Part of the duty to protect workers is to ensure those at risk receive proper training on what to do if an active shooter incident occurs.

Sadly, like hospitals and other healthcare providers, labs face the risk that a person carrying firearms will enter the facility and open fire. Active shooters could be disgruntled employees or patients, as in the case of the recent Tulsa hospital shooting, or an unknown third party with a terrorist mentality and agenda. Under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and state OSHA laws, employers have a duty to protect workers from foreseeable risk of violence. Part of that duty is to ensure those at risk receive proper training on what to do if an active shooter incident occurs. Here’s a briefing based on a short but compelling video created by the City of Houston, Texas, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on handling active shooter events.