by GoodSense | Aug 8, 2011 | Conflict Management, Legislation, News, NHS, Personal Safety, Physical restraint, Self-defence, Tips
A friend of mine was telling me about an article he’d read on a solicitor’s website about a care-worker who had won damages as a result of her claim for personal injury when a patient she was dealing with grabbed her by the wrist . The prosecutors position was...
by GoodSense | Aug 3, 2011 | Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Good Sense News, News, Personal Safety, Physical restraint
It’s likely that many of the readers of my blog will know the dangers of using restraint techniques already. Most experts in the field would argue that used properly the restraint of an individual is safe for both the detainee and the person applying the restraint....
by GoodSense | Jul 26, 2011 | Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Good Sense News, Legislation, News, NHS, Personal Safety, Self-defence, Violence
I’ve been reading a few blogs recently about Lion Steel Ltd.who are the second company to be charged under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 since its implementation. This is a real wake up call for Company Directors to sit up and take...
by GoodSense | Jul 20, 2011 | Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Door Supervisor Training, Good Sense News, Legislation, News, Personal Safety, Violence
I want to share with you a tragic and ongoing situation that raises a number of interesting points for me around physical intervention strategies when dealing with conflict. The situation concerns four door security men from a nightspot in Southend who have...
by GoodSense | Jul 12, 2011 | Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Good Sense News, News, Personal Safety, Self-defence, Tips
The News of the World scandal has dominated the press this week and served to warn us just how difficult personal privacy is and yet it’s something we all take as a personal right. We all do as much as we can to protect ourselves and our children from unwanted...
by GoodSense | Jun 27, 2011 | Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Good Sense News, News, Personal Safety, POLITE Model, Self-defence, Tips, Violence
I was doing a fun run with my 14 year old son at the weekend and it reminded me how ever present the potential for conflict is. It started with the usual heated debate with my wife as we were rushing out the door of ‘where are the car keys’ …quickly diffused by...
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