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What would you instinctively do if you thought you heard a gunshot at work? Walk toward the sound to see what happened Pick up the phone and call down to the front desk Ask two or three of your co-workers to see if they heard it too Immediately get up and get out of the […]
In many workplaces, when there is a fire or other disaster affecting the building, the focus is on getting people out of the building quickly and safely. Workers are trained to know their closest emergency exits and at least two ways to reach them (in case one path is blocked). They know how to activate […]
When an intern for Liz Claiborne, Inc., the women’s clothing manufacturer headquartered in New York City, was being harassed by an ex-boyfriend, the company security department immediately intervened. She was provided with daily escorts to her train station, and she was told to call the company’s dispatch center each evening to confirm that she arrived […]
In 2011, California School Teacher Carlie Charlesworth divorced her husband. Because he had a history of violence, the court granted Charlesworth a restraining order against her ex-husband, Martin Charlesworth. Despite the restraining order, in January 2013, Martin Charlesworth showed up in the parking lot of Holy Trinity School in El Cajon, prompting a school lockdown […]