Employee Safety Blog

Responding to emergencies with confidence requires actionable intelligence. In this post, we’ll discuss how you can determine if the threat intelligence you’re getting is actionable.

Thinking about an active shooter event isn’t pleasant, but having a documented response plan in place is vital to keeping employees safe during a crisis. In this article, we’ll cover what to include in your plans to best prepare your people and business.

Use these tabletop exercise scenarios to train your team for dealing with high-stakes situations in a safe environment.

As wildfire seasons get longer and more devastating, businesses need to take preparation seriously. Fill the holes in your wildfire communication now.

September is National Preparedness Month, the perfect time to take a step back and reassess your organization’s emergency preparedness plans.

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In this post, we describe what an all-hazards approach to emergency planning means and how to leverage it to protect your business.

Situational awareness training is a great way to promote better safety practices at any work site. Keep reading to learn how to keep your employees out of harm and your business operating smoothly.

When you get the alert for a wildfire evacuation, you don’t want to waste time worrying and wondering. Use these best practices to plan ahead so you will feel prepared when it’s time to get out.

As we await OSHA’s formal heat regulations, get a head start on heat safety policies and practices to protect employees.

Wildfire season is here, and businesses have a lot at stake. The impact of wildfires on business is astounding, and companies need to be ready with proactive planning.

Information is the foundation of effective safety procedures but only if it’s reliable. In this article, we’ll show you how to avoid bad intelligence and improve your emergency responses.

There are significant differences between threat intelligence solutions that every buyer should understand before selecting a provider.

While workplace fires are sometimes out of an organization’s control, understanding risk will help dramatically reduce the likelihood a fire will occur.

In this article, we cover practical steps to conducting a business threat assessment and how you can proactively reduce organizational risk by understanding the likelihood and impact of critical events.

Learn how to increase your company’s risk intelligence so you can anticipate, plan for, and respond to a wide array of business threats.

These 7 steps and our interactive template will help you develop a fire evacuation plan for your business to ensure your people and property are protected.

Jennifer Pipa, VP of Disaster Programs at the American Red Cross, shares how emergency managers can improve their organization’s preparedness and response programs to better protect their people.

This guide will help you and your business improve fire safety by outlining a process for how to conduct a fire drill at work.

“Organized emergency” can sound like an oxymoron, but if you follow these steps beforehand, you will be prepared if a critical event does arise.

Safety leadership is key to the success of a business, but it’s not always simple. Learn how to be a stronger safety leader and how to get the rest of your team to buy into the importance of safety.

Learn what to include in your hurricane checklist and how to prepare your people and business in advance of a storm.

If your organization finds itself in the path of a hurricane, you need to react swiftly and decisively. Several of AlertMedia’s customers understand this reality all too well.

Hurricanes are dangerous and can cause a lot of anxiety for your employees. Learn how being prepared can help you support and keep your team calm during a hurricane.

Hurricanes can impact businesses far inland. Read this article to learn the various precautions your business should take regardless of where your offices are located.

Understanding the different hurricane categories and what they mean can help you prepare your business for hurricanes of any size.

Follow these best practices for hurricane preparation and response from companies that know how to withstand the storm.

Hurricane season is upon us, and now is the perfect time to update your hurricane communication plans. Use these hurricane notification templates to inform your employees and business before, during, and after a storm.

Before a hurricane hits, it’s important to prepare in advance and develop a hurricane communication plan that your entire organization can depend on.

Follow this step-by-step guide to assess your risks and develop a hurricane preparedness plan to protect your people and business.

A crisis might feel unpredictable, but they all follow the same pattern. Learn how to navigate critical events by preparing for the four stages of a crisis.

Tabletop exercises are a low-cost yet highly impactful part of emergency preparedness. This guide will show you how to effectively conduct a tabletop exercise at your organization.

Preparing for an emergency requires a strong emergency communications plan. Learn how to respond with confidence when a critical event arises.

There are many types of workplace violence, from verbal abuse to homicide. This post discusses the four primary types of workplace violence and covers six steps your organization can take to improve employee safety.

It is almost a sure bet that your organization will have a crisis on its hands at one time or another. Check out the recap of our recent webinar where we review ways to prepare for them.

Whether you are running drills or responding to an event, clear documentation is key to creating an improvement plan that prepares you for future incidents. In this article, we discuss the importance of reflecting on emergency events and how to improve your emergency response with an After Action Report.

A workplace fire can become a nightmare scenario for any organization. This blog will provide you with tips on how employees should react during a fire or emergency.

In this blog post, we evaluate the most common method taught in the United States to mitigate active shooters: “Run, Hide, Fight” and what to do before, during, and after an active shooter event.

In this post, we discuss the importance of conducting a business impact analysis and how to use it to improve business continuity planning and overall emergency preparedness.

A resilient business is one that can weather any challenges and come back stronger. But with more frequent and severe threats, organizational resilience requires more than just standard drills and emergency planning. Read on for tips to foster business resilience in your organization.

Incidents of fire in the workplace can be devastating. Protect your organization from the threat of a workplace fire by learning life-saving fire prevention tips.

Traveling for business introduces a host of unique problems. Following these four corporate travel security tips will get you headed in the right direction.

Michele L. Turner, Author and Head of Global Business Resiliency at Amazon, discusses methodologies that can help organizations create sustainable resilience programs and better respond to unexpected events.

The best kind of emergency is one that never happens, but with a good risk mitigation plan, you can lower the impact of emergencies you can’t prevent. In this article, learn the benefits of prioritizing risk mitigation and how to build your own plan.

A comprehensive emergency management plan can ensure you are ready for any crisis that hits your business. Learn the four stages of emergency management and how to build a plan that keeps your people safe.

Emergency preparedness has taken center stage during the last year in the face of an increasing volume of threats. Here are some of the best preparedness tips, tools, and tactics used by 5 leading safety professionals in 2021.

Robert Glenn, Director, Office of Business, Industry, and Infrastructure Integration at FEMA, explains how businesses can receive disaster assistance, help their communities, and better prepare for emergencies.

Learn a comprehensive threat intelligence framework to monitor for and identify the threats facing your businesses today and protect your employees no matter where they are working.

Learn about how adopting a holistic approach to disaster preparedness can help keep your employees safe and your business up and running when faced with a crisis.

John Brooker, Director of Crisis Management for Space and Airborne Systems at L3Harris, on developing a cohesive, standardized crisis management program for all locations.

Being able to both send and receive information during an emergency is critical to keeping your teams safe. Learn about why two-way communications capabilities should be on your shortlist of ‘must-have’ features for any emergency notification solution.

Jonathan Erdman, Senior Digital Meteorologist at The Weather Channel, shares strategies that businesses can adopt to improve weather preparedness.

Effective communication during emergencies starts with being prepared. In this article, we cover how a risk management plan can help you stay ahead of disruptive events.

Safety leaders from Valley View Hospital discuss how they manage patient and employee safety in an at-risk environment.

Follow the six steps included in this article to create an emergency response plan that keeps your people, business, and assets safe during any critical event that may arise.

This post covers why real-time threat intelligence is critical to employee safety and how AlertMedia customers turn critical information into action.

Chris Josefy, Director of Applications and Data for the Houston Astros, discusses how the organization ensures the safety of employees and fans at Minute Maid Park.

In this post, we discuss how to create a crisis management plan and explore the role communication plays in keeping people safe and businesses running before, during, and after a crisis.

This post discusses what crisis communication is and outlines the critical components needed to develop a comprehensive crisis communication strategy.

Warby Parker’s loss prevention expert, Chris Hinger, shares how loss prevention strategies have shifted into overall asset protection, including employee safety.

In this Q&A, Sara Pratley, AlertMedia’s Vice President of Global Intelligence discusses how organizations can protect their people through threat identification and 24/7 situational awareness.

This post will cover how businesses can create and leverage a robust business continuity plan checklist to improve emergency preparedness.

Keep your remote employees safe, productive, and engaged this winter with these safety best practices.

On December 16th, AlertMedia hosted a live webinar about how organizations can prepare for a new year of unpredictability and change. Read the recap and watch the on-demand version of the webinar to learn the steps that your business can take to remain resilient in 2021.

This winter season will be unlike any we’ve seen before. With the COVID-19 pandemic altering how we work, convene, and communicate, it will be more important than ever to ensure your workplace is prepared for the cold months ahead.

On November 10, meteorologists from the National Weather Service joined AlertMedia to discuss how to prepare for winter weather during the pandemic. Read the recap and access the recording of the webinar.

When you need to communicate critical information to employees, a one-way text messaging tool doesn’t compare to emergency communication software.

When used correctly, a wildfire map can be a valuable resource for your business. This article discusses the three types of wildfire maps—and when to use each one.

Gain useful insight on HR best practices that can be utilized to fulfill an organization’s duty of care and keep employees safe.

Preparing your people for impending damage and responding to community needs after a storm can help you overcome far-reaching consequences for your business.

Modern threat monitoring capabilities can show you the storm as it’s approaching and help you identify and communicate with at-risk employees.

Learn how your business should message hurricane emergency communications through all phases of a hurricane: before, during, and after the storm.

Gain useful insight on communication best practices that can be utilized as we approach hurricane season in order to ensure employee safety. Check out our recap of our hurricane preparation webinar.

The COVID-19 Pandemic is all we think about these days, but there are other threats—such as hurricane season—that we need to keep in mind. Follow the four steps in this article to prepare your organization for this uniquely challenging hurricane season.

Experts agree that there will most likely be three stages to this pandemic. Read this article to learn how your business can prepare for every stage.

To facilitate an agile response to the pandemic, learn how to form central teams dedicated to pandemic response, known as COVID-19 task forces.

In the sea of information regarding Coronavirus, though, it can be hard to identify what your organization can do to prepare for the spread of the disease. In this post, we will discuss the practical steps you can take today to prepare your business for the Coronavirus.

One of the most powerful tools included in modern communication systems is location-based services, which include GPS tracking, map views, and geofencing. Read this article to learn how to leverage this tool to keep your employees safe at all times.

Today, AlertMedia formally announced 24/7 Emergency Hotline. This new offering provides organizations with a dedicated phone number their employees can call in case of any emergency, at any time.

Not all maps are created equal. In this post, we’ll walk you through the three different types of travel safety maps—and when to use each one.

Explore the impacts of severe weather and learn tips on how to effectively prepare businesses for winter weather events through effective communication.

Is your company ready to overcome winter challenges? AlertMedia has the capabilities to help your organization manage every phase of a winter storm.

The economic impact of a simple snowstorm can be upwards of $1 billion. Use this guide to winter storm preparation to minimize the impact on your business.

This is a guide to business continuity aimed at financial institutions. With millions of dollars at risk, the need for an effective plan is mission-critical.

Automated emergency notifications can be a powerful tool in certain circumstances. In this post, we’ll explore the ways you can automate critical alerts.

Save precious time with emergency notification message templates you can build ahead of the emergency and send across multiple channels.

Here are some tips on how to select a mass notification system to ensure a painless process when implementing new emergency alert technology.

In this post, we unpack the fundamentals of NFPA 1600: what it is, what it means for your organization, and how you can benefit from it.

Any plan is only as good as the technology that supports it. Here are 5 signs that you need to upgrade your mass notification system.

Facilities managers are usually the first to return after a hurricane. This article details 3 post-hurricane safety precautions they should keep in mind.

Event Pages significantly reduce the amount of time and energy required to provide important information during an ongoing critical event while simultaneously ensuring the right messaging gets to the right people at the right time.

Learn how to create a CMS compliant emergency plan that ensures patients, residents, clients, and participants are safe and informed during critical events.

With new guidelines from CMS, organizations are faced with new challenges to stay compliant. Read on for some suggestions to build your now plan.

With the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services enacting new guidelines on emergency preparedness, your organization might have questions. We have answers.

Being able to communicate quickly and easily with your employees is key to a successful emergency plan. Learn how to improve your plan with location data here.

When was the last time you surveyed your employees to learn which communication channels and devices they most use?

Thinking about an emergency notification system? Here are 14 features you should consider before you invest.

Integrating systems and technologies is the only way to effectively deliver real-time emergency notifications across multiple devices.

Mass notifications are a vital part of any emergency response plan—but hospitals are most at risk without an effective emergency response strategy. Learn how mass notifications can act as a lifeline for healthcare facilities during an emergency.

Recovery after a disaster isn’t easy or cheap but it can be eased when communications flow back and forth between business leaders, support staff, and employees.

With so much campus violence, schools are realizing the necessity of mass text software as part of a comprehensive emergency notification strategy.

If you’re a business owner or manager, particularly in a role related to security, it’s time to look at mass notification software for your emergency plan.

Plenty of companies have some sort of emergency plan in place and even a few of those practice the plan on a regular basis with their employees. Yet, nearly 60 percent of American adults say they have never practiced what to do in a disaster at work, school, or home in the past year.

Do your employees feel safe when a hurricane is on the horizon? Leveraging mass communication software will give them peace of mind.

A critical event can be stressful, and if you aren’t prepared to communicate when disaster strikes, a critical event can escalate quickly. Templates help ensure that you always send out the right message at the right time.

As you’re evaluating emergency notification system vendors, be on the lookout for these seven must-have features of an emergency notification system that will make your communications easier.

Leveraging user groups in an emergency notification system facilitates a more efficient, faster, and simpler communications process.

The secret to effective mass notifications lies in the simplicity of sending the notification and streamlining all the activity into one experience.

When setting the foundation for employee safety and communication, one essential resource to establish is a secure emergency phone number.

The right mass communications partner is critical to your success. When reviewing a system to protect your organization lookout for these core components.

AlertMedia conducted a survey of 400 organizations—including schools, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and large enterprises—and learned some interesting statistics about emergency communication and the need for a modern solution.

AlertMedia, the developer of next-generation emergency communication technology, has announced the launch of the first “any-channel” notification platform.

In order to have a successful response during a real emergency, your practice should mirror a real emergency management situation as much as possible.

Managing emergencies requires effective employee communication tools that ensure accurate messages are sent, received, followed-up, and tracked.

A tornado can strike at any point. A modern mass notification system can help save lives during the short period of time you may have to communicate with your community.

Every airport needs to have a robust, modern mass notification system in place. Read on to learn why.