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Active Shooter: Surviving an Attack
Keep yourself and colleagues safe during an active shooter attackPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 8 lessons.
Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 8 Lessons · 14m in English
Course Description
In today's turbulent world, the threat of facing an active shooter in the workplace is real. With this fact in mind, learning the skills required to survive have become essential. This employee training program seeks to teach these survival skills to ensure you can recognize when you are in danger. Your priority should be to keep yourself and your colleagues safe by running, hiding, or if necessary, fighting.
What You'll Learn
- Recognize when you are in danger during an active shooter situation in the workplace
- Apply the survival options of running, hiding, or fighting to keep yourself and colleagues safe
- Prepare for the unpredictable nature of an active shooter attack
- Run from a shooter to reach safety
- Hide from a shooter when running is not possible
- Respond appropriately when the police arrive
Key Takeaways
- The threat of facing an active shooter in the workplace is real, making survival skills essential.
- Your priority during an attack should be to keep yourself and your colleagues safe.
- Survival relies on three core responses: running, hiding, or, if necessary, fighting.
- The course covers recognizing danger, preparing for the unpredictable, and knowing how to act when the police arrive.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
This is an employee training program for workers who may face the threat of an active shooter in the workplace and need to learn survival skills.
What survival options does the course teach?
It teaches you to keep yourself and your colleagues safe by running, hiding, or, if necessary, fighting.
What topics are covered in this course?
Lessons cover preparing for the unpredictable, recognizing and surviving an attack, running from a shooter, hiding from a shooter, fighting a shooter, and what to do when the police arrive.
What skills will I gain from this course?
The course builds skills in preparedness, active safety, workplace safety, and workplace violence prevention and response.
