{"id":5715,"date":"2016-01-30T12:37:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T19:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mlgsca.mlanet.org\/newsletter\/?p=5715"},"modified":"2016-01-30T12:37:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T19:37:17","slug":"active-shooter-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mlgsca.mlanet.org\/newsletter\/?p=5715","title":{"rendered":"Active shooter preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"

How should medical librarians prepare to react and respond during active shooting incidents or workplace violence in general? On December 2, 2015, a massive shooting<\/a> occurred at the Inland Regional Center<\/a>, a health facility in San Bernardino, California. It was constituted as a terrorist act due to the presence of a backup attack plan. It was also considered a home-grown or domestic terrorist act, rather than a bigger terrorist act, because no linkages to other terrorists were yet to be detected.<\/p>\n

It would be wise for medical librarians to be prepared to act and respond to active shooting inquiries and activities, because, believe it or not, there is a library of consumer resources at the Inland Regional Center. Most of all, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workplace violence is higher among those who \u201cwork alone or in small groups\u2026 or in community settings\u2026 where they have extensive contact with the public,\u201d including \u201chealth-care and social service workers\u201d (United States Department of Labor, 2015, https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/Publications\/osha3148.pdf<\/a>, p. 3; United States Department of Labor, 2002, https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/OshDoc\/data_General_Facts\/factsheet-workplace-violence.pdf<\/a>, p. 1).<\/p>\n

Resources are available at:<\/p>\n