Active Shooter, School and Workplace Violence

In recent years, Active Shooter incidents have increased in both frequency and numbers of those injured and killed. Columbine, the Aurora movie theater, Sandy Hook, and the Orlando nightclub shootings are just a few examples of this terrifying trend. In 2017, the Las Vegas shootings became the worst in U.S. history, leaving 58 innocent people dead and nearly 500 wounded, and 2018 has already proven deadly. When these unthinkable acts occur, EVERY second counts, and EVERYONE must be prepared to react! Sponsored by the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Youngstown State University, this one day conference features national and local experts to discuss prevention and protection tools & techniques to keep your workplace and school safe. Business owners and school, hospital and government administrators are strongly encouraged to attend this important and timely conference. Discussions will include: - Why active shooter incidents are on the rise - A look inside the mind of an active shooter - Diffusing aggressive situations - “How Did I Survive?: A True Encounter with Workplace Violence” - John Everett - Responsibility and liability in an aggressive incident at the workplace - How to assess your physical location for vulnerabilities - Developing a plan to prepare your workplace for the worst Who Should Attend: - Staff in companies, schools, hospitals, government and medical facilities involved in the development and implementation of a workplace violence prevention policy - Those interested in learning how to identify, prevent, defuse or resolve violence in schools and the workplace Agenda: 8:30 AM Breakfast, Networking and Registration 9:00 AM Opening Remarks from YSU President Jim Tressel 9:15 AM Program Introduction 9:30 AM How Did I Survive?: A True Encounter with Workplace Violence 10:00 AM Is My Business Covered? 10:50 AM Vendor Visits, Networking break 11:15 AM Inside the Mind of an Active Shooter 11:45 AM Lunch. How Can I Diffuse an Aggressive Situation? A Special Presentation from Timothy Dimoff 1:00 PM Are Guns the Answer? A Discussion Panel from Tim Dimoff, Homeland Security, The FBI and local security experts 1:50 PM Am I Ready for the Worst? 2:40 PM Vendor Visits, Networking Break, Snack 3:00 PM What Can I Do to Help Prepare? 4:00 PM Adjourn Parking, Breakfast, Hot Lunch and Afternoon Snacks included. Businesses and Organization's wishing to particapte as Booth Vendors, should contact Crystal Volinchak at cmvolinchak@ysu.edu to complete the Expression of Interest Form.

Speaker(s): Jim Tressel, Tim Dimoff, Bill Barna, Travis Thompson, Micah Stoll, Homeland Security, FBI, John Everett, Todd Werth

Fee: $ 79.00

To learn more and register, please visit: https://sbdcviolenceseminar.eventbrite.com