Upcoming MIOSHA Grant-funded Workshops The training below may be of interest to libraries. Register today for the following trainings and courses, which are funded in part by MIOSHA Consultation Education and Training (CET) grants. * January 12 and 17 - Active Shooter Survival: Preparation and Recovery Read on for more details. Active Shooter Survival: Preparation and Recovery Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 1 p.m. Time: Cost: Location: Registration is required: Check-in: 12:30 p.m. Class: 1:00-4:00 p.m. Free Laker High School Auditorium 6136 Pigeon Road (M-142) Pigeon, MI 48755 Register online<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAxMTAuNTE1NTk2NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVpbXQub3JnL2V2ZW50LWRldGFpbHMvaHVyb24tY291bnR5LXNoZXJpZmYtYWN0aXZlLXNob290ZXItcHJvZ3JhbSJ9.nQHTbTywLutYzz1nHpGlie-b32f_sWQ8xLkVF9w9iRA%2Fs%2F1182990176%2Fbr%2F124493560668-l&data=04%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C28d48a312cda4f1dd04708d9d46efc49%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637774395560322101%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=xQSbaGIf40dqmnxVRLXo7edcIqP4FcynhqpFqW35tdE%3D&reserved=0> For questions, contact the Huron County Sheriff's Office<mailto:sheriffsoffice@co.huron.mi.us> at 989-269-6500. Registration is limited to 150 attendees Co-sponsored by the Huron County Sheriff's Office and Laker School District *This training is being funded in part by a MIOSHA CET Grant. Active Shooter Survival: Preparation and Recovery Monday, January 17, 2022 at 1 p.m. Time: Cost: Location: Registration is required: Check-in: 12:30 p.m. Class: 1:00-4:00 p.m. Free Roseville Middle School 16250 Martin Road Roseville, MI 48066 Register online<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAxMTAuNTE1NTk2NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVpbXQub3JnL2V2ZW50LWRldGFpbHMvcm9zZXZpbGxlLXBkLWFjdGl2ZS1zaG9vdGVyLXN1cnZpdmFsLXNlbWluYXIifQ.erYIRRmWKG0wSzdKiLi16rHaNi3E-D0tGCRtapx_HHc%2Fs%2F1182990176%2Fbr%2F124493560668-l&data=04%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C28d48a312cda4f1dd04708d9d46efc49%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637774395560322101%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=lM7LCCyeEAx%2BHyxhtgKbtbKz6EcpRYoM6PSu5FVhlD0%3D&reserved=0> For questions, contact the Roseville Police Department<mailto:rmonroe@rosevillepolice-mi.com> at 586-447-4500. Registration is limited to 150 attendees Co-sponsored by the Roseville Police Department and Roseville Community Schools *This training is being funded in part by a MIOSHA CET Grant. About the Training: The review of active shooter incidents at malls, manufacturing facilities, healthcare, offices, houses of worship, colleges, schools and public settings have suggested preventive activities to increase employee and stakeholder survival. This training will focus on helping organizations to understand "best practices" and develop strategies to prepare for, train to survive, and recover from active shooter and workplace violence incidents. The training will discuss the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) guidelines of Run, Hide, Fight by suggesting individual response "choices" employees may consider during active assailant events. Specifically, this training is designed to: * Encourage participants to understand types of violent threats * Develop strategies to enhance existing health and safety program capabilities * Develop preparedness strategies for active intruder/shooter incidents Tactical employee self-protection and survival choices will be suggested through analysis of videos of active shooter incidents. Active Shooter Seminar Content: * "Lessons Learned" from active shooter incidents in office, plant, college, school, houses of worship, healthcare and public settings. * Benchmarking best practices and Department of Homeland Security/OSHA Guidelines. * "Red Flags" - Assessing People of Concern: * Who are the "Bad Guys"? * Behavioral Indicators of Aggressive People * How do "Real People" react during "Real" Active Shooter Incidents * Human Reactions to Assaultive Situations * Fight, Flight, Freeze * Mobilizing Survival Instincts * Developing an Employee "Survival Mentality" * Converting "Fear" into Survival Choices * Shots Fired! * What to do in Response Gap between the shots fired, and arrival of the police * "Defending" Yourself and Your Space - Reacting to Intruders * DHS Suggestions of Run, Hide, Fight * DHS Considerations on Disrupting, Distracting, Engaging the Perpetrator * Managing the Aftermath * Reducing Employee Trauma * Organizational Re-Stabilization * Components of a Comprehensive Workplace Violence Prevention Program Trainers: Dr. Kenneth Wolf<mailto:kwolfphd@theimt.org> and Marilyn Knight<mailto:mknightmsw@aol.com>, MSW Dr. Kenneth Wolf, and Marilyn Knight MSW, have conducted Violence Prevention and Threat Assessment trainings for the United States Postal Service, UAW-General Motors, UAW, Chrysler, Eaton Corporation, Intel, Pinkerton, DTE Energy, the United States Army, Los Alamos National Laboratory, municipalities, Fortune 500 Companies, manufacturers, schools, Houses of Worship and healthcare facilities. They assist organizations develop Comprehensive Workplace Violence Prevention Programs, train Threat Assessment Teams, conduct Active Shooter Survival Training Exercises and design Crisis Recovery Programs. Note: In this training, neither the sponsoring organizations or trainers are taking a position that citizens should violently respond against criminal aggression. Any response to an aggressive situation is the individual's decision or option. However, a person may not know possible options until they know possible "choices" on how to respond and countermeasures to consider. Shannon White Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909 Whites29@michigan.gov<mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov> 517-335-1507 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Call me on Teams<callto:whites29@michigan.gov>