With so many hospitals, schools, and institutions of higher education grappling with high rates of gun violence, as well as assaults committed with other types of weapons, many have adopted or are considering the adoption of metal or weapons detection technologies. But which type of system should they choose? And once a campus has made its technology selection, how should it be implemented, and how can this be done while maintaining a welcoming environment that’s conducive to student learning and patient healing?
This presentation will cover how a campus can properly evaluate the systems that are currently on the market, as well as their integration capabilities; how the facility and environment being protected impacts the screening process; and how to ensure patients and students can be quickly screened while also ensuring the technology alerts on appropriate threat objects.
Other Key Takeaways of the Presentation Will Include:
- How to determine which objects should be detected: guns v. cell phones v. vape pens v. coins
- How many detectors should be used and where they should be placed
- How the population being screened affects the weapons detection process
- How to conduct secondary screening
- Protocols to follow when a weapon is discovered
- Staffing, signage, and system testing
- Regulations and legal concerns
