ROANOKE COUNTY (WSLS 10) - The Roanoke County Police Department, along with departments of Fire & Rescue and Economic Development, will be hosting two free business workshops.
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The Workplace Safety workshops will be held on September 15 and November 12 at the South County Library. Police said businesses can learn how to assess their place of work, make an emergency plan, and prepare their employees on numerous situations. To register your business please call 540-772-2185.
Roanoke County Police said they also offer personal Safety Presentations at places of work. To inquire information on their Workplace Violence Seminar, you can call 540-777-8601 and ask for Sgt. Chris Kuyper. According to Assistant Roanoke County Police Chief Mason, their department has held a couple of these seminars already and calls for them continue to increase.
Roanoke City Police continues to hold their safety seminars this week. Their RPD Live Safe Team recently visited employees at HomeTown Mortgage for a safety seminar. If you're interested in bringing a similar safety presentation to your workplace, you can email police@roanokeva.gov for more information.
Police in Lynchburg say they provide security assessments for places of work and also have a Faith Watch program at their department. To have your business assessed, you can contact Crime Prevention Specialist Cindy Kozerow at 434-455-6070. The department provides walkarounds, offers tips and advice with lighting around the building, signs, and windows. They also conduct follow-ups.
Churches requesting aid and participation in their Faith Watch program can contact Steven Woods at 434-455-6070. Officers will check security and look over different ways to make the church safer. The program was developed after the Charleston church shooting. Since the Faith Watch program began, police said they've received lots of requests - and hold about one or two presentations per week.
Various police departments have always held free workplace safety seminars, however since the tragic fatal shootings of WDBJ7's Alison Parker and Adam Ward, police want to make the public are more aware these workshops are available.