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Exploring partnerships between Amazon, police departments

Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

As more homes turn to Amazon-owned Ring for surveillance and home security, the partnerships between Amazon and police departments continue to raise privacy concerns. The doorbell camera company has partnered with 400 police departments across the country, allowing them potential access to homeowners’ camera footage. Homeowners have the right to decline the request. Ring officials say that, after the initial rollout, police have had a lot of success in solving crimes that would otherwise take a long time to solve and deterring them.

Hyperbaric safety drills: Are you prepared?

Tiffany Hamm and Jeff Mize Healthcare Administration

Knowing emergency procedures and drills are critical to safety in the workplace and for your patients. Performing drills can help in the following ways: 1. You can ensure that alarms/equipment are working properly. 2. Everybody knows their roles and responsibilities and becomes confident with how to respond to an emergency. 3. You can validate that your emergency procedures are effective or identify areas that need improvement. There are many emergency scenarios that hyperbaric staff should be prepared to respond to.

Bail reform efforts face resistance

Michelle R. Matisons Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

The U.S. bail bonds industry is presented as a public safety measure and billed as a supportive aid for incarcerated individuals. While there’s a concerted effort to reform the bail system, industry losses undermine the reformer spirit by maintaining the status quo in other ways. Can jails operate without bail? Some say yes, while others say no. Tasked with reducing prison populations, which boomed under mass incarceration policies, criminal justice reformers have targeted the bail bonds industry with mixed results. Some states have achieved a level of bail reform, placing the bonds industry in a defensive posture.

Celebrate American workers this Labor Day

D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Along with our fellow Americans, we should stop this Labor Day to reflect and honor the workers who make America great. To fully appreciate the significance of this celebration of American workers, we should understand the history of Labor Day. Yes, it has become little more than a day off for most Americans. It signals the end of summer and, in the past, it even signaled the beginning of a new school year. However, Labor Day has a much deeper and richer "back story."

Don’t get shot: Dealing with police during a traffic stop

Eric Lamberson Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

On March 6, 2014, in Opelika, Alabama, Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Davidson was travelling on Interstate 85 headed to his next duty assignment at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina. While driving through Opelika, Davidson (who was driving an SUV) lightly sideswiped a tractor-trailer. Both drivers pulled over to report the accident. When the accident call came in, Officer Hancock quickly arrived at the scene and pulled up behind the two vehicles just as they both exited the roadway. The police dashcam shows Airman Davidson attempting to get out of his vehicle; however, because he had pulled his SUV off the road shoulder, the vehicle was tilted slightly to the right.

With Hurricane Dorian on the way, it’s imperative to be prepared

Damon Sayles Facilities & Grounds

As it continues toward the southeast coast of the United States, Hurricane Dorian has become national news. And the closer it gets to the Florida coast, the scarier it becomes. According to the National Hurricane Center, Dorian could threaten the Bahamas and then hit Florida during Labor Day weekend. Per forecasting, Dorian is expected to strengthen to a Category 3 hurricane. Central Florida could be a major target, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a State of Emergency.

CFOs reveal their employees’ most outrageous expense report submissions

Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

If it's your job to monitor and approve expense report submissions, you may have noticed an uptick in employees trying to submit inappropriate requests. According to a recent survey by Robert Half Management Resources, 56% of chief financial officers have observed an increase in unsuitable expense report submissions during the last three years. There are at least two factors contributing to the rise in inappropriate expense report submissions.

HHS’ fight for drug pricing transparency continues amid unmitigated…

Scott E. Rupp Pharmaceutical

The Department of Health and Human Services recently filed an appeal in hopes of overturning a court decision from June that halted a rule to force drugmakers to list the prices of the drugs they advertise on television. HHS unveiled its plan to require listing the drug prices in direct-to-consumer TV ads last October and finalized the rule in May. The idea meant that pharmaceutical companies would have to include the wholesale acquisition price for a drug in their television ads if the drug cost exceeded $35 for a one-month supply.

Joint checks: Make sure you follow these guidelines to get paid

Nate Budde Construction & Building Materials

Simply put, a joint check is a check made payable to two or more parties, such that both parties must endorse the check prior to deposit. A joint check agreement, therefore, is a contract through which one party agrees to (or gives permission to) make payment in the form of joint checks. While joint check agreements are just contracts, and can exist in any industry or between any group of parties, they are most common in construction, and used to manage payment on construction projects far more than anywhere else.

Video: Comparing the top laser training pistols

Mike Ox Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

I'm asked all the time about various laser training platforms, including the SIRT Dry Fire Pistol, the M&P SIRT, the SIRT Pocket Pistol, Laser-Ammo’s laser barrel insert for airsoft guns, and the CoolFire Trainer. Finally, after months working with all of them, I have a valuable video review to present. I cover benefits and limitations of each, special considerations for various training conditions, and the best options for 1911 owners.

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