Security Solutions Provider, G4S Wackenhut, Releases Video Guide to H1N1 Flu Safety

Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:43am EST
 
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Security Solutions Provider, G4S Wackenhut, Releases Video Guide to H1N1 Flu
Safety
Business Continuity Plan Includes Employee Education, Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE)




PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's leading security
solutions provider, G4S Wackenhut, continues its proactive measures to keep
employees healthy by releasing a video guide to flu prevention and safety.
This update, targeted at the company's 40,000 security personnel across the
country, addresses H1N1 and seasonal flu symptoms, proper precautions, as well
as business continuity plans. The video will be delivered to local offices on
DVD. G4S Wackenhut employees and clients may also access the streaming video
at www.getG4Snow.com/h1n1.

G4S Wackenhut began taking steps to prepare its employees and clients when
novel "H1N1" influenza was first recognized in April 2009. Since then, the
World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic in June 2009 and President
Obama declared a national emergency in October 2009. 

According to Chuck Brock, G4S Wackenhut's Vice President of Strategic Account
Operations, vigilance is key to the company's regular business contingency
planning, stating, "Our clients depend on us to protect their facilities,
products and employees, so our team actively plans for any contingency,
including the public health emergency our country is facing today."

Overseeing pandemic contingency planning for G4S Wackenhut is Director of
Safety and Health, Frank Knapfel. "Since April, we have released monthly
updates to our local offices and employees, prompting them to prepare for an
early--and possibly severe--flu season," states Knapfel. "In addition to
preparing our business for the outbreak, we want all of our employees to be
vigilant. This video update ensures that our security officers know how to
recognize flu symptoms and prevent the spread of the virus."

Besides employee education, client outreach and regular communications
updates, G4S Wackenhut has Business Continuity Plans in place for its
headquarters as well as its over 110+ local offices. Part of the company's
planning includes accumulating enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for
all of its security personnel. "When used properly, personal protective
equipment can help prevent the spread of infection from one person to
another," Knapfel explains. "If the outbreak continues and government agencies
recommend masks or other protective equipment, we are prepared to respond."

About G4S Wackenhut -- G4S Wackenhut [http://www.g4s.com/usw] is the leading
provider of security and security-related solutions in the U.S. With
operations across the country, G4S Wackenhut has the expertise and the
resources to meet its customers' requirements for quality security, training,
consulting and investigative services. G4S Wackenhut is the employer of choice
to more than 40,000 men and women, many of whom have proudly served in the
military or have had law enforcement careers.


SOURCE  G4S Wackenhut

Lew Pincus of G4S Wackenhut, +1-561 691-6757, lpincus@wackenhut.g4s.com

 

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