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Global G.L.O.W. is a non-profit organisation that creates and operates innovative programs to mentor girls to advocate for themselves and make their communities stronger. Running since 2012, they partner with over 60 mission-aligned schools, community centres and NGOs that work directly with girls in vulnerable communities to address their unique, real-time needs, operating in more […]

Workplace Violence Prevention – 3 areas to review as employees return to the office Ideally, your Workplace Violence Prevention Program (WPVPP) should be reviewed (at least) annually. Pre-Covid-19, in the most part, there would be no major changes. However, with the pandemic shifting (for some permanently) the workplace dynamic between the office/ home environment, we […]

  Whilst it is anticipated the majority of employees will eventually return to the office, it is expected the trend of more people working from home will continue for some time yet if not permanently, on a hybrid model. All employers will of course want to be doing their utmost to ensure the safety and […]

Justine Oliver, an Account Director at beTravelwise, has just returned to the UK from France and has written an account of the Covid measures that she experienced. She provides pointers, tips and advice for those considering travel. Whilst the UK was her destination, the following rules may apply equally to travellers returning to the UK. […]

In 2015, we published an article on Travel Risk statistics, given this has been our most viewed page, we have updated some of these 10 potentially interesting statistics. All figures have been taken from government or well-respected sources and referenced at the bottom.

We were very fortunate and honoured to be asked by ASIS International to write an article on Travel Safety eLearning. Saul wrote the following. https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/latest-news/online-exclusives/2020/travel-safety-elearning/ Travel Safety eLearning: A Reasonable and Practicable Alternative to In-Person Travel Risk Mitigation By Saul Shanagher 17 December 2020During a recent call with the security director of a large multinational […]

In recent months we have had a lot of enquiries about education materials related to advice for travel in the post COVID-19 world. We had no plans to change our foundation course material, but instead we are considering producing a short supplementary course or animation that will be equally valid for domestic and international travel. […]

Covid-19 has shaken up our world in every possible way and suddenly having to work from home has been a huge challenge for many of us.  As some countries prepare to ease the lockdown, for many employees this will not mean easing back into an office environment.  Working from home is likely to remain a constant or at least periodic requirement for months to come. To help employees adapt to this new reality, we have put together some of the most useful tips on maintaining security, health, productivity and well-being in this new working reality.

As a free resource, beTravelwise released a video on how to minimise your risk of catching and spreading COVID-19. You can watch this on the Vimeo link below and if required download it from the Vimeo site (as indicated by the red circle in the below screenshot) and use/share as required. We allowed our clients […]

Welcome to our first newsletter of the 20s! 1. New Videos Released – Access Control & Tailgating Awareness – Preparing for and Reacting to Earthquakes – Preparing for and Reacting to Storms – Ethnic & Religious Minority Travellers – Workplace Fire Safety Our latest animation raises awareness of the importance of access control and how […]