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A Smarter, Safer Approach to Hospital Security

Security Industry Association

Hospital security is tricky. A medical center should be a place of healing and provide a welcoming atmosphere, but the reality is that hospitals and medical campuses create environments that are difficult to monitor and secure and regularly experience violence. Zach Jory, Axon Enterprise. Body-Worn Cameras.

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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

Hospitals need to develop very substantial surge capacity and greatly increase their infection control measures. This may involve deploying field hospitals and using the resources of military medicine. Sectors such as travel, hospitality, tourism, retail, the arts and entertainment will suffer closures and reorganisations.

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Guest Post: Leveraging the Advantages of Access Control and Intercom Integration

Security Industry Association

Together, they enable facility directors to screen visitors, track their whereabouts and document and record access control activities. Enhanced Visitor Management Some spaces, such as schools and certain areas in a hospital, need to always remain secured.

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SIA New Member Profile: Paratus Consultants Group

Security Industry Association

We are actively involved in organizations such as SIA, ASIS International, ASTM, InfraGard, NYPD SHIELD and the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). Today our clients may range from Fortune 500 companies, college campuses and hospital systems to large manufacturing and commercial real estate.

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Security Industry Association Announces Winners of the 2023 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards

Security Industry Association

Harrison is responsible for the coordination of stakeholder engagement activities and helps to identify biometric identity management solutions in support of existing OBIM stakeholders. Most is the author of numerous research reports, as well as a contributor to several books.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Whereas it is not possible to stop earthquakes, it is possible to construct anti-seismic buildings and to organize human activities in such a way as to minimize the risk of death. Activism is much more common than fatalism (this is the so-called "therapeutic community"). Reality: Survivors rapidly get to work on the clear-up.

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The Best Risk Management Software to Consider for 2021 and Beyond

Solutions Review

Our editors selected the best risk management software based on each solution’s Authority Score; a meta-analysis of real user sentiment through the web’s most trusted business software review sites and our own proprietary five-point inclusion criteria. Platform: Onspring Enterprise Risk Management.