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Five ways to improve campus safety and security

everbridge

In an era marked by unprecedented challenges, ensuring campus safety and security has never been more critical. Especially because “ K-12 schools and higher education institutions are the second most common location, after businesses, for active shooter incidents in the U.S. According to a report sponsored by the U.S.

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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

In addition, more than 60 universities teach and research on topics (hazards, risks, disasters, safety, security, etc.) A regional tier to coordinate local civil protection activities, with strategically placed regional emergency operations centres. Ensure that the people who produce the plans are also the managers--i.e.,

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Clarity, trust, welfare, care and equity are needed, now.