Most people associate the term security training with the various initiatives taken on by safety and security personnel in efforts to keep specific areas safe. But what about the various initiatives community members can take on in order to keep their entire community safe?
What many people overlook is how vital it is for all individuals to have heightened awareness tools. Last week, the central hall of Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was evacuated when a suspicious package was discovered in one of the hospital bathrooms. This incident underscores the need for all community members to receive a certain extent of training in order to assist in keeping their environments safe. Not only should security officials be trained to see and understand their surroundings, but so too should the general public, such as the janitorial staff of a hospital, clerks in a mall, a local citizen shopping in their neighborhood grocery store, etc.
SDR® Academy is a proactive security method and philosophy that focuses on effective prevention rather than reaction. SDR® training gives users the tools they need to detect deviant behaviors and illicit intentions before they become harmful actions. The operational tools that make up the SDR® methodology are applicable in any and every environment. SDR® training is not a one-size-fits-all technique; we develop tailor-made training programs for each client. The constant that SDR® training delivers to all clients, is the ability to heighten human awareness. Awareness is the key to prevention, whether on the part of hospital staff members, a local citizen walking in their neighborhood, or a security officer monitoring a crowd. SDR® brings the ability to better understand one’s surroundings and what constitutes normal or abnormal behaviors in any given environment. Making this training universal will only serve to improve how we respond and attend to potential security threats in the future.
RAN COHEN 