Top 5 Recommendations for International Active Shooter Risk Mitigation
Active shooter incidents continue to occur around the world as the most disturbing type of a workplace violence incident.
Active shooter incidents are now reported around the world, and they continue to occur around the world as the most disturbing type of a workplace violence incident. The wide availability of guns, especially semi-automatic and assault weapons, has increased both the frequency of violent incidents, as well as the number of victims killed and injured in each incident.
Other types of workplace violence also are occurring with higher frequencies, especially in high-risk industries such as healthcare, hospitals and retail establishments.