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Dollar General cited for repeated fire safety violations

March 9, 2023

Dollar General was cited for blocked fire exits and extinguishers. Dollar General Corp. is included in OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

Dollar Tree cited for blocking emergency exits

Security Staff

February 10, 2023

OSHA has cited Dollar Tree for blocking exit routes with a dumpster, wheeled carts and a moveable conveyer belt exposing employees to fire hazards.

Virginia active shooter guidelines spark security concerns

Security Staff

April 28, 2022

Seven security organizations, including ASIS International and the National Association of State Fire Marshals, have sent a letter to Virginia legislature concerning conflicts of interest in a study group focusing on the use of active shooter prevention hardware in public buildings.

Eliminating Unauthorized Fire Door Access

Bernard Scaglione

September 4, 2012

Two topics that I can never discuss enough are the reduction of violence and the use of access control and identification as a major component utilized to reduce violence. A few months ago there was another devastating shooting in the U.S.: the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting that killed 12 people and injured more than 50.

ON DEMAND: Business-impacting events such as severe weather, man-made disasters, and supply chain disruption are increasing in frequency and making impacts around the globe.

Employees don’t feel prepared to navigate an increasingly dangerous world, and they expect their employers to not only care about their personal safety, but to actively keep them safe.