Workplace Violence & Active Aggressor (WV/AA)

Prevention & Response Training

Active Aggressor Preparedness

Workplace violence and active aggressor attacks are an unfortunate and growing reality across all industries, as seen in high‑profile incidents such as the 2025 Midtown Manhattan shooting, home to the NFL’s New York headquarters, and ongoing threats to CDC personnel and facilities. Centremis delivers comprehensive consulting and response training to protect employees and reduce harm by strengthening proactive detection, deterrence, and life‑saving response protocols.

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Centremis provides workplace violence prevention and executive protection risk assessment services for corporate and government clients, including:

• Comprehensive threat and vulnerability assessments (TVA) for workplace violence and executive protection risks at corporate headquarters and high-profile facilities

• Physical and electronic security evaluations to identify vulnerabilities affecting employee safety and executive movement

• Workplace violence preparedness reviews of policies and response protocols in environments with elevated threat profiles

• Red cell testing and adversarial evaluations to validate existing security controls and response effectiveness

• Coordination and analysis of law enforcement response capabilities relevant to the facility and surrounding area

• Interviews with key personnel and leadership to assess operational practices, risk awareness, and protection requirements

• Detailed, actionable TVA reports outlining identified risks, prioritized recommendations, and training needs to strengthen prevention and response readiness

Centremis supports organizations operating in complex, high-risk environments by delivering practical insights and defensible security strategies that protect people, leadership, and operations.

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE & ACTIVE AGGRESSOR (WV/AA):

Workplace violence and active aggressor attacks remain an unfortunate and growing reality across all industries. Once believed to be events that only occurred in specific vulnerable environments, nearly half of all active shooter incidents now take place in business or public workplace settings. For employers, executives, and corporate security teams, the responsibility is twofold: build proactive systems that detect and deter threats before they emerge and ensure that the workforce is trained and prepared to initiate life-saving responses if an event occurs. These measures are as critical to employee welfare as fire protection or occupational safety programs.

Value to Clients

Deliver full-spectrum Threat and Vulnerability Assessments (TVA) for offices, plants, and facilities.

Develop and implement Workplace Safety and Response Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Provide consulting and security support for managing workplace threats and hostile employee terminations.

Conduct Active Aggressor Response Training that equips employees with confidence, planning, and intuitive skills to act decisively under duress.

Integrate technology solutions such as access control, monitoring, communications, and rapid alert systems to enhance early detection and reduce the need for reactive measures.

OUR CAPABILITIES

Certified professional trainers (ALERRT, FBI ASAPP, and other industry standards) adapted to corporate environments.

Enable Human Resources, Security, and Leadership staff to apply proactive security measures and manage all-hazard workplace threats.

Prepare managers and HR staff to conduct high-stakes employee terminations safely and securely, reducing risk of escalation.

Train employees to use civilian-based survival strategies (Run, Hide, Fight) to minimize casualties, increase survivability, and expand the window for law enforcement intervention.

Provide Threat & Security Assessments tailored specifically for corporate campuses, government buildings, factories, and office facilities.

Proven Excellence

Standards, Certifications, and Instructor Experience

Instructor Experience – Workplace Incident Studies & Lessons Learned

Our instructors have been directly involved in security assessments, case studies, and after-action reviews of major workplace and public space active shooter events. This real-world background provides credible, practical insights for employer clients.

Aurora Theatre Shooting (2012):

Incorporated lessons on unsecured emergency exits, lack of alarms or monitoring on secondary doors, limited staff training, and weak emergency communication, then applied them to strengthen access control, staff preparedness, and incident response plans for venues with large crowds and open public access.

San Bernardino Shooting (2015):

Integrated lessons on how workplace grievances can escalate into targeted violence, the need for robust insider‑threat awareness and reporting, and the importance of rapid, interoperable communication between employees, security, and law enforcement during an attack.

Buffalo, NY Supermarket Shooting (2022):

Reviewed how a heavily armed attacker was able to survey the site in advance, exploit open public access, and rapidly inflict mass casualties despite the presence of an armed guard, then applied those lessons to strengthen site hardening, security guard posturing, emergency egress options, and in-store active shooter procedures for retail and other public‑facing environments.

NFL Shooting, New York (2025):

Ongoing analysis of a targeted attack at an office building housing the NFL’s New York headquarters highlights the vulnerabilities of high‑profile corporate offices and staff, and informs scenario development to strengthen access control, visitor management, and emergency response procedures for major corporate and institutional workplaces.

CDC Shooting, Atlanta (2025):

Examined an attack on a high‑visibility federal health facility to reinforce best practices for securing government and research campuses, managing insider‑adjacent workplace risks, and safeguarding mission‑critical personnel working in sensitive, high‑stakes environments.

Columbine High School Shooting (1999):

Conducted a retrospective after‑action review years after the attack, focusing on how Columbine reshaped active shooter doctrine – from delayed entry and perimeter containment to rapid law enforcement intervention – and applied those lessons to strengthen early threat recognition, campus access control, law enforcement response to active shooter events, and integrated response planning for schools and workplaces.

These lessons are distilled into clear training modules that emphasize closing security gaps, strengthening staff readiness, and avoiding systemic failures that have led to mass-casualty outcomes in past workplace tragedies.