When evacuations occur, thieves eyes grow wide. ESS Global Corp, provides disaster security and hurricane response with armed and unarmed guards.
Disaster Security and Hurricane Response – Armed/Unarmed Guards
ESS Global Corp, a leading security and protection firm in Florida can help protect the assets of businesses, corporations, and homeowners in the aftermath of a disaster such as Hurricane Matthew.
“As the only Security firm in Florida to be licensed by the US Department of Education, ESS Global Corporation provides education, training, safety consulting and armed/unarmed security for commercial endeavors, government entities and the general public solely designed to enhance the safety and security of our communities. Our partnerships promote an unrelenting devotion to high standards of duty and courage. ESS Global Corporation accomplishes this mission through an unwavering dedication to deliver comprehensive security services to the communities we value and serve.”
With Halloween right around the corner, ESS Global, a D.O.E. approved safety consulting firm has some important Halloween safety tips.
Halloween Safety Tips 2016
Halloween brings fun and sweets to children, but those ghouls and goblins are not the things to be afraid about. Accidents and mishaps increase dramatically on Halloween night. For instance, children are more than twice as likely to be struck and killed by a car on Halloween than any other day of the year.
Halloween Safety Tips
Trick or Treating
Plan your route in advance – stick to areas both you and your children are familiar with. Keep your head on a swivel.
Stay well lit – carry glow sticks and flashlights. Be sure you can see your path. Be sure you can be seen by motorists.
Don’t trip up – Make sure costumes don’t touch the ground. Long costumes that drag on the ground can be dangerous, especially at night.
Avoid masks that impede sight!
Stay in groups – bring friends, stay in groups and never send younger children out alone.
Be sure children do not approach any vehicle, occupied or not, unless you are with them.
Put electronic devices down and keep heads up and walk, don’t run. Use crosswalks and traffic signals.
Watch out for open flames in jack-o-lanterns.
Teach children to never dart out into the street or cross between parked cars.
Always walk younger children to the door to receive treats, and…
Never enter the home of a stranger.
Driving
Slow down and be especially alert in residential neighborhoods. Children are excited on Halloween and can move in unpredictable ways.
Enter and exit driveways slowly and carefully.
Take extra time to look for kids at intersections.
Drive slowly, anticipate heavy pedestrian traffic and turn your headlights on earlier in the day.
It’s a popular night for adult parties – While no night is good for drinking and driving, this is especially true tonight!
By taking the time to plan ahead and using these Halloween safety tips, you can ensure you and your children, as well as others, have a happy, healthy, and safe Halloween. “As the only training facility in Florida to be licensed by the US Department of Education, ESS Global Corporation provides education, training and consulting for commercial endeavors, government entities and the general public solely designed to enhance the safety and security of our communities. Our partnerships promote an unrelenting devotion to high standards of duty and courage. ESS Global Corporation accomplishes this mission through an unwavering dedication to deliver comprehensive security services to the communities we value and serve.”
ESS Global Corp is pleased to announce our next Executive Protection Training in Tampa May 15-17 at our headquarters in Tarpon Springs. Updated 02-09-17 2018 Calendar is up Also ESS Global Corp is now approved by the VA to accept GI Bill Benefits.
Executive Protection Training in Tampa
Having just completed an Executive Protection training where over half the students were law enforcement, correction officers and military special ops, we thought it would be a good idea today to announce our next D.O.E. Approved Executive Protection Training in the Tampa/ Clearwater Area is May 15-17, 2017.
Thinking of entering the world of personal protection?
The world of personal protection is exploding. Recent events throughout the world, especially here in the US, are causing ordinary citizens to take Situational Awareness (a class every EP agent should take), and high net-worth individuals such as celebrities, CEO’s, sports figures, and more, hire executive protection specialists for themselves and loved ones. Consequently, many “schools” have popped up. Watch for claims such as…
“Get Certified in Executive Protection”
When choosing a facility for executive protection training, be alarmed when you see phrases like;
“Get your protection specialist credentials from ABC”
“Earn your certificate in executive protection at XYZ”
“We are the only school where you can earn 2 certificates in one training”
Know that no federal, state or government agency issues any “certificates” or “credentials”. Anything you get from anyone, including ESS, is a piece of paper and nothing more. Executive Protection Training – Threat Assessment at ESS Global
While some ancillary EP training, such as baton or pepper spray, have ASP paperwork, in the protection industry, there is no “license”, no testing, and no boards in most states. Executive Protection is usually lumped into the same category as Security Guards or Private Investigation and has little to do with either.
Yet we see training to earn your “certified protection specialist credentials” advertised online. Unfortunately, nobody is regulating these schools, training centers and trainers. Meaning, nobody regulates or monitors what is taught and who is teaching it. Anybody off the street could be teaching you false and/or misleading information and you are paying for it. So your “protection credentials” at the end of the day is a piece of paper from the trainer and nothing more. So beware Executive Protection Training “Schools” that talk about the “certifications” and “credentials” they have for you, more than they discuss their own school’s “certifications” and trainer “credentials”.
Know that no single school owns the basic concepts of Executive Protection.
Sure, we’ve seen websites where they have trademarks (TM) on common phrases like “certified protection operator” or “certified protection specialist” to make them look like their ideas are “official”. Just look at these with a grain of salt.
While some schools and instructors will try to give you the impression they invented, own or somehow refined EP skills all by themselves, the simple fact is that everyone in the EP industry has learned from someone before them.
Do The Research – Executive Protection Training in Tampa
At some point, anyone that wants to work in EP will need to attend a credible EP School.Here at ESS Global, we’ve spoke with ex-law enforcement, security guards, ex-military and more that heartily disagree with that statement. But when they attend our EP class they are in agreement. “I never knew any of that.” The bottom line is there is no school, no facility, no instructor, that can teach you everything you need to know in 1, 3, 7, 15, 30 or 365 days. It’s just not possible. What you do need to do, to begin a career in EP, is you need to get a solid foundation. That is what matters most. Not a piece of paper. For a building to stand the test of time, it needs a foundation. It’s no different for Executive Protection Training. Down the road, you can focus on other specific training to further your career, depending on the path you take. But you need a solid foundation without the fluff. ESS Global Corp Executive Protection Training At ESS Global Corp, we are aware that there are competitors who state that they offer similar Executive Protection Training Programs. However, our Executive Protection School in the only protection training facility certified and approved by the Department of Education in the state of Florida (and one of just a handful that are D.O.E. certified across the country). This also means our trainers are approved by the D.O.E. as well.
ESS Global also uses proven methodology, derived from protective security operations, security consulting and of course, security training, in over 60 countries around the world. These operations have been conducted in threat environments ranging from “negligible” to “imminent”. In addition to being the only D.O.E Certified Executive Protection School here in Florida, we are the only school offering active shooter training as part of our Bodyguard/Executive Protection training via the only VirTra Simulator here in Tampa Florida. This is 1 of only 2 pubic installations in the entire country. It’s a close to real as you’ll ever get. And ESS Global is currently the only Executive Protection Training in the country utilizing this state of the art tool.
Why do we use it?
An ESS Graduate Protecting Taylor Swift One critical component of a quality executive protection training is the ‘realism’ it provides. Real-world performance is often directly related to the realism and intensity of training. Said another way, the more realistic the training exercise, the more skills are transferable to a real-world situation. Thus, realism is critically important to any close combat tactical trainer. Threats during training – The stress of receiving return fire, can be safely simulated with the Threat-Fire in the VirTra simulator.
Executive Protection Training in Tampa
If you missed the last executive protection training in Tampa, you can access our calendar of events.
Who should take situational awareness training? Security Guards, Office Workers, EMT/First Responders, Bodyguards, Bartenders, just about everyone!
Who Should Take Situational Awareness Training?
First, what exactly is Situational Awareness?
Situational Awareness is a term most often used military and law enforcement. Situational Awareness (SA) is a frame of mind in which you are more aware of your surroundings and are also aware of what (or whom) can be of help if a problem were to arise.
Example: A young man elects to walk the long way around the block to avoid a group of young males, being observant of a situation that may pose a threat.
Example: A woman woman walking through a bi-level mall sees someone on the upper level with unusual body language and a gaze that identifies him as a potential threat. Now she will be keeping an eye out while shopping, avoiding isolated areas of the mall and considers asking a security guard for an escort to her car.
Both these people are relaxed yet aware of their surroundings, practicing the 360 mindset of Situational Awareness Condition “Yellow”. This is the opposite of being oblivious to your surroundings in Condition “White”.
Don’t worry….it’s not a “paranoia” training, and even the F.B.I is recommending Situational Awareness Training. But your friends that spend all their time in Condition White may accuse you of being paranoid. You are merely following your new drive after training, to remain alert to your surroundings. You are now the person who runs “what if” scenarios through your mind. You now engage in what safety experts call “pre-incident visualization”.
Who Benefits? Who Should Take Situational Awareness Training?
Unless you never leave your locked home, situational awareness training is incredibly valuable. SA training is similar to learning to use a flashlight, highlighting the “right things” at the “right time”.
Ever Spend a Day with Law Enforcement?
The police are trained to scan his or her environment looking for suspicious evidence and activities. Unless you’re a military veteran, the officer will probably notice things that you will be totally oblivious to: dirty license plates on a clean car, drug deals in progress, people dressed inappropriately for the weather, open liquor in passing vehicles, someone hanging around a closed business, etc.
In the ESS Global Corp Situational Awareness you’ll learn what gets through to your awareness and utilize it’s pertinence to whatever activity is current.
Example: If you are driving around an unfamiliar area looking for a place to eat, you will notice signs for restaurants, not auto repair shops. You will learn that what get through to your conscience and enters awareness is only what you care about, and what is useful for your current mental space.
Who Should Take Situational Awareness Training?
SA training is valuable to anyone and everyone, but is a necessary training for;
security guards
executive protection/close protection/bodyguards
store clerks
office workers
waitresses/bartenders
EMT/first responders
shelter workers
and anyone in contact with the general public
During the situational awareness course we will take you through an interactive training session, show you how to be more in tune with your environment and why Situational Awareness is so important.
This has real applications for nearly everyone, but more importantly, after training, you have a life skill.
And it’s not just for out in public! Over 80% of workplace accidents can be attributed to human error as one of the critical factors. Complacency and a lack of personal situation awareness are also contributing factors to nearly every workplace accident.
Additionally, nearly every threat to personal safety in public spaces can be mitigated with a good sense of situational awareness.
ESS Global Situational Awareness training methods will help you to understand why you need to be in tune with your environment in the workplace, in public, when you travel and even at home. This training focuses on “relaxed awareness” methodology.
Now The Good News
With some prodding from the D.O.E., ESS Global Corp, an approved D.O.E. Security Firm in Tampa, is holding a 3-4 hour (depending on class size and focus) Situational Awareness Training Saturday January 28th at 8 AM. A 3.5 hour training of this type typically runs $100-$200, but the D.O.E. Approved ESS Global Situational Awareness Training is just $75 for a limited time.
You read that right! $75! For less than a night out on the town, you can attend this potentially life-saving training and learn a skill that will last a lifetime!
ESS Global Corporation announces Situational Awareness Training in Clearwater – St Petersburg -Tampa Area on January 28. This 3 hour training is invaluable.
Situational Awareness Training in Clearwater January 28
First, what is Situational Awareness and why does it matter?
Situational Awareness training had it’s roots in the military. From the breadth of the various definitions, it should be clear that situation awareness, as viewed by many working in the area, is a considerably broader concept than that conventionally held by the military community who concentrated on spacial tactical relationships (red team vs blue team).
With all the active shooter events that have occurred over the past couple years, there has been many discussions about related issues ranging from prevention to response. For details on our discussion with the Florida D.O.E., see our Situational Awareness Guide.
The ESS Global Corp Situational Awareness Training in Clearwater/ St Petersburg / Tampa helps individuals and understand human factors, reduce the impact of situational awareness barriers, and improve decision making under stress.
See Something – Say Something
For years, the federal government has been pushing their awareness program, “If you see something, say something.” It’s a great strategy to identify troubling people and situations. But in order for it to work, we need to practice situational awareness, and the reality is we don’t.
How is this happening?
From Colorado to California to Paris, to right here in Florida, there have been mass attacks, not to mention the everyday personal assaults, carjacking and robberies.
Most people have no idea about situational awareness.
It is an unfortunate fact that most people stumble through life, blissfully unaware of the world around them. They remain preoccupied in their own thoughts of work, personal problems or other mundane issues, with no thought given to their immediate environment. But, by not paying attention to their surroundings, they place themselves in needless jeopardy.
To fully understand this phenomena, go take a seat in the nearest hospital emergency room waiting area one evening. Observe the unfortunate people who come in for treatment and you will begin to understand this point.
You will see that roughly 20% of the individuals are actually sick, so you can ignore them. Some others are overdoses so you can ignore them as well.
The remaining majority are there because they did not pay attention to their environment. These will be the folks who walked off the edge of the loading dock, stepped off roofs, backed into running machinery, touched a red hot stove burner, stepped into the path of a vehicle, or allowed a thug to walk right up to them unnoticed and hit them in the head with a brick, brandished a knife, or worse, pulled out a gun and shot them.
You can be inattentive, and oblivious in your environment day-in and day-out and be lucky, until one day the odds catch up with you and you are injured.
The same exact principle applies to the street; individuals, businesses, colleges, churches and more. You can be inattentive and oblivious and get away with it until your path crosses the path of a criminal or intersects with violent situation. The vast majority of criminals are opportunists, who only strike when presented with a viable, easy opportunity.
An “easy mark”.
But….
Remove the opportunity and you remove the risk to yourself.
And That is Why Situation Awareness Training Matters!
Developing awareness is a skill and the ESS Global Situational Awareness Training will give you the skill sets that last a lifetime. At first it will seem very awkward and self-conscious, but with practice, it will become seamless and subconscious. You will start to pick up on more and more subtle rings of disturbance and more complex stimuli from the world around you. Eventually, some people may even think you are psychic as they begin to notice how you seem to sense events before they unfold.
This Situational Awareness Training in Tampa is a 3-4 hour class depending on class size and focus. You will be out in time for lunch, and you’ll be much more aware as well.
If your business or organization is interested in an SA training, contact us today.
“As the only training facility in Florida to be licensed by the US Department of Education, ESS Global Corporation provides education, training and consulting for commercial endeavors, government entities and the general public solely designed to enhance the safety and security of our communities. Our partnerships promote an unrelenting devotion to high standards of duty and courage. ESS Global Corporation accomplishes this mission through an unwavering dedication to deliver comprehensive security services to the communities we value and serve.”