The Heart of Safety & Security Taught by Glen Stilson Glen Stilson is the head instructor for Independence Training, an emergency response training organization based in Arizona. He specializes in education concerning the practical application of defensive tactics and tools, emergency medical techniques and outdoor survival fieldcraft. Glen believes in teaching real world emergency preparation concepts to everyone – confidence, self reliance and American spirit are the values that are built into all of his courses. He is also a proud husband and a loving dad, a published author, a US Army Veteran, the host of a podcast, a competitive shooter and an avid outdoorsman. PART OF THE AWARD BADGE Onboarding with Lesson 1: Security Doesn’t Have to Be Scary Having a secure facility doesn’t mean that love and empathy have to go away. It’s the exact opposite – because we have love and empathy, we want to be protectors. More often than not people think of gates, bars, guards, and lock-down procedures when they think of security. However, security is actually about the reduction and/or removal of variables in order to prepare for problems before they occur. Lesson 2: Common Problems with Security and the MAST Solution (Admins Only) The MAST program – Mindset, Awareness, Safety and Training – was designed to create buy-in through a realistic mindset change, form practical awareness patterns, increase safety and security procedures, and build a desire for more training and practice. The MAST program will help overcome the most common problems with security and create an environment more likely to succeed in a security situation. Lesson 3: Building a Realistic Emergency Plan (Admins Only) Not every facility will have identical needs, and the same can be said for the staff who work there. Utilizing the Risk/Reality Matrix you can both identify and prioritize which security weaknesses need to be handled first. You can also identify strengths and whether they need to be improved upon or not. Lesson 4: The 4 D’s of Structural Security Defense is a word that comes to mind when thinking of security. But what if I told you that it is the last step of security? Deterrence is the first step, and we have to look at how that can be incorporated into your facility while still providing a welcoming and warm environment for clients. Next is detect, followed by delay. If all of those fail, then we have to defend. Lesson 5: Staying Late: Being Safe After Dark Predators hunt in the dark. How we counter that is to not make ourselves easy prey. The use of varying schedules, handheld lights, the buddy system, cell phones and even how and where we park our vehicles will all be discussed in this lesson. Removing variables in the darkness, whether that be dawn or dusk, or even the shadows at the right time of day, is how we make sure that we stay safe and set ourselves up for success. Lesson 6: Responding to Immediate Threats When it comes to threats to safety, it is important to understand that most people are good, some require your undivided attention, and a very small number need immediate intervention. Effective internal communication among staff in these situations is absolutely vital. Lesson 7: De-Escalation Tools for NonCompliant Troublemakers The majority of those who need immediate intervention (see Lesson 6), the majority are just troublemakers. How we respond to them makes all the difference – will the situation get better, or did we make it worse? De-escalation begins with deterrence and a lack of participation from the desired targets. These troublemakers are more often than not easily handled – as long as you know what to do beforehand. Lesson 8: Evacuating The Facility Not every emergency can be handled from the inside of the facility. Sometimes the facility needs to be evacuated. How we do this will affect the safety and security of everyone involved, and personnel accountability will be a major priority. Lesson 9: Hands-On Emergency Medical A variety of emergencies can cause life threatening injuries, the worst of which are massive bleeding, compromised airway and shock. Utilizing proven medical techniques from the Stop The Bleed program, NAEMT, ACS and TCCC programs, we will look at pre-made and also improvised solutions to these life threatening problems. These techniques can be used by anyone of any knowledge base or skill level. Free with BrightCourse subscriptions. www.BrightCourse.com (800) 767-7258 Br ightTraining: Courses to create strong and heal thy center-envi ronments . Free with a Brig t o r e sub criptio . ww.BrightCourse.com (800) 76 -7258 r
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