
When emergencies occur, confusion and poor preparation cost lives.
This comprehensive webinar provides a practical framework for building, evaluating, and improving an effective workplace emergency response program—one that employees understand and leaders can execute under pressure.
In addition to traditional emergency response planning, this session addresses the growing concern of Active Shooter and Workplace Violence prevention, including early warning signs, preparedness strategies, and response best practices.
Emergency Response Fundamentals: Core emergency procedures, preparedness planning, and employee responsibilities.
Best-Practice Implementation Strategy: Emergency response plans, evacuation routes, communication protocols, and accountability.
Emergency Coordination and Readiness: Response team roles, emergency drills, incident reporting, and plan evaluation.
Workplace Violence and Active Shooter Prevention: Warning signs, threat reporting, prevention strategies, and response procedures.
Emergency Action Planning: Post-incident procedures, plan improvements, employee training, and workplace safety priorities.
Understand the key elements of an effective workplace emergency response plan.
Develop practical emergency preparedness, evacuation, and communication procedures.
Identify warning signs of workplace violence and appropriate intervention strategies.
Understand active shooter preparedness and appropriate emergency response actions.
Strengthen workplace safety through employee training, emergency drills, and continuous improvement.
Understand the core elements of an effective emergency response program Learn best practices for evacuation, communication, and coordination Identify early behavioral indicators of workplace violence Review recommended response actions during active threat situations

Highly experienced Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and Human Resources (HR) Professional and Management Consultant with over 21 years of experience. I received my Green Belt in Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing in 2005, Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with a Human Resource Management Concentration in 2007 and Certified Safety Professional (CSP) in 2011. I have the current pleasure of serving as President of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). I served on the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association (VPPPA) Region IV Board of Directors as a Director at Large from 2013-2015. Since 2002, I am an OSHA General Industry and Construction 10/30-Hour Authorized Outreach Trainer (both renewed in 2016).