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January 2019 - Edition 31
Hopefully, by high school most of us were of-
fered basic first aid and CPR instruction. These
are skills that help us navigate through life.
They teach us how to respond to challeng-
es that might arise, and help us develop the
confidence to take action if the unthink able
should occur.
Why shouldn’t there be the similar educa-
tional outline for our nation’s children to
learn safety and security strategies as part
of their life skills development?
Today.com
About the Author:
Perhaps more now than ever, America’s
children need to be taught how to safe- Doug Haines, Owner and CEO of Haines Secu-
ly navigate through today’s threat envi- ritry Solutions, is a career security professional.
ronments, wherever they find themselves. Doug retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1993 and
has over 45 yrs experience in conducting physical
[1]https://americansecuritytoday.com/one-town-
security assessments and risk analysis.
one-family-one-angel-one-funeral/
[2]https://americansecuritytoday.com/building-de- A recognized expert in the security industry,
sign-adding-casualty-counts-active-shooter-events/ Dough teaches physica security engineering
standards to architects, engineers, planners, facil-
lity managers, and others in the goverment and
enterprise markets responsible for developing
mitigation strategies and building design plan-
ning around the globe.
Doug is an active member of the Security Indus-
try Association (SIA) and was recently selected
as a ‘SIA Sandra Jones Volunteer of the Year’
based on his lifelong commitment to sharing his
extensive knowlege of building design and risk
management process for DOD facilities to safe-
guarding individuals around the world.
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