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IS-907 - Active Shooter:  What You Can Do

Course Date

17 March, 2011

Course Description

An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and other populated area. In most cases, active shooters use firearms and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly.

All employees can help prevent and prepare for potential active shooter situations. This course provides guidance to individuals, including managers and employees, so that they can prepare to respond to an active shooter situation.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the participant will be able to:

  1. Describe actions to take when confronted with an active shooter and responding law enforcement officials.
  2. Recognize potential workplace violence indicators.
  3. Describe actions to take to prevent and prepare for potential active shooter incidents.
  4. Describe how to manage the consequences of an active shooter incident.

Primary Audience

All individuals, including managers and employees.

Prerequisites

None.

Course Length

The overall length of the course will vary for each individual.  IS-907 takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.

CEUs

EMI awards 0.1 CEUs for completion of this course.

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Notices
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