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Active Shooter Preparedness

5(2 reviews)
Active Shooter Preparedness

Course Overview

Active Shooter Preparedness teaches employees and supervisors how to prepare for an attack. This 45 to 60 minute online course covers response options, emergency plans, drills, staff roles, workplace controls and first responder coordination.

  • Covers active shooter response options so employees can understand how to respond during a workplace attack.
  • Explains how emergency operations plans bring staff roles and workplace drills into preparedness planning.
  • Examines first responder coordination and employer responsibilities in preparing for active shooter events.
  • 45-60 minutes, self-paced
  • Instant certificate
  • Mobile friendly
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Everything You Need to Know
About This Course

  • How to survive an active shooting event
  • Profiling an active shooter
  • Coordinating with local first responders
  • Training and drills and assigning roles
  • Administrative and engineering controls
  • Industry-specific preparation
  • Developing an emergency operations plan
  • Employer responsibilities

OSHA StandardDHS Active Shooter Preparedness Guidelines
Course Duration45-60 minutes
Format100% online, fully narrated with photos and interactivity
Passing Score70% on final exam
CertificatePersonalized certificate, printable immediately upon passing
LanguagesEnglish
Device CompatibilityDesktop, tablet, and smartphone
ProgressProgress saved automatically, stop and restart without losing your place
AcceptedOur courses meet federal standards, but state requirements may vary. Please verify before purchase.

Find out if this training applies to your role, your job site, or your employer's compliance requirements, and whether it matches the certification you need.

  • Employees in any workplace where larger congregations of people are present
  • Office workers
  • Retail employees and healthcare staff
  • Facility managers and building operations personnel
  • Safety officers and emergency response team members
  • School administrators and educational institution staff
  • Supervisors and managers responsible for employee safety
  • Human resources personnel developing emergency plans
  • Workers in public-facing environments such as government buildings or event venues

Employers across a wide range of industries use this course to meet federal, state, and site-specific safety training requirements for their workforce.

  • Government and municipal offices
  • Education (K-12 and higher education)
  • Healthcare facilities and hospitals
  • Retail and commercial establishments
  • Corporate offices and financial institutions
  • Manufacturing and industrial facilities
  • Houses of worship and community organizations
  • Event venues and entertainment facilities

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    The course was interesting

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Active Shooter Preparedness.

Yes. Upon passing the final exam with a score of 70% or higher, you can immediately print a certificate of completion. This certificate serves as proof of training for your employer.

Yes. The course is accessible on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Progress saves automatically on the same device, so you can stop and resume where you left off.

The Active Shooter Preparedness course is an online training program that teaches employees how to prepare for and respond to an active shooter event. The course covers survival strategies, active shooter profiling, coordination with first responders, emergency operations planning, administrative and engineering controls, and employer responsibilities. It is built according to guidelines from DHS, FEMA, the FBI, and OSHA’s General Duty Clause.

This course is designed for anyone who works in or will be at a location where larger congregations of people are present. It is appropriate for employees in offices, schools, healthcare facilities, retail environments, government buildings, houses of worship, event venues, and any other public-facing workplace.

The course is approximately 1 hour in length. It is fully self-paced, so you can pause and resume at your convenience. You have 6 months from enrollment to finish. Progress saves automatically on the same device.

The course covers how to survive an active shooting event, profiling an active shooter, coordinating with local first responders, training and drills and assigning roles, administrative and engineering controls to reduce risk, industry-specific preparation, developing an emergency operations plan, and employer responsibilities.

OSHA does not have a specific active shooter training standard. However, under the General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act), employers are required to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards. OSHA and DHS both recommend that employers include active shooter preparedness as part of their emergency action plans. Some states and industries may have additional requirements.

Run, Hide, Fight is a widely recognized response framework for active shooter situations endorsed by DHS and other federal agencies. It prioritizes running (evacuating if a safe path exists), hiding (finding a secure location if evacuation is not possible), and fighting (as a last resort, taking action against the shooter). This course covers these response strategies in detail.

No. This course provides a printable certificate of completion. It does not include a Department of Labor (DOL) or OSHA card. DOL/OSHA cards are issued only with OSHA 10-Hour and 30-Hour Outreach Training courses.

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Fifteen years, 200,000+ professionals certified, and a completion rate roughly double the industry average.

OSHA citation printed on every certificate

Your employer and site safety officer can verify compliance at a glance, with no phone calls and no lookups.

No setup. No LMS. Training in minutes.

Pay once, get instant access. No account setup, no downloads, no IT involvement. Works in any browser.

Built for field workers, not classrooms

Grounded in real jobsite operations. Scenarios reflect the work your crew actually does.

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Completion rate (industry avg <45%)
10M+
Hours of training delivered
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