Lone Worker Safety   Workplace Violence Prevention  By Suzy Loughlin, Esq., CAO and Co-founder Firestorm Summary Article: Alberta to investigate death of Camrose caregiver Related: St. Helens, Oregon Mental health worker stabbed to death Lone workers have no choice but to be trained to both assess risk on their own, as well as be their own first responder. This type of training should be given to every employee—even for those who work with others, as you never know when circumstances will change, placing you in a lone position with another—whether a patient, customer, client, or co-worker. The facts leading up to this incident are not yet clear, and over time, I’m sure we will learn more. My comments are not specific to this event, but rather will be directed toward any scenario where one works alone with a patient/customer/client. Firestorm’s PREDICT. PLAN. PERFORM.® ...

     -   Link, Like, Follow, Circle - Have a question to ask or topic to suggest? Let us know! CONTINUOUS BREAKING:  Anonymous Continues Attacks - Targets US and Foreign Government Websites - Symantec warns: Disable pcAnywhere  This story stream is powered by the Firestorm Storify account, and will be updated as new information and events unfold.  Check back often. Anonymous targets OnGuardOnline.gov: In a post on Twitter by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which runs OnGuardOnline.gov, the FTC stated that their partnership site was hacked and that they take this malicious act seriously. In a follow up tweet they stated that the site was taken offline and would be brought back up once they were satisfied that the vulnerability has been addressed > Story Stream CONTENTS: This week's contributors:   Anti-in...