Travel Safely
Every year millions of trips take place: people leave their homes, travel and return without incident. In general, the world is a safe place and moving over borders and into foreign countries is safer than it has ever been in the history of the world. However, if millions of travellers encounter no problems, a small […]
SAFETY FIRST
Shaun Bickley has extensive field experience managing relief programmes in conflict-prone areas including Afghanistan, Chechnya, Liberia, Pakistan and Sudan. He now works as an independent consultant and trainer to international humanitarian and development organisations, advising on staff security and safety issues, strengthening organisational risk management provision, developing guidance and training materials, and providing training to […]
Active Shooter Preparedness
The information contained in this document is meant to provide resources to enable our members and clients to develop high quality response plans and training so that you can respond quickly and effectively to active shooter (and/or active aggressor) events. All information presented is based upon current best practices from, but not limited to the: […]
Hostile Environment Awareness Training
Humanitarian aid and development is a multi-billion-dollar sector, representing millions of organizations, with hundreds of millions of employees and volunteers operating worldwide. The community is, by its very nature, drawn towards danger, supporting beneficiaries in high-risk operating areas. In the face of complex global health emergencies, natural disasters and deteriorating security conditions, the imperative for […]
Active Shooter
How many Active Shooter programs are out there today? Reportedly “Run-Hide-Fight” has been lowering the number of workplace violence fatalities over the years and would be a good model to follow except K-12 children cannot comply with the “Fight” component of the program. There is ALICE, which is available at a national level. “Lock out, […]
Abduction and Kidnap Risk Management
Abduction has emerged as a real risk in an increasing number of contexts in which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are operating. Therefore, building or strengthening appropriate abduction management capacity is regarded as a priority by many aid agencies implementing programmes in these areas. This guide aims to support NGOs preparing to respond in the event of […]