Christian Solutions Safety & Security

"WorkSafe" "StreetWise" Violence: "TravelSafe" Prevention, Management and Survival Violence Prevention and Survival Manager Certification Course (VPS) "Americans are anxious and afraid. 9/11 undermined many people's personal security. The effect on Americans is seen in many ways. The search for security is evident in the 500% increase in gun purchases, and the scramble for gas masks that quickly exhausted supplies. Companies offering home burglar alarm systems can't keep up with the volume of orders they're receiving. Thousands of formerly struggling self-defense and martial arts instructors are suddenly inundated with students. Attorneys report a sharp increase in the number of people writing wills. Violence in the workplace was epidemic in America before 9/11. Each year employers report 2,000,000 assaults in the workplace, 51,000 rapes or other sexual assaults, and 1,000 murders. Estimates are that there are 4 more occurrences for every 1 reported. Thousands of employees are harassed, intimidated, threatened and verbally abused. Workplace homicide was already the number one killer of women in the workplace. This, of course, was before 9/11. Today people are concerned for their safety and the safety of their loved ones. As employees fear layoffs from the damaged economy, their anxiety only increases. The terrorists' weapon is fear. Bombs, guns, anthrax and hijacked airplanes are merely the delivery system. We defeat the weapon employed against us by regaining our confidence in ourselves and in those in power around us. Fear is a feeling of "powerlessness", while knowledge is power. Our contribution to a solution is a course titled "Violence Prevention, Management, and Survival". This course is an action packed, hands-on, 8 hour comprehensive course for employees that addresses the full range of safety/security issues including three primary modules we call "StreetWise", "SafeTravel", and "WorkSafe". These modules include personal safety/security measures including how not to be a victim; surviving violence at work, at home, and in public; physical self defense methods and limitations; aggressive self defense; passive self defense; weapons of self defense; and conflict resolution and mediation. Specific scenarios include workplace incidents, travel safety, kidnapping, robbery, home invasion, sexual assault, domestic violence, bomb threats, suspicious mail and packages, chemical hazards, biological hazards, crimes in progress, fire, weather, building collapse, temporary loss of infrastructure, child proofing your home, and weapons in the home. Graduates of this course experience a renewed sense of personal safety and security at work, at home, and in public. They are prepared to mitigate violence in the workplace and to diminish the terrorism induced fear of daily life for their family and friends.

COURSE OUTLINE: 1. The Problem of Violence in America Homicides over 15,500 Reported Annually Adjusted for Estimated Unreported Incidents: 22,000 Assaults 7,560,000 Adjusted for Estimated Unreported Incidents: 37,800,000 Burglary over 2 Million Reported Annually Adjusted for Estimated Unreported Incidents: over 2,500,000 Sexual Assaults 500,000 Adjusted for Estimated Unreported Incidents: over 5,000,000 Crime Clock One Murder Every 23.9 Minutes One Assault Every .83 Seconds One Burglary Every 13 Seconds One Sexual Assault Every 6 Seconds   2. The Problem of Violence in the Workplace Homicides: More Americans Are Murdered at Work than Die at Work from Any Other Cause OSHA Reports 1,000 per Year Adjusted for Estimated Incidents Not Reported to OSHA: 1,500 per Year Assaults OSHA Estimates 2 Million per Year Other Estimates as High as 10 Million per Year Sexual Assaults OSHA Estimates 51 Thousand per Year Other Estimates as High as 500,000 per Year Economic Impact of Workplace Violence Estimates Range from $70 Million to $200 Million   3. Effects of 9/11 Americans Are Anxious and Afraid 9/11 Undermined the Very Foundation on Which Our Personal Security Was Based Americans Are Searching for Security in Many Ways. 500% Increase in Gun Purchases Purchase of Gas Masks Exhausted Supply The Sale of Burglar Alarm Systems Can't Keep up with the Demand Thousands of Formerly Struggling Self-defense and Martial Arts Instructors Are Suddenly Inundated with Students Attorneys Report Sharp Increase in the Number of People Writing Wills 3/4 of Americans Report That They've Felt Depressed over the Attacks 1/3 of Americans Report That They Are Having Sleep Problems Prescriptions for Anti-depressants and Sleep Aids Have Sky-rocketed Mental Health Professionals Are Overwhelmed with New Clients Mental Health Professionals Warn of Serious Long Term Effects on the Psyche of Our Citizens An Epidemic of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome Is Expected Reports of Assaults and Domestic Violence Have Risen Sharply, Both Within and Outside of the Workplace People Are Staying Home Because They Feel Most Secure Inside Their Own Homes Employee Absenteeism Has Increased Substantially As Employees Fear Layoffs from the Damaged Economy, Their Anxiety Only Increases The Terrorists' Weapon Is Fear and They Are Winning Bombs, Guns, and Hijacked Airplanes Are Merely the Delivery System We Defeat the Weapon Employed Against Us by Regaining Our Confidence in Our Own Security The Best Counterattack Against this Fear Is Education Fear Is a Feeling of "Powerlessness" Knowledge Is Power   4. Types of Violence Level I: Disruptive Behavior Such as Verbal Abuse Level II: Aggressive/threatening Behavior Level III: Physical Assault   5. Violence Includes: Level I Intimidation/bullying Obscene Language Obscene Gestures Shouting False Statements Threats of Non-physical Acts Minimal Harassment Other Level II Psychological Traumas Suicide Threat Threats of Assault Obscene Calls Being Followed Advanced Harassment Other Level III Shooting Stabbing Striking with an Object Striking with Hands or Feet Push or Grab Throwing Objects Rape Sexual Assault Suicides Attempted Suicides Assault by Biological Hazards Assault by Chemical Hazards Other   6. Factors Which May Increase Risk of Assault Employment Tasks and Activities Personal Tasks and Activities   7. Identifying a Potentially Violent Worker Personal Characteristics Attitude as an Indicator Stress as an Indicator The Risk of Eruptive Violence Scale Test (Rev)   8. Managing and Surviving Disruptive, Threatening, or Violent Behavior Level I: Disruptive Mitigation Techniques Level II: Aggressive (Threatening) Conflict Resolution and Mediation Techniques Level III: Assault (Violent) Prior to an Assault Conflict Resolution and Mediation Techniques Self-defense After the Assault Has Occurred Mitigation Techniques Survival Techniques   9. Personal Defense Measures How Not to Be a Victim Prevention Recognition of Potential Danger Avoiding Potential Danger Surviving Violence at Work at Home Shopping in Your Car at Places of Public Assembly Other Physical Self Defense the Truth and the Myths Fight or Flight Reactions Aggressive Self Defense Use of and Defense Against Weapons Use of Field Expedient Weapons Hands Only Techniques Anyone Can Use Passive Self Defense - Psychology of the Aggressor - Conflict Resolution & Mediation - Personal Alarms Post Incident CPR and 1st Aid Mental and Emotional Support Reporting   10. Common Violence Scenarios and Appropriate Responses  Workplace Incidents Co-worker Subordinate Significant Other Terrorism  Travel Safety Airport and Airplane Safety Railroad Safety Hotel Safety  Auto Safety Kidnaping of Children by Predator by Parent of Adults by Sexual Predator for Ransom as Hostage Robbery Work Home in Public Home Invasion Armed Unarmed Sexual Assault Children  Adults Domestic Violence Bomb Threats Suspicious Mail and Package Handling Notifications Caught in the Cross Fire If You Are an Uninvolved Observer of Crime Robbery Work Home in Public Home Invasion Armed Unarmed Sexual Assault Children  Adults Domestic Violence Bomb Threats Suspicious Mail and Package Handling Notifications

11. Surviving Other Threats Fire Weather Building Collapse Temporary Loss of Infrastructure Utilities Roadways Food Supply Chemical Hazards Biological Hazards Child Proofing Your Home Weapons in the Home   12. Violence/hazard Management/survival Role Playing Level I: Disruptive Behavior Such as Verbal Abuse Level II: Aggressive/threatening Behavior Level III: Physical Assault Other Threats   13. Workplace Vulnerability Assessment and Hazard Analysis Purpose  Assessment Methods Hazard Identification Checklist Vulnerability Checklist  Analysis   14. Workplace Violence Management/Prevention Program Management Commitment Commitment to Employee Safety and Health System of Accountability Policy Comprehensive Security Plan Assign Responsibility and Authority for Program Employee Involvement Management Understanding of Employee Concerns Management Understanding of Employees' Need for Security after 9/11 Recognition of Counseling Needs Workplace Vulnerability Assessment and Hazard Analysis Elimination of Hazards and Reduction of Vulnerability Engineering Controls and Workplace Adaptation Administrative and Work Practice Controls Post Incident Response Training and Education  Post-incident Response Physical Needs Mental/emotional Needs Fiscal Needs Disaster Recovery Being Prepared Protecting and Recovering Information Facilities Record Keeping Program Evaluation 15. Bringing it All Together A Systematic Approach Maximizing the Effect Effective Follow Through Effective Presentation to Others Tuition varies depending upon number of students, facility, and location but normally averages well below $100.00 per student. Business and industry paid 2 to 4 times the fees charged by ProVisions, for thousands of students of students to receive the same training from the same trainers from a for profit training company. Email for Enrollment or Questions