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Active Violence Immediate Response Training
LifeSafety365 offers life-saving strategies to help you anticipate potential danger, react quickly if active violence occurs, and become an immediate responder to life-threatening bleeding through the instructions of HSI's AVIRT.
With AVIRT, you'll get unmatched training and product solutions that prepare you for active violence and acute bleeding situations, wherever you are. While other programs focus solely on active shooter or stop the bleed, AVIRT goes beyond by combining both of these important topics in one training program.
What is AVIRT
Once taught only to industry professionals, the content in AVIRT has been specifically adapted for the general public by medical and law enforcement experts. Unlike other training programs that focus solely on Run, Hide, Fight techniques, AVIRT uses a dynamic method to teach proactive awareness, how to react and protect yourself and others in a violent situation, and how to respond to stop the bleed of severe injuries that are often a result of these occurrences.
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The AVIRT course is delivered in a “blended” training format. This means students will first receive online training introducing them to the subject and preparing them for the instructor-led session. In-person sessions last approximately three hours and include hands-on training, realistic drills, and education with encouraging tips and feedback. Class sizes are limited to 15 people or no less than 5 so that all participants will leave the AVIRT program with the confidence to respond with appropriate action if active violence or a life-threatening situation arises.
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​AVIRT certification is valid for two years. We recommend training staff annually or every two years and maintaining a workplace violence program as required by OSHA [section 32.0.2(1)]. Clear policies and procedures should be reviewed and updated annually. When contracting LifeSafety365 we offer to instruct a refresher course a year after the initial training.
Situational Awareness
Reacting quickly to life-threatening situations is critical for any work environment. With the help of AVIRT, your team will understand warning signs of potential violence and learn how to develop situational awareness.
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Various response procedures, including escaping, evading or attacking, and other relevant emergency response procedures, such as using bleeding control kits, are taught.
Bleeding Control
A bleeding injury can happen anywhere, and we have all seen them happen too often – whether on the news or in everyday life. The person next to a bleeding victim may very will be the one most likely to save them.
With AVIRT, you'll learn to be an immediate responder, a person who recognizes life-threatening bleeding and can act right away using stop the bleed methods.
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AVIRT instructors use training materials that have been specially developed to teach you proper bleeding control techniques. You can be assured that the instructors will keep working with you until you are confident in demonstrating the proper skills in controlling life-threatening bleeding. Instead of being a witness during an attack, accident, or disaster, you can move forward with the confidence that you have the knowledge and skills to be an immediate responder.
Live Scenarios
This active violence emergency training is designed to help empower and educate the participants to make vital survival decisions during an attack. Active shooter preparedness solutions need to include not only proper training but also must give your people the confidence and preparation to respond quickly to an active shooter situation.
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Live scenario training with LifeSafety365 via AVIRT, covers vital aspects of violent encounter response such as alerts, communication, evacuation, and in some circumstances countering a violent attacker.
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Seconds count when responding to an active shooter or violent encounter threat and with Active Violence Emergency Response Training, you will learn under realistic circumstances how to recognize the signs of danger, make rapid survival decisions and decide whether to Escape, Evade, or Attack.
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AVIRT is designed to consider the specific needs of your organization and environment, delivering tailored training and vital live scenario experience.
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FAQs
What does AVIRT stand for?
AVIRT stands Active Violence Initial Response Training. AVIRT goes beyond active shooter training by including emergency bleeding control basics to ensure all participants know how to respond appropriately and help individuals who may be injured before medical responders arrive on scene..
Who should be trained in AVIRT
All employees and/or personnel who support a facility should participate in the training to ensure they know how to prevent and respond if met with an active violence situation.
Is AVIRT training designed for a specific type of industry?
AVIRT training supports anyone who could be involved in an active violence situation, and it’s appropriate for all industries and types of venues such as Government, Healthcare, Places of Worship, Schools, Sporting Venues, Manufacturing, Office Settings, and Retail Environments.
What medical components are taught in AVIRT?
AVIRT goes beyond single training topics and teaches topics from both active shooter and emergency bleeding control training. By combining these two integrated topics in one dynamic hands-on course, AVIRT covers everything you need to handle a life-threatening situation.
What is the standard AVIRT class size?
The AVIRT certification course is an active program that integrates a lot of hands-on skills and techniques, making it necessary to require a maximum class size of 15 students per Authorized AVIRT Instructor.
Is Active shooter/workplace violence training required by OSHA?
Does AVIRT use weapons in the training?
Authorized AVIRT instructors use orange replica weapons to discuss the types of weapons most commonly used in violent situations. They are also used to demonstrate how to disarm an attacker if other alternatives, such as evading and escaping, are not possible.
OSHA does not have a specific standard for workplace violence. However, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act, or the Act), the extent of an employer's obligation to address workplace violence is governed by the General Duty Clause, which is often interpreted to include protection from workplace violence.
Does AVIRT support the use of tourniquets & provide training on how to use them?
Yes, AVIRT uses training tourniquets to prepare students to respond to potential injuries that may occur in an active violence or emergency bleeding event