

Active Shooter

Sharp Spike

Sharp Spike

•B4 Sandy Hook:

Sharp Spike•B4 Sandy Hook:

1X/Mo.

Sharp Spike

•B4 Sandy Hook: 1X/Mo.

•Since Sandy Hook:

Sharp Spike• B4 Sandy Hook: 1X/Mo.• Since Sandy Hook:

1+X/WK

RunHideFight

Active Shooter

•Run•Hide•Fight

Active Shooter

•Run•Hide•Fight

Active Shooter

Hide =Lockdown

Lockdown• Nearest Room• Windowless Best• Close Door. Lock. Barricade• Arrange Furniture• Hide• Quiet: Silence Phones• DON’T Answer Door• ONLY PD

Active Shooter

•Run•Hide•Fight

Run Hide Fight•Generalities: Dangerous

•Make Specific to: Your PeopleYour Site

RunHideFight

What’s Missing Here???

Almost AllShootings:Over in <8 Minutes

So, Police Probably

Can’t Help

Police /Fire /EMTs

are not the 1st responders

Police /Fire /EMTs are not the 1st responders

Employees are the

1st responders

Run Hide Fight

Training

Training

Training

Workplace Violence

•Biggest Mistake?

Workplace Violence• Biggest Mistake?

•Employees Confront Perpetrator

Hartford Distributors: 9 Dead

Biggest Threat?

Overriding Issue

DENIAL

WhyPlan &Train?

Dutyof

Care

Why We Plan

OSHAis not a town in

Wisconsin.

Required by

Federal Law

“Sections 1910.34 through 1910.39 apply

to workplaces in general industry

except mobile workplaces such as vehicles or vessels”

OSHA

GeneralDuty

Clause

General Duty Clause

“each employer shall furnish …a place of employment …

free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely

to cause death or serious physical harm to

employees.” 

OSHA

WorkplaceViolence

OSHA

EnforcementGuidelines

2011

SCOTUS

Only Courts Can Set/Adopt the Standards that

Juries Use to Judge YOU.

Responsible Officer?

Responsible Party?

CEOSCOTUS

CEO: Responsible Party

•Civilly•Personally•Criminally

CEO = Resp Officer

1.Does Your CEO Know This?

2.Shouldn’t They?3.Wouldn’t You?

Most Important

Planning &Training Issues

Most Important Issues

•Planning

Most Important Issues

•PlanningCommandControlCommunications

Command:Chain of

Command

ControlYour Team

Communications

If You Can’t Communicate,

You Can’t Respond to

WPV

Most Important Issues

•PlanningCommandControlCommunications

•Training

Most Important Issues

•PlanningCommandControlCommunications

•Training

Why We Plan & Train

Great plans are a smart thing…

Why We Plan & Train

Great plans are a smart thing…Training is

everything.

Training is Everything

• 737 Canada Fiery Crash Evacuation

No Fatalities

• 737 Greek Fiery Crash55/137 Fatalities

Training is EverythingDifference?

• Non-Fatal Crash: 75% were frequent business flyers

• 55 Fatalities: Almost 100% were 1st-time flyers

Hudson River

Survival was not the result of a miracle…

Hudson River

Survival was the result of training.

Training: The Law

Mandatory

Training: The LawMandatory

• Train All Employees• In Classroom• Annually & At Hire• “Qualified” Trainer (by Experience, Training)

On-Screen Training

•Can Supplement

•Can Never Substitute

Training

Must Include:EmployeesContractors

Training

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.3829 CFR 1910.39

Police /Fire /EMTs

are not the 1st responders

Police /Fire /EMTs are not the 1st responders

Employees are the

1st responders

We Don’t Rise to the Occasion…

We Don’t Rise to the Occasion…

We Sink to Our Level of Our Training

Employees Hate This Stuff!

National Research

85%Safety:

MOST Important Issue at Work

National Research

•85%• Safety: MOST Important Issue at Work• More Imp than:

»Wages»Leave»Sick Days»Overtime»Union

Training

•Trained 24,000 Employees

Training•Trained 24,000 Employees

•98.5% Confident

98.5% Confident

•Took “Scary” out of Discussion

98.5% Confident

• Took “Scary” out of Discussion

•Made Everyone Comfortable

98.5% Confident

• Took “Scary” out of Discussion

• Made Everyone Comfortable

•Empowered All

Promise

Promise

You Will Know What to Do in

Any Emergency

Summary

Physical Attack

• Discourtesy• Disrespect• Intimidation

• Harassment• Retaliation• Verbal Assault

WPV

“Epidemic”CDC

Myths• “It Can’t Happen Here”• It Only Happens at 7/11s• People Snap/It Can’t be Anticipate• Educated people: not violent• Well-to-do: not violent• Talking about violence will make it happen• If a person can joke about violence they

won’t become violent• People who threaten violence are just

looking for attention

Most Dangerous Myth•No Planning•No Procedures•No Training•No Drills•No Exercises

Dutyof

Care

YourEmergency

Team

Training: Mandatory

OSHA

Training: The LawMandatory

• Train All Employees• In Classroom• Annually & At Hire• “Qualified” Trainer (by Experience, Training)

On-Screen Training

•Can Supplement

•Can Never Substitute

National Research

85%Safety:

MOST Important Issue at Work

Training

•Trained 24,000 Employees

•98.5% Confident

Biggest Threat

Denial

The Scariest Word at Any Org?

NOT:“Cost” or“Price” or

“Budget” or“Headcount”

Scariest Word?

Change!

In all Orgs, Change Almost Always Occurs Because of…

Blunt Force Trauma from the Outside…

…Never by Inspired

Leadership from the Inside…

ActionPlan

Action Plan• Assessment of Your

Workplace’s Current Emergency Planning + Training

Action Plan• Assessment of Your

Workplace’s Current Emergency Planning + Training

• Just Like Your Financial Audits

Action Plan• Assessment of Your

Workplace’s Current Emergency Planning + Training

• Just Like Your Financial Audits

• Outside, Independent

Action Plan

WPV TTX:Your

Workplace

WPV TTX•Indep Facilitator•FEMA Certified•Lessons Learned

HDWSI

• It Won’t Be Easy•But, That’s Our Mission•Safety: All Personnel

10 Commandments

Planning

10 CommandmentsTraining

Bo MitchellPresident, 911 Consulting

(203) 563-9999BoMitchell@911consulting.net

Questions?

Thank You!

ACPActive Shooters &

Workplace Violence:How Do You & Your

Employees Respond