On a weekly basis, we see lives and property lost, not just to bombs and bullets, but also to raging wildfires, super-storms, and civil unrest. Good security doesn’t mean reacting to the last terrible event in the news and preparing to stop that specific threat. Total security focuses on training …
An increasing number of physical security companies—and even traditional builders—are offering bullet-resistant components and security design. But it’s rare they handle their own bulletproof glass installation. Instead, they rely on an “installation network”—in other words, they subcontract the final installation to local glaziers and contractors. While these may be excellent …
The true scope of workplace violence is currently unknown. This is especially the case with pandemic-related workplace violence. But we are seeing alarming indicators. In a recent episode of Employment Law This Week Attorney Beth McManus (Senior Counsel in the Employment, Labor & Workforce Management division of Epstein Becker Green) …
We know not everything will fit through a mail slot. And an open, pass-through window? That’s often not an option. In recent years, as security concerns have multiplied, we’ve become the industry leader in supplying package receivers and passers. Over the course of 20,000 installations, we’ve found that people chronically …
Retail security barriers are inherently tricky. Jim Richards, CEO of Total Security Solutions, and his team look at a lot of specifications and proposals—mostly prepared by trained designers and architects. It isn’t pretty. “When you look at specifications coming in,” he notes, “I’d say probably 70% of these [proposed systems] …
As stay-at-home orders steadily fall away and states reopen, “occupational violence” is top of mind for most employers. Keeping your staff safe can be tricky. On the one hand, most economically motivated crime is extremely responsive to many forms of deterrence. Armed guards, better lights, conspicuous video cameras—all can send …
Workplace safety has taken on a whole new dimension since early spring. Every day brings new ways to decrease risk and increase (if not assure) worker, client, and customer safety—homemade masks and face shields, UV lights and micro-brewery hand sanitizer and remdesivir. But each new solution seems to come with its …
An increasing number of businesses and organizations are worrying about how they’ll manage their reopening. As we’ve explored in past articles, the “new normal” for workplace security and safety is complicated by the broader pressures straining our economy and country over the last several months. “We’ve always believed in helping …
OSHA is highlighting installing “sneeze guards” as the key to returning to normal business operations in the United States. In their Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration listed “clear plastic sneeze guards” among the key Engineering Controls they believe can aid in curbing workplace …