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Safety, Security, & Wellbeing for Students and Staff Solving the Top Five Challenges for Universities
There is a growing expectation today that universities will prioritize safety, security, and wellbeing – for all their people, wherever they are. Security and facilities directors are under increasing pressure to ensure that all their facilities, on campus and off, are safe and welcoming.
February 13, 2023
Why Safety is a Top Consideration for Prospective Students and Their Parents!
Safety is a top priority for prospective students and their parents when selecting a university, and for good reason. We will discuss why safety is fast becoming a top three consideration for those who are in the process of choosing a higher ed institution.
February 6, 2023
Why Mass Communications Systems Fail in a Crisis
Safety is a top priority for prospective students and their parents when selecting a university, and for good reason. We will discuss why safety is fast becoming a top three consideration for those who are in the process of choosing a higher ed institution.
February 20, 2023
Why Doing More of the Same Won’t Protect Healthcare Workers
According to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics, staff employed in these sectors are 5X more likely to be injured than other workers – today, post-pandemic, the situation has got worse, not better. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 38%...
January 27, 2023
Emergencies Situations are Rarely Static – so nor Should Emergency Comms be
Today, blue phone fixed call points are becoming increasingly rare. It won’t be long before they seem as old-fashioned and ineffective as coin-operated public telephone boxes.
January 5, 2023
IFSEC Global Podcast: Episode 8 – Securing healthcare facilities during a pandemic and beyond
Join us for episode 8 of the IFSEC Global Security in Focus Podcast, as we discuss the challenges of securing the healthcare sector. Across the world, hospitals, care homes, mental health facilities and their staff have been under intense pressure over the past few years...
December 13, 2022
At Last, Healthcare Security Managers Have Reasons for Hope
In both the US and the UK, workplace violence has become a priority concern, with verbal and physical attacks against clinical and security staff continuing to rise in hospitals, parking garages, community clinics, and in patients' homes.
November 16, 2022
Feeling Overwhelmed? Accessing Mental Health Support and Services Must be Made Easier
The fact that mental health is a huge issue globally for universities was highlighted again last week with Universities UK issuing new guidelines focused particularly on suicide prevention, with similar reports and guidance being issued in the USA and Australia.
October 17, 2022
Managers Should Never be Forced to Compromise Over Lone Worker Safety
When responsibility for lone worker safety is left with individual department heads – managers who may be great at their jobs, but who are not risk or security specialists – standards of protection are usually compromised.
September 20, 2022
SMC Boosts Employee Protection and Extends Monitoring Services with CriticalArc’s SafeZone Technology
A first-of-its-kind partnership between CriticalArc and Security Monitoring Centres (SMC) will give systems integrators and their customers powerful new options for staff protection, communications, engagement, and wellbeing.
September 4, 2022