I have heard that comment many times and yes its not a bad idea. However there are often 2 key problems. Firstly like the one in the picture many are never cleaned or checked so are almost impossible to see through. Secondly so many are in poor positions they make any field of view severely…

I am always sceptical and ask others to be aware anytime an individual is held in absolute reverence. Cases have been exposed in a variety of situations from politics to religion, business and sport. If you witness an organisation where someone is held up beyond question as in absolute power or influence then be alert…

One of the cheapest and simplest items that can significantly make a difference to your personal safety. A wedge door stop. Useful when travelling adding a layer of protection to a hotel room door. If ever you need to block entry to an office. An example could be an armed intruder. #safety #training #protection

For businesses the important fact in protecting your employees is that terrorist attacks continue and they should have safety awareness training. The 2021 European Terrorism report (TESAT) was released this week by Europol showing that Jihadist attacks were still being undertaken during the Covid pandemic. The most frequent type of attack identified was lone attackers…

Peoples new levels of anger are a risk to your employees personal safety as people return to the office. I am not sure if it’s just the work I do or has anyone else noticed a rise in the level of peoples anger. Frustration, a year of reduced social interaction, anger at loss of work,…

I was saying to Matt Elwell the other day that sometimes I feel like the grim reaper. Its unfortunate that I may often be called in to run workshops after someones life has been seriously affected. The reason I do what I do is to make sure people are able to protect themselves and stay safe. To…

Why HR? We already have more to do than time to do it. Surely that comes under security/facilities/training/operations. Yes, depending on your specific organisational structures but once it all goes wrong, I can guarantee HR will end up picking up the pieces. That is why its HR that normally bring me into the organisation even…

Over half of my clients book me for workshops before one of their people has issues but unfortunately there remains a significant number of organisations who don’t. Look I get it, I have run large departments in multinationals so I know there are always more things to do than time to do them. I haven’t…

Situational awareness is absolutely key for your personal safety. One of the reasons is that if a physical confrontation occurs its almost impossible to control the level of chaos. The level of violence, aggression, who becomes involved, how many become involved, the environment and the motives may all be unknown, known or change as the…

I am often asked why I dont advocate self defense training but instead recommend risk awareness workshops. One reason is that its much harder to be effective than most believe. That may seem strange from someone who has practiced martial arts for over 45 years, something I found time for even when holding senior positions…