Why Rooftop Access Control Should Be Standard Practice at Outdoor Events

Rooftop Access Control for securing public events

Lessons Unlearned, Countermeasures Unmeasured Written By: Max Briggs, Vice President, Chesley Brown International The first rule of open-air event security sounds simple: control what you can see, and see what you can’t control. In practice, many plans still concentrate almost entirely at ground level—perimeter fencing, magnetometers, bag checks, crowd management—while leaving rooftops, upper windows, and…

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Effective De-escalation Techniques: Conflict Resolution Strategies

de-escalation training: An image of a young woman at the center of a crowd feeling overwhelmed practicing de-escalation techniques

Written by: James Hart If your job requires you to talk to other human beings, then you could probably benefit from de-escalation training.  De-escalation is a conflict resolution strategy where security officers or other front-line workers use dialogue to calm angry individuals, understand their problems and persuade them to choose a better course of action.…

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