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March 2025 - Chapter Meeting and Luncheon Recap

The March meeting of the Columbus Chapter of ASIS was held on March 20, 2025 at the Columbus Boat House. 33 members attended. Committee chairs provided reports including updates on the ASE which will be held on May 8, 2025 at the Hollywood Casino. Margaret reported there was $23,460 in the treasury.

The speaker for the event was Tony Casper, CEO of Safe Passage Consulting. Tony’s background includes: DHS, counter-terrorism, Law Enforcement, Active Shooter Specialist, Intelligence Specialist, Special Investigations and Special Operations.

Tony’s presentation was on the Safe Passage Program. OSHA requires that employers provide a workplace free of Hazards and Harm. One workplace death can result in $4.7 million dollars in expenses including: litigation, negative impact on business and employees mental and physical health, cost of hiring and training a replacement employee and implementing changes in the workplace.

Employers need to form Threat Assessment Teams and perform Threat Assessments. These assessments need to look at Mental Health and Behavioral issues, threats and warning signs. The pathway to violence goes through six steps from initial grievance to an actual physical attack. Teams need to look for these steps since an offender typically does not instantaneously “snap”. For both individuals (and groups), suspicious activity which might lead to criminal acts include threat indicators such as: observing a subject, harassment, use of drones, “recon” of a target, acquisition of weapons, and internet research of the target and methods of attacking a target.

Tony’s presentation was well received and he provided information about his services and how to contact him.

Ed Sach's
Chapter 27, Newsletter Editor