Tag: TAL Global

The Freeze Component of ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ During Violent Attacks

By Oscar Villanueva, TAL Global Oct 11, 2023 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Oct 17, 2023

Editor’s note: FM Perspectives are industry op-eds. The views expressed are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of Facilities Management Advisor. In April 2021, a 19-year-old male shooter named Brandon Hole opened fire outside a FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis. By the time he was done, he had killed eight people and himself. After […]

A Three-Part Strategy for Workplace Violence Programs

By Robert Kravitz, Contributing Writer Jun 13, 2023 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Jul 15, 2023

In August of 1986, a postal employee threatened with losing his job walked into a post office with a mailbag full of guns and ammunition and opened fire. He did not say a word—he just started shooting and killing. Six postal workers were wounded, and 14 were killed. That was one of several shootings that took […]

Improving Facility Security and Emergency Preparedness Amid RTO and Other Issues

By Johnathan Tal, CEO, TAL Global Corp. Nov 14, 2022 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Nov 14, 2022

Here’s the good news regarding workers’ return to office (RTO) after the pandemic: It’s happening, slowly but surely. Here’s the bad news: Things may never be as before the pandemic. Security company Kastle Systems recently surveyed 10 major U.S. cities and reported that, as of September 2022, about 50% of all workers have returned to […]