Workplace Violence Prevention: Response to Active Shooter
  • Type Certification
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Hours

Workplace Violence Prevention: Response to Active Shooter

Issued by Harper College

This course is designed to provide employees with strategies on how to effectively respond to an active shooter incident. The course is designed to provide participants with strategic responses to this type of incident. An active shooter preparedness/response plan will be shared and will apply to all types of workplace settings -business offices, factories, hospitality/service industries, and buildings.

  • Type Certification
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Hours

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Student will be given a pre and post test
  • Learn the different types and levels of workplace violence and active shooter incidents.
  • Identify possible warning signs of a potentially violent employee.
  • Know how to react based on their individual circumstance; run, hide, or fight.
  • Understand how and why law enforcement will respond and manage an active shooting incident and discuss how to react when law enforcement arrives.
  • Understand the need for an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for the workplace.