Lockdown: How to Effectively Mix Training, Technology

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Lockdown: How to

Effectively Mix Training,

Technology & Policies for

a Safe Campus

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By the end of this session, you will:

1. The pros and cons of various approaches to lockdown that campuses take.

2. The training strategies that schools and universities use that work.

3. The strengths and weaknesses of the many lockdown solutions currently available.

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Lockdown: How to Effectively Mix

Training Technology and Policies for a

Safe Campus

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Panelists

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Paul Timm

Vice President

Facility Engineering Associations, P.C.

Paul Timm, Vice President of Facility Engineering Associates, is a board-certified

Physical Security Professional (PSP), the author of School Security: How to Build

and Strengthen a School Safety Program, and a nationally acclaimed expert in

physical security. In addition to conducting numerous vulnerability assessments and

his frequent keynote addresses, he is an experienced Crisis Assistance Team

volunteer through the National Organization for Victims Assistance (NOVA).

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Laura Frye DHT, AHC, CSI, CCS, FDAI Director of Education and Certification

Door & Hardware Institute (DHI)

Vice-President Technical Services

Door Security & Safety Foundation (DSSF)

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Steve Goldfarb, CEM

• Senior Coordinator, Emergency Management & Business

Continuity

• Been with USC for 12 ½ years

• Over 26 years in the Emergency Management field

• Responsible for emergency planning, mitigation,

preparedness, response, and recovery for all USC campus

locations, schools and departments.This includes training,

exercises and response.

• Current Chair of the Higher Education Earthquake Country

Alliance Committee supporting ShakeOut.

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• NFPA Codes

• ADA Standards

• Security Concerns

Classroom Security

Paul Timm

Vice President

Facility Engineering Associations, P.C.

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Classroom Security Considerations Article will be shared in download resource from CS.

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Releasing Hardware

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Laura Frye DHT, AHC, CSI, CCS, FDAI Director of Education and Certification

Door & Hardware Institute (DHI)

Vice-President Technical Services

Door Security & Safety Foundation (DSSF)

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Physical Security

Deter

Detect

Delay

Respond

Communications

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Secure Vestibules

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Secure Exterior Perimeter

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Corridor Doors

Glass

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Traditional Locking Hardware

• Traditional Classroom Lockset

• Security “Intruder” Classroom Lockset

• Entrance/Office Lockset

• Storeroom Lockset

• Electronic Access Control Lockset

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Barricade and Building Code

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The safest place to be is behind a

locked classroom door.

Final report of the Sandy Hook

Advisory Commission:

The testimony and other

evidence presented to the

Commission reveals that there

has never been an event in

which an active shooter

breached a locked classroom

door.

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Opening the Door to School Safety www.lockdontblock.org

Val Verde Unified School District

More than 20,000 students and 2,000 staff members.

Students residing in rural and suburban communities of Perris, Moreno Valley, and portions of unincorporated Riverside County.

1 Preschool, 12 Elementary Schools, 4 Middle Schools, 3 Comprehensive High Schools, a student success academy, a virtual academy, and a continuation high school.

Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

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One of the world’s leading private research universities.

Largest private employer in Los Angeles

22 Schools between 2 campuses plus satellite locations

45,500 Students

27,500 Faculty and Staff

12,000 Residential Students

Hotel

3 Hospitals

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

About

Steve Goldfarb, CEM

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Active Assailant Attack Response Planning

DPS

Transportation

FMS

Media

Relations

EH&S

FSEP

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Active Shooter Education

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Emergency Procedures Video

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Fertitta False Alarm- 10/2/17

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There are a lot of active shooter

response protocols out there, such as

Run, Hide, Fight; ALICE, etc.

Which one does your campus use and

why? What are the pros & cons

associated with yours, and how do you

overcome those challenges?

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Have you made any changes to

your approaches to lockdown over

the past several years?

If so, what were they, and why did

you make those changes?

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Coming from a code compliance

perspective, have you seen or have

you seen your stakeholders make

any changes to lockdown

procedures over the years?

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Besides active shooter situations,

what other threats is a

lockdown/sheltering in place

response good for?

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What are some of the best ways to

train your employees and teach

them how to respond appropriately?

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What have been the most effective

ways USC has used to train

students, staff, and administrators

on lockdown and other emergency

preparedness issues?

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What have been the lessons you’ve

learned as a result of the lockdowns

your campus?

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Are there any other issues flying

under the radar you’ve experienced

involving lockdown and sheltering in

place that those of us responsible

for school and university security

and safety don’t talk about but

should?