Discovery Channel, 1 Market Plaza, 101 California Street, Citigroup Center, Las Vegas all emphasize that active shooters in high rises require very different responses than every other workplace. Tenant employers and building managers have special responsibilities in command/control/communications unique to high rises. What’s the best practice to engage tenants in building’s emergency plan? Training? Exercises? What are tenants’ legal responsibilities? How should tenant employers and building managers plan for law enforcement’s Active Shooter Protocol? How do high rise occupants work with law enforcement during incident? Learn what laws, regulations and standards apply to emergency planning, training and exercises. Learn fatal flaws building managers and tenant employers make in creating their plans today and how to correct them.
Mr. Mitchell will draw heavily on ASIS International Fire and Life Safety Council’s white paper, “Active Shooter: High Rise Building Scenario” (published September 2016) of which he was co-author.

Learning Objectives:

1. What are the fatal flaws in high rise active shooter response?
2. What are the laws, regulations and standards that control high rise emergency plans?
3. What are tenants’ responsibilities? Building managers’ responsibilities?
4. How will law suits affect you and your high rise?
5. What should be the overriding attitude for building managers in re-evaluating current planning?
6. How should tenants and building managers collaborate with emergency services?