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Signs of Danger In The Workplace
There are many signs of potential danger and if you know what you are looking for you can spot these signs to prepare yourself and even defuse the situation before it escalates. I am going to take you through some signs you will be able to spot that will warn you of a...
Why Conflict Resolution Training Makes Good Sense.
At 16 I suffered a violent attack, the bruises healed but I was left with the feeling that I wished I could have done more to protect myself. With this in mind I began taking martial arts classes, not to harm others but to increase my self confidence and personal...
GoodSense Conflict Resolution Training
Darren Good is a Conflict Resolution Trainer of many years standing with a keen interest in personal safety for people working in public facing organisations and therefore vulnerable environments. Darren is a ‘graduate’ of the National Federation for Personal Safety...
Anger Triggers
What are anger triggers and how do we combat them? Anger triggers may vary from person to person, but to generalise, what angers you? Most of my trainee candidates will volunteer; bad service, being ignored, being patronised, being discriminated against, witnessing...
The Law of England and Wales
The Criminal Justice system in England and Wales is not an Ass! The Criminal Justice system is a well practiced and humane system whose reason for existing is the maintenance of order in society; protecting the weak from the strong, the honest from the dishonest, the...
Don’t leave home without this.
I’ve been blogging for a while now but I still consider myself very new at this and I’m constantly thinking of ways or things that I can post that will really add value. I’ve got over 300 people following my blog now and want to share something really useful. Don’t...
Death in Custody – Police to be held to account
Changes to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 have come into force recently mean that any death whilst in custody comes within the remit of this act. This means that not only the police but any authority, organisation or private firm who have...
Don’t be a fool…personal safety tips
The news is full of stories about attacks on people here’s just a few... ...a chef attacked one of his staff in a rage after renowned food critic AA Gill reported that his meal was ‘disgusting’ (which later turned out to be a joke). ...disgraced labour MP Elliot...
Can you attack your burglar?
It might seem a daft question...can you attack your burglar, particularly if they are attacking or threatening to attack you...but up until recently the answer would have been no, or at least not without fear of prosecution irrespective of the threat you may have been...
Get out of that. Wrist releases….
A friend of mine was telling me about an article he’d read on a solicitor's website about a care-worker who had won damages as a result of her claim for personal injury when a patient she was dealing with grabbed her by the wrist . The prosecutors position was that...
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