Enhanced Non-Lethal Security Blog

The Mall at Stonecrest...

Unarmed security officers fighting an unarmed 15 year-old young man...

Perhaps you've seen the video.

If you did, maybe you've developed your own thoughts about what was captured on a bystander's cell phone camera.

If you didn't see the video, check it out: (warning: includes some explicit language)

 

OSHA recently delivered a pretty strong message to the healthcare industry by intensifying its enforcement efforts to target causes of workplace injuries/violence. In late June, OSHA basically took what were once recommendations and turned them into regulations as it relates to a variety of areas, including workplace violence.

Specifically, compliance officers will be focusing on these major hazard areas (in no particular order):

     1. Workplace violence
     2. Slips, trips, and falls
     3. Musculoskeletal disorders (related to patient handling)
     4. Bloodborne pathogens
     5. Tuberculosis

It's no secret that many security company owners have previous experience in military and/or law enforcement to bolster their credibility when discussing security solutions with clients. 

However, even the most salty veteran doesn't always translate into a great business leader. If you have the courage and drive to make the leap from good to great, here are a few tips that will help you lead the way not only for your security company, but also for the industry-at-large.

 

As an advocate for Enhanced Non-Lethal technologies like the Pro V2, you'd probably expect me to be the type of guy who stands on a soapbox and preaches against arming private security officers with lethal force.

And I'm sorry to disappoint you, but that's not always the case.

Lethal force has its place in the private security industry, and clients ultimately decide what they are comfortable with when contracting a security provider or establishing their own internal security department. There are plenty of sensitive sites, buildings, etc. where an armed presence is very sensible. What I will advocate for, however, is layering an armed officer's force options with an Enhanced Non-Lethal tool to create an "enhanced" armed presence.

I remember responding to a number of shoplifting calls back when I was a police officer. One local store in particular seemed to have a lot of recurring issues with shoplifters, so I used to see a lot of the same faces working as Loss Prevention Agents when I'd respond.

We recently provided Instructor training for senior security members of New Hampshire's Monadnock Community Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. But who knew that just weeks later the Pro V2 would show up in a local newspaper? Feel free to check out the original article here: