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Active Shooter

Procedures during Active Shooter Event

Potential Responses

Law Enforcement Response

Post-Incident Action 

 

 ACTIVE SHOOTER - What to do during Active Event

  1. Get to safety helping others if it's possible without putting yourself in greater danger.

    2. Our first instinct is to make sure others are safe. GET TO SAFETY. The time to learn and train others about what to do in an emergency is before an emergency occurs. Teach others what to do before an incident then trust that they will follow their training. Putting yourself in harms-way not only puts you in danger, but it can put others in danger.

  2. The priority is to get to safety. Follow these notification steps only when you are in a safe area or safely concealed 
Notification

DO NOT pull the fire alarm.

If you can safely get to a company phone, and making the announcement does not put you in danger:

  1. Dial *6 to page
  2. Announce loudly "Active Shooter." Do not use code words that new associates or visitors might not understand.      
  3. Yell as loud as you can, "Active shooter"

If you are unable to get to a company phone, and making the announcement does not put you in danger, yell as loud as you can "Active shooter." Repeat several times.

After you have alerted others of the danger, call 911.

Provide the 911 operator with the following information, as known: 

  • Location of shooter
  • Number of suspects and types of weapons 
  • Description of suspect(s) and their possible location
  • Suspect(s) direction of travel
  • Location and condition of any known victims

Silence your phone and stay on the line until the 911 operator tells you to conclude the call

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 Active Shooter - Potential Responses

FIRST CHOICE: RUN

If there is an accessible escape path, attempt to evacuate the premises, following these recommendations:

  • Have an escape route and plan in mind
  • Evacuate regardless of whether others agree to follow
  • Leave your belongings behind
  • Prevent individuals from entering an area where the active shooter may be
  • Keep your hands visible when you encounter the police
  • Follow the instructions of police officers
  • Do not attempt to move wounded people unless it is to move them to safety
  • Silence your phone 
  • Call 911 when you are safe 

SECOND CHOICE: HIDE

If evacuation is not possible, find a place to hide where the active shooter is less likely to find you, with these recommendations:

The hiding place should be: 

  • Inconspicuous
  • Out of the shooters view 
  • Provide physical protection if shots are fired in your direction
  • Not entrap or restrict your options for movement

If the active shooter is nearby:

  • Lock the door and turn lights off
  • Silence cell phones 
  • Dial 911, if possible, to alert police to the active shooter's location 
  • If you cannot speak, leave the line open and allow the dispatcher to listen
  • Turn off sources of noise
  • Identify items that can be used to fight off the shooter if he enters the room
  • Hide behind large items
  • Remain quiet and motionless

THIRD CHOICE: FIGHT

If it's not possible to evacuate or hide, then consider self-defense, with these recommendations:

  • Remain as calm as possible
  • Dial 911, if possible to alert police to the active shooter's location
  • If you cannot speak, leave the line open and allow the 911 operator to listen

Take action against the active shooter only when you believe your life is in imminent danger. Attempt to disrupt and/or incapacitate the active shooter as follows:

  • Acting as aggressively as possible against him or her,
  • Throwing items and improvising weapons,
  • Yelling,
  • Commit yourself to defensive actions

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Active Shooter - Law Enforcement Response

The police will arrive to respond to the emergency. Follow these recommendations:

  • Comply with police instructions. The first responding officers will be focusing on stopping the active shooter and creating a safe environment for medical assistance to be brought to the injured.
  • When the police arrive at your location:
    • Remain calm and follow the officers' instructions
    • Put down any items in your hands (ie: bags, jackets)
    • Immediately raise your hands and spread your fingers
    • Keep your hands visible at all times
    • Avoid making quick movements toward officers, such as attempting to hold on to them for safety
    • Avoid pointing, screaming, and yelling
    • Do not stop to ask officers for help or direction when evacuating - just proceed in the direction from which officers are entering the area or to an area in which they direct you
    • Notify Yaskawa management that you have evacuated the premises

 

When the police arrive, they may request the following information:

  • Number of shooters
  • Number of individual victims and any hostages
  • The type of problem causing the situation
  • The type and number of weapons possible in the possession of the shooter(s)
  • Identify and description of participants
  • Keys to all involved areas as well as floor plans
  • Locations and phone numbers in the affected areas

Active Shooter - Post Incident Action

When the police have determined that the active shooter situation is under control, the site Emergency Coordinator will provide a public announcement that the emergency is over.

DO NOT return to the building until directed by the site Emergency Coordinator.

Notifications of Relatives

Yaskawa Human Resources will designate Management Representatives to notify relatives of any injured associates in a timely fashion.

OSHA

In the event there is a fatality, OSHA must be notified within 8 hours.

In the event of a hospitalization for treatment of one or more associates, OSHA must be notified within 24 hours.

The Yaskawa OSHA coordinator will contact OSHA.

MEDIA

Dennis Fitzgerald, Vice President Customer Satisfaction, is designated as the media representative.

If Mr. Fitzgerald is not available, the senior member of the Management Committee will designate the media representative.

The media representatives shall carefully consider the nature of any such requests in order to avoid disclosing information about any person that is confidential and protected by Federal and State privacy and medical information laws and regulations and interfering with any ongoing police or internal company investigation.

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For information about this web guide, contact EHS@Yaskawa.com