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Employee Precaution and Preparedness Program

January 2019

PROGRAM MEMBERS

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Security Council

• Focus: all aspects of the Employee Precaution and Preparedness Program
• OSHA administration
• Ergonomics
• Worker’s compensation
• Natural disaster drill exercises
• Active Assailant Preparedness
• Bomb Threats
• Mail Threats
• Members
• Mike Ply – VP of HR and Benefits Administration
• Eric Adler – General Counsel
• Local Leadership – available on your website

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Security Team

• Focus on Production and Circulation locations
• OSHA requirement implementation
• Ergonomics
• Worker’s compensation management
• Periodic meetings – facility inspections – status reports
• Natural disaster drill exercises
• Active Assailant Preparedness
• Bomb Threats
• Mail Threats
• Members
• List of members is available on your website

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Security Liaisons

• Support locations without Security Council or Team members
• Members
• List of members is available on your website

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ACTIVE ASSAILANT RELATED INFORMATION

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FBI statistics

• 18 Years 2000 through 2017 = 250

Active Shooter Incidents

• 9 Years 2000 through 2008 = 67 Active

Shooter Incidents

• 9 Years 2009 through 2017 – 183 Active

Shooter Incidents

• An increase of over 2.5 times

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• There is a higher chance of being hit by lightning than being involved
• There is a higher chance of winning the Powerball than being involved
• Better than 1 in a million
• We are no more likely to be involved
• We are also no less likely to be involved

Being involved in an Active Assailant Event is extremely rare

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• Most are white males
• Most have planned the event in detail
• Most are aware and have access to the event site
• Over 60% have an affiliation with someone involved in the event
• Others are disturbed- seeking recognition and notoriety at a random location
• In most cases, there is no pattern or method to the selection of victims
• Most events are unpredictable and evolve quickly
• There is no chance of negotiating with an active shooter
• Typical Security Measures are Ineffective with Active Assailants. Why?

Active Assailant Profile

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• Main Reason it does not work:

Assailants have planned their event.

• They usually have an affiliation

with the location

• They usually have access and

knowledge of the location

• They get into the location

without shooting their way into it

Building Fortification

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• Employees carry weapons – No – Why?
• For your safety as weapons may put you in more danger
• In an Active Assailant event, local law enforcement will enter the building.
• The good guys are the people with their hands in the air with fingers

apart – part of our training.

• The bad guys are those with weapons and will likely be killed by police
• Employees are not permitted to carry firearms into company facilities

Building Fortification

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WHAT DOES WORK?

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• Your Precaution and Preparedness Program
• Developed by the Department of Homeland Security
• Customized For Your Location
• Program includes:
• Prevention Focus
• Preparedness Focus

Your Precaution and Preparedness Program

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• Vigilance
• See Something – Say Something – Solve Something

Prevention

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Potential Indicators of the Pathway to Violence

• Thoughts
• Talk of previous violent thoughts
• Unsolicited focus on dangerous weapons
• Expressions of paranoia or unique behaviors
• Overreaction to workplace changes
• Feelings
• Withdrawal from social contact or depression
• Unstable or emotional responses
• Presents themselves as arrogant
• Presents themselves as powerless
• Intense anger or hostility
• Behaviors
• Increased use of alcohol or drugs
• Violations of company policies
• Exploiting or blaming others for problems in their lives

Vigilance

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Video

Workplace Violence (opens a YouTube window)

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• Condition yourself
• Reporting unusual behavior is a responsible action
• Chelsie Schellhas
• You may have noticed we are not naming suspects in described events
• One of the reasons for their action is to attain notoriety
• Chelsie is an exception – you will understand why

See Something – Say Something – Solve Something

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• Chelsie’s home is in Waseca, Minnesota
• Oversees a storage facility
• Sees a person walking through her yard

to the storage facility

• Why when there was a road? = unusual

behavior

See Something

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• Chelsie calls 911 and Says what was unusual.
• Police went to the storage facility
• Person found with 10 bombs, numerous

weapons, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition

Say Something

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• Person found with a 180-page journal with plans:
• To kill his family
• Then set a fire to divert first responders
• And then go to his school to kill as many students as possible
• Three more bombs were at the school playground

Solve Something

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Chelsie Schellhas

• May 2, 2014
• 0 Wounded
• 0 Killed
• See Something
• Say Something
• Solve Something

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Threats

• Threats can be received by:
• Readers
• Advertisers
• Subscribers
• Employees
• Family
• Significant Others
• Acquaintances
• ANYONE!

Handling Threats

• Threats can be made in any number of ways:
• Face-to-face / physical contact
• Letters / Phone calls
• Electronically
• Email
• Social Media
• Website forums / comments
• If you feel threatened, don’t ignore it or delay in reporting

the threat.

• Inform HR, Supervisor, or a Security Program Member

ASAP – multiple options to Say Something.

Say Something

If a threat is imminent…calling 911 is your first option

• Inform HR, Supervisor, Security Program Member
• In Person
• By Phone
• By Email
• By Completion of the Threat Notification Form
• Available via your Intranet
• Completed form will be delivered to the

Security Council electronically 24/7

• The completed information is necessary

for reporting law enforcement if applicable

Security Council Response

• The Security Council will have a call to assess the

threat

• Additional Assistance may occur involving:
• Local Law Enforcement
• State Police
• FBI
• Department of Homeland Security
• Take appropriate action to address the threat
• The threat will continue to be monitored

PREPAREDNESS

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Video – 480 Seconds- Run, Hide, Fight

(opens a YouTube window)

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When Law Enforcement Arrives

What to Expect

• Law enforcement’s primary goal is to stop the assailant

as soon as possible

• Any injured people will be assisted once the location is

safe

• Law enforcement may arrive in teams with tactical

equipment

• Vests – Helmets – Weapons
• Law enforcement will
• Take command of the situation
• Shout orders
• Push people to the ground for safety
• Ask questions involving the assailant, weapons, etc.

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When Law Enforcement Arrives

How to Behave

• Follow Instructions
• Try to remain calm
• Keep hands raised with fingers apart so it is clear there is

not a weapon

• Do not touch or move toward police
• Continue to listen to their instructions
• Proceed to the exit as directed
• First aid will be available if necessary
• Try to remember details of the event to inform authorities

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• Electronic notification to employees as appropriate
• Active Threat – “Be aware”
• Active Assailant event – “Stay away”

Crisis Communication Planning

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THANK YOU!