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A police officer was killed and five other people were shot at UPMC Memorial Hospital. After other fatal shootings, hospitals are thinking about steps to protect staff.
SRMC’s Rick Amweg was interviewed by the Associated Press about campus communications regarding the UNC Chapel Hill active shooter incident.
SRMC consultant Marilyn W. Hollier, MS, CPP, CHPA was interviewed by Modern Healthcare on how hospitals are seeking to balance security and patient care in a healthcare setting.
SRMC client, Futures Unlimited, had an article published in the summer edition of Region VII Head Start Sand Box magazine about an SRMC-conducted comprehensive security assessment.
Our President & CEO, Lynda L. Buel, CPP, CFE, CSC, CPTED Practitioner was the recent recipient of the 2023 Charles A. Sennewald Distinguished Service award through the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC).
Staff Consultant and Industry Veteran Discusses Physical Security Technology Assessments, Designs, and More
Marilyn Hollier was interviewed for an article in D Magazine on hospital security and balancing safety with a welcoming environment.
Creating a strategic security roadmap helps administrators understand critical shortcomings needing to be addressed by Jim Townzen, PSP, CPP
Lynda L. Buel was awarded a 2022 US OSPA. SRMC is the only consulting firm to have 2 OSPA winners as Jim Clark was awarded one in 2017.
SRMC’s Rick Amweg was interviewed about the University of Arizona shooting. Click below to read the full article.
By creating new ways of assessing risk, building awareness among employees and partners, and achieving strong supply chain visibility, enterprises can reduce their chances of having their assets stolen in transit.
One phrase we hear too often is, "Why are all of the proposals for physical security technologies I received for my project request so different?" There are several reasons why this happens.
Here’s how your school, university or hospital can hire and then retain more women officers and executives in your security or public safety department.
Ensuring diversity is not only the right thing to do; it strengthens your team and its relationships with the people it serves.
SRMC's Marilyn Hollier was interviewed by WCVB5, an ABC affiliate in Boston, about an attempted kidnapping in Tufts Medical Center.
In September 2021, Ohio State President Kristina Johnson directed the university's public safety team to engage an external safety expert to examine the effectiveness of the expanded approach to off-campus safety. Security Risk Management Consultants (SRMC) reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of strategies, plans, programs, resources, tools, and tactics utilized by both the university and the city of Columbus to enhance safety and perceptions in the off-campus neighborhoods.
Unwanted calls, including illegal and spoofed robocalls, are the FCC's top consumer complaint. On any given day, I receive anywhere from 4-8 robocalls, and even with my best effort of blocking the caller on my cell phone, the calls continue. According to PR Newswire, 1000+ robocalls are made every SECOND of every day.
In this Security Snapshot, Hollier joins host Chuck Harold to discuss how healthcare security measures continue to evolve as the world enters year three of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parents worry about sending their children to school and wondering if they will receive a phone call to report to a predetermined location. Once there, they will find out whether they will be picking up their child(ren) or not because there has been another school shooting.
Paul Denton was interviewed about security planning for large-scale events following the tragedy at the Travis Scott Astroworld concert in Houston by WBNS10TV.
In our experience, organizations big and small tend to avoid what they are afraid of… until it’s too late. This is usually the case with security plans, technology, and assessments. This avoidance comes from a feeling that these processes point out weaknesses that will make the organization look unprepared or incapable as they are executed within the organization. In reality, this couldn’t be further from the truth!
Critical infrastructure risk mitigation’s success lies in sound security and operational principles.
James C. Townzen, PSP, CPP interviewed by asmag.com on the biggest problem plaguing government projects when it comes to physical security technologies.
President & CEO of Security Risk Management Consultants, Lynda L. Buel, CPP, CFE, CSC, CPTED Practitioner was recognized as the 2021 Karen Marquez Award winner.
Social distancing and crowd management are two concepts not ordinarily discussed together. Like avoiding religion and politics as topics of conversation, they are on opposite ends of a spectrum between isolation and mass gathering. Still, current times and the pandemic have created some unusual companionships. Let me explain.
In this interview, Paul Denton speaks with Peter Dalton from the UK Police Service. Here we gain a better understanding of how the UK is handling the coronavirus pandemic and in particular how public services (primarily police) are affected.
I thought it would be interesting to reflect on the 10-80-10 concept and observations of human behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. This rule or principle may be familiar to those who have taken the NCS4-FEMA MGT 412 course on sport and special events evacuation. However, some background may be helpful.