{lang: ‘en-GB’}Tweet by Geoffrey Harris Published in INsite October-November 2006 The divide between security risk management and emergency risk management was generally accepted as normal prior to the events of September 11, 2001. This date was the start of a new continuum when the traditional concepts of security management and their capacities to respond to emergencies were being seriously challenged. As…read more →
{lang: ‘en-GB’}Tweet By Leon Harris Published in ACQ-Wire, April, 2006 It would be hard to believe that any person working in aged care would not support regular emergency evacuation and fire training for all staff, even putting aside the compliance requirement. However, security awareness training for staff, which is another area of Critical Incident Management, does not have the same universal…read more →
{lang: ‘en-GB’}Tweet By Leon Harris Published in INsite, April 2004 – May 2004 As security risk management consultants, part of our methodology when undertaking Security Reviews is assessing perimeter security which includes the potential for unauthorised access after hours. A number of operators have external doors electronically locked (with emergency egress capabilities) at a programmed time. This greatly assists in restricting…read more →
{lang: ‘en-GB’}Tweet By Leon Harris CPP Published in INsite, February/March 2004 The NSW Code of Practice for the Transport and Delivery of Cash-in-Transit (‘CIT’) has come into effect. The Code has serious legal obligations and ramifications for all organisations that handle cash, including aged care facilities, and clearly establishes responsibility on management (and others).Although the Code relates to NSW, operators in other…read more →
{lang: ‘en-GB’}Tweet By Leon Harris CPP Published in INsite, April/May 2003 Every Australian state and territory has OH&S legislation. Although with some variation between them, they do have a common intention, i.e. to provide employees (and visitors) with a safe and healthy place of work. In 1996, the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services published ‘A Practical Guide to Implementing…read more →
{lang: ‘en-GB’}Tweet By Leon Harris CPP Published in INsite, February/March 2002 Australia is by no means immune to workplace violence. It is evident when comparing research undertaken within the health and aged care area and official crime statistics that workplace violence is largely unreported. Workplace violence can be described as any incident resulting in an injury to an employer or employee,…read more →
