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Proactive Safety In The Workplace: Situational Awareness and De-Escalation

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022 8:00AM-12:00PM OR 12:30PM-4:30PM

Northcentral Technical College, A Building · 1000 W Campus Dr, Wausau, WI 54401

Everyone in your organization needs to be acutely aware and proactively involved in “hardening the target” of your workplace environment. Employees and employers need to be involved in preventing security risks and doing due diligence to protect the most valuable resource – people – as well as other related assets.

 This training session will cover a multitude of essential topics with the understanding that the instructors would develop a customized plan to teach the employers and employees at specific organizations/companies/churches the topics necessary to be better prepared in those workplaces in a future training session.

This training is also adaptable to any non-work environment - including, home, school, recreational, or similar situations. 

Intended audience:

Volunteers, Part-Time and Full-Time Employees, Clerical workers, Human Resource workers, Administrators and others at Businesses, Companies, Churches, Camps and other workplaces.

Presentation highlights:

Situational awareness / vigilance 

Active listening

Awareness of potential weapons

De-escalation and Crisis Intervention techniques

Things to avoid in potentially crisis situations

Reading body language

Dealing with subjects with drug-related and mental illness issues

Response options for disorderly subjects, violent intruders and others

Discussion and scenario/role-playing attendee involvement 

Presenters:

David Forsythe - After a career of over 30 years in law enforcement, Dave recently retired as a Senior Special Agent with Wisconsin Department of Justice – Division of Criminal Investigation in the Major Crimes Unit. Dave has also been an Adjunct Faculty Law Enforcement Instructor at several police academies in the Wisconsin Technical College System for over 25 years

Bob Wilcox - After serving 28 years in law enforcement, Bob recently retired as a Wausau Police Department Officer. Bob has also served as a CNA and a Police Liaison at North Central Healthcare Center for over 4 years.

Past attendee feedback:

"This class was very informative and touched on so many areas. Very well done.

""The class was very informative and a great resource.

 Thank you for offering this to the community.

""Great course with great instructors. Very relevant topics. I learned a lot.

"Cost:$49 (includes breakfast/snack) 

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