US Safety and Risk Management

01/13/2017

Question #1-Do you have an effective violence prevention process at your business, institution, public place, or are you a soft target sitting duck awaiting your number to come up? Question #2-Do you or your associates know how to identify a person who is on the path to violence? Question #3-Do you know what emerging aggression looks like? You know the answer to question #1. We have the answers for the rest. Call USSARM at 912-659-1421 for a free consultation. I can't make it any cheaper.

01/10/2017

Weeds will grow through concrete with no assistance but to grow into something great it takes much effort and planning.

12/12/2016

Groundbreaking Data Collecting Violence Prevention Platform Available Now (By W. Randall Davis, President, USSARM)

W. Randall Davis
President at US Safety and Risk Management, LLC
Intervention methodology has taken a leap forward. Saving lives, reputations, and bottom lines through prevention science is now a proven reality. We have had enough! Have you? Columbine, Dallas, San Bernadino, Orlando, Sandy Hook, Marysville Pilchuck, Bristol, Baton Rouge, New York, New Jersey, and most recently in Columbus, Ohio the list of domestic terror attacks and violence is and will continue growing. We have spent too much effort analyzing and deliberating, not to mention blaming instead of taking responsibility for our own safety. Political correctness (PC) has proven to fail us at every turn, and now we Americans can return back to what is practical, efficient, and rational. Winston Churchill said, "You can always depend on Americans to do the right thing, after they have tried everything else."
The time has come after trying everything focused on RESPONSE to turn our attention and resources to PREVENTION. Our data shows that those events cited above took months and sometimes years to develop into a violent act. The time line from development, to escalation, to the act was marked by observable and reportable indicators that acted as a harbinger to what was to come. Most violent events are PREVENTABLE! Let's say it together PREVENTABLE! We always find the indicators in post incident investigations so we know they existed in every incident. Those same indictors were present before the act took place. The problem is that we acted with hindsight, not foresight. If those present, obvious, reportable indicators are traceable from the incident taking place going backward, why have we not taken the initiative to track them going forward, connecting the dots.
Law enforcement has been restrained by PC and put in fear of prosecution for doing their jobs. The US Military has been put in the same position. Belgium is the hotbed of terrorists as the laws make it work for them. You cannot raid a residence after 900 PM until 500 AM. You cannot tap a telephone. You cannot break into emails for any reason. This has paved the way for hiding indictors and provides an adequate veil to protect against discovery.
There are many liability myths perpetrated by PC:
• if I know about something I am liable for it
• if I report something suspicious I might be perceived as a racist, xenophobe, etc.
• my anonymity cannot be protected.
These are myths and misinterpret the law. "Political correctness is killing us," quote Van Hipp author of the "The New Terrorism" and our laws that are utilized against us. The false narrative that it is worse to risk being called racist or Islamaphobe than ploting death attacks and terror must be resisted at every level. In the aftermath of the San Bernardino murders investigators interviewed neighbors who reported observing suspicious activity, but did not report it for fear of being called racist. PC has the power to paralyze mature thinking. Question? Which has more liability...incident or no incident? This is why we developed our system that enables PREVENTION.
Our platform provides for anonymous reporting to a team of qualified individuals that get the information, analyze the information, and trace the pre-incident indicators. We offer training to those teams in your school, business, or community to evaluate and make decisions based not on WHO PEOPLE ARE (race, ethnicity, religion, etc.) but, WHAT THEY DO.
You can then intervene, monitor, or make proper disposition of the matter because you have eliminated the "gaps" that would preclude your seeing the whole of the puzzle.
Millions of dollars are invested in response equipment annually in America. That equipment can be easily defeated by a planned effort. Castles are now antiquated because the high and thick walls were vulnerable. Those walls were a RESPONSE not a PREVENTION. In all incidents of calculated violence cameras, access controls, locks, and alarms were most often present but could not prevent the event.
As mentioned above, those events cited above took months and sometimes years to develop into a violent act. The average time span of an active shooter or other violent attack is less than nine (9) minutes. Time is on the side of PREVENTION not RESPONSE.
Call us at 912-659-1421 for more information or go to USSARM.COM and look under the Homeland Security tab.

11/30/2016

Campus Security and Safety

USSARM, LLC in coordination with one of our resource partners, has developed a prevention and response system that includes a data gathering and organization platform that empowers institutions, communities, and businesses with the ability to intervene before a violent incident takes place. Our platform helps you identify the “gaps” that blind you from seeing the complete picture of a developing violent event or "connect the dots" that provide a full view of a potentially violent intentions. The lament following a violent event is often that, "we failed to connect the dots."
Along with academic, financial and geographic considerations, the issue of campus safety is a vital concern. In 1990, Congress enacted the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (Title II of Public Law 101-542), which amended the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). This act required all postsecondary institutions participating in HEA’s Title IV student financial assistance programs to disclose campus crime statistics and security information. The act was amended in 1992, 1998, 2000 and 2008. The 1998 amendments renamed the law the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act in memory of a student who was slain in her dorm room in 1986.

On March 7, 2013, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA) (Public Law 113-14) was signed into law. VAWA includes amendments to the Clery Act. These changes require institutions to disclose statistics, policies and programs related to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, among other changes.

These unacceptable problems exist at community, campus, and business levels. There is no safe space. We must take offensive not only defensive action. A football team with only a defensive line is sure to fail. Offensive intervention means attacking the problem and overwhelming it with resources before it gains momentum to cause you harm. But, if the pieces of the puzzle (events and signals) are missing (no or fragmented data) intervention is relegated to post incident response. Our system resolves this problem.

The problem with the past and present approach is that PREVENTION requires far more than dissemination of information. Prevention is offensive, response is defensive. You must have a system that allows you to "connect the dots" (events and signals) that are always identified in post-incident investigations. The results are overwhelming that organizations and communities will continue to fail at preventing incidents, shooters, attacks, and tragedies as long as their focus is almost entirely on First Responders, Responding, and Security (reactive products and assessments). The “COSTS” associated with RESPONDING are enormous – lost lives, millions of dollars in immediate responses, millions of dollars in ongoing recovery costs, ongoing trauma/PTSD challenges, lawsuits, reputation damages, and ongoing of questions about the safety of your environment. Our new challenge is changing our focus from First Responders to First Preventers. This will allow our prospect to become as clear as our retrospect.

Change begins with three fundamental shifts of paradigm:
· Leaders from organizations, communities, states, and nations must immediately realize First Responders are very different from First Preventers.
· Leaders from organizations, communities, states, and nations must make (not talk about) immediate changes to establish First Preventers and equip First Preventers to stop and prevent violence BEFORE evil and radicalized individuals escalate and execute their plans of violence.
· Leaders from organizations, communities, states, and nations need to realize preventing violence pays the highest dividend for every penny of investment, and yields the most desirable results in nullifying human tragedy.

We have painstakingly crafted our platform and follow-up system to make it many times more cost effective than the average budget expended on response tools. The time has arrived for us to take a greater measure of control over violent acts that result in so much tragedy and loss in our workplaces, schools, and businesses.

We can help you identify the “gaps” that blind you from seeing the complete picture of a developing violent event. Contact USSARM at 912-659-1421 to begin your first preventer program.

11/23/2016

USSARM has re-upped for another eight months in the privileged work of contributing to the protection of our homeland.

11/17/2016

Founder W. Randall Davis

Randall Davis brings a well-informed and highly practical perspective to bear on the solution of safety, security and risk management challenges. His record demonstrates extensive knowledge and experience in Homeland Security, OSHA, DOT, FDA, and EPA regulations.

He is an Authorized Trainer in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) by the Department of Homeland Security, and has over 30 years of supervisory and management experience in the fields of safety, risk management, and hazardous materials management in state government, federal government and private sector business.

Randall has “boots-on-the-ground” experience in the US Marine Corps, and as a first responder in over 200 hazardous chemical and radiological release incidents. He was Disaster Site Safety Manager at Pass Christian, Mississippi, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

He has been a training resource and consultant on security and safety projects for:
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Pentagon Force Protection Agency, and the
Ports Authorities of Georgia, Massachusetts, and Florida.

Mr. Davis has substantial education in relevant regulations and management techniques including studies at University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M College of Environmental Science and University of Alabama. He is a Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners, and a Board Certified Forensic Examiner in Hazardous Materials and Explosive Chemistry.

He has held executive health, safety, security and environmental management positions with VOPAK USA, and Ellis & Everard, respectively the top number one and number three chemical distributors in the world. Mr. Davis is also internationally published on a wide range of safety, security and environmental topics.

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11/14/2016

''By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.''
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11/08/2016

Sometimes the signs are clear but sometimes the signs aren't there. Know if your at risk. limit risk now.

11/01/2016

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10/31/2016

Airport Security Measures to Fight Violence and Terrorism

USSARM is endorsing more discreet ways of enforcing airport security by using a blend of advanced technology and profiling techniques. The new techniques would allow crowds to move speedily and easily through airports while being monitored covertly. Security would be poised to act swiftly once a threat is identified with more information and superior response planning.
Perpetrators of violence and terror would never see the screening and profiling, thus lowering their alertness which can result in their relaxing defenses and raising the probability for making mistakes. In addition to technological changes, staff would be trained to monitor behavior more closely as part of screening. The profiling is done not by race or ethnicity or who people are, but by what they do. That avoids any act or appearance of violating civil liberties.
Invisible checkpoints can be augmented by training peripheral airport service providers such as taxi cab drivers, hotel employees, rental car agencies, restaurant employees, airport retailers, etc. Knowing how to identify suspicious activities and report those observations to a centralized data gathering location are requisite to prevention of violent terror incidents. Most often that information is either not reported, sent to silos, or dispersed among agencies that have no communication or coordination.
In the reality of today’s world, stopping terrorism is vital and airport security is a critical part of that effort. In order to prevent terrorism, it is necessary to monitor those entering and leaving through international borders. These measures if properly implemented, overseen, and maintained have the potential to make travel safer and more streamlined. It can also increase the profitability of the airlines and associated businesses by increasing the confidence of the air-traveling public, improving time management, and better overall efficiency of air-travel services.


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10/26/2016

Workplace violence has emerged as a critical safety and health hazard.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has labeled workplace violence a "significant" public health issue.
• The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has declared workplace homicide an "epidemic."
• The FBI has stepped up efforts to investigate occurrences of violence in the workplace.
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is considering regulations that would mandate employers to provide protection from the threat of workplace violence, and is currently prosecuting under the General Duty Clause. (This clause requires employers to maintain a workplace that is free from known threats.)
Statistical research would seem to indicate that incidents of workplace violence are not only increasing in number, but are becoming more violent in nature.
The NIOSH report indicates that approximately assaults and acts of violence were responsible for 13% of workplace fatalities in 2006, of which 9% were attributable to homicide. Rates of homicides in the workplace are following a general downward trend ever since the 1994 high of 1,080. A higher percentage of fatal work injuries to women resulted from homicides than for men.
Over 5 percent of all establishments experienced an incident of workplace violence in the last year. While one-third reported a negative impact on employees, only 10 percent changed their policy after the incident; almost 9 percent had no program or policy.
• Half of establishments employing 1,000 or more workers reported an incident of workplace violence in the previous 12 months. 52 percent of State government workplaces reported an incident of co-worker violence.


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10/20/2016