An arsonist scrutinizes your building differently than most people. They are predators who can spot weaknesses in your security, driven by the thrill of fire, to cover up another crime or blind rage. If you have a hard time imagining your workplace as the target of some crazed arsonist, that’s understandable and common. But the …
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Where Movie Theater Security Is Heading in the Next Five Years
With the recent spate of theater shootings, including one just this week, there is an urgent need for increased movie theater security strategies, nationwide. The Movie Theater Shooting Map above from Best.QuantaMovie doesn’t even include all the shootings since May 2015. Unfortunately, there should be (at least) four more red dots on that map. At Soteria Safety by …
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Soteria Group Fights School Violence At The 10th Annual National School Safety Conference July 27 – 31, 2015 The “M” Resort, Las Vegas Nevada
For more information: 505-263-7059 info@soteriasafetybydesign.com Facebook: Soteria-Group Twitter: SoteriaGroupNM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Soteria Group Fights School Violence At The 10th Annual National School Safety Conference July 27 – 31, 2015 The “M” Resort, Las Vegas Nevada Albuquerque, NM, July 27, 2015— Soteria Group takes on campus violence and leads the fight for safety this week …
How Effective is Your Emergency Response Plan: What You Don’t Know Could Be Deadly
Soteria Safety By Design is meeting with the school safety industry’s leaders at the School Safety Advocacy Council’s National School Safety Conference this week in Las Vegas. If you do nothing else at this conference, make a beeline to booth 147 to discover just how vulnerable your school is. At booth 147, we’re giving away …
VIDEO: Can Soteria Destroy New Glass That Could Increase School Safety?
From KOB TV: New glass could increase school safety Local security firm “Soteria Group: Safety by Design” says one way they’re working to keep armed intruders out of schools, churches and workplaces is by using safer building materials.Tuesday, they tried out a new kind of glass for windows and doors that’s meant to take much …
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30 Summer School Security Upgrade Tips. #9 Could Save Lives.
Summer is a great opportunity for school districts to improve their emergency plans, perform security upgrades and engage in maintenance management of their entire facility. As part of our mission to reduce your risk of school violence, we at the Soteria Group believe that the summer months (while the students are away) is the prime …
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Free money: Are you missing out on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) funding?
Across the nation businesses are getting state and federal money to improve their businesses to minimize the risk of workplace crime and violence. The Soteria Group was founded on the principal of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). Our approach addresses human behavior as impacted by the physical environment. Environmental design through infrastructure and landscape …
Are you ready for the next National Gun Violence Awareness Day?
The countdown clock has started. You have under one year to tell the world how you’re going to prevent gun-related school and workplace violence. Last week saw celebrities, politicians and even major sports teams dress in orange to support National Gun Violence Awareness Day. This is the first in what organizers hope will be an …
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Which job was victim to a nearly double increase in workplace violence?
From 2012 to 2014, workplace violence injury rates increased for all healthcare job classifications and nearly doubled for nurse assistants and nurses, according to data from the Occupational Health Safety Network (OHSN). The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently updated its workplace violence prevention guidelines for the health care and social services industry. …
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The Latest Active Shooter: It Takes A Village
One of this week’s active shooter incidents, the one outside Pittsburgh PA, brought up a safety design feature that most businesses don’t ever consider. When it comes to tackling workplace violence, most businesses believe that they have to go it alone. This is wrong. It takes a village to provide real security. Here’s a quick …
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