I recently read a Worldprofit Article that stated “Not all us give much time to evaluate safety in the workplace. Many of us simply assume that all safety necessities are in place every time we go to work. Of course, it is too late when the time of emergency comes and we are at a loss at what to do or what to grab. This situation is ironic to the fact that we spend much time in our place of work and being safe at all times is necessary.”

By now I’m sure most everyone has heard of the latest massacre in Manchester, Connecticut at Hartford Distributors where a worker who was asked to either resign or be fired went on a killing spree as he was being escorted out of the building. When things like this occur I’m sure many people start to question the safety in their own workplace. It was the heroic actions of several people at Hartford Distributors that helped to keep the death toll lower than what it could have been, had they not done what they did. I now have this nagging question that keeps popping into my head, what sort of steps do you have in place in your facility should an emergency such as this occur?

Most places have a safety committee to help monitor workplace hazards and work to remedy them as they pop up. There is also usually some sort of committee dedicated to First Aid who is assigned to handle emergency situations and includes people who can administer CPR and/or work a defibrillator. But what sort of procedures do you have in place should a situation occur like at Hartford Distributors? It’s not something we like to think about happening in the workplace, but as we have all witnessed it can and does happen. What would you do and how would you react? I invite you to add a comment and share with us your thoughts.

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