13 Feb Project Argus and crime prevention
HammersmithLondon is working with the Met police Counter Terrorism unit to promote awareness and vigilance for businesses in the BID area.
With the recent extent of terrorism overseas and the current UK threat level remaining at SEVERE since August, the BID is working with the CT office to facilitate a new Project Argus event for Hammersmith businesses in March, where businesses will be invited to take part in a real time simulation of an attack in order to plan and prepare a safe and effective response if it were necessary.
The workshop will provide businesses with a unique opportunity to learn how to protect themselves, their staff and customers, whether a national chain or small business. Project Argus is aimed at managers and assistant managers in businesses located within crowded places in urban settings. Whether in retail or office based environments, Project Argus can confer benefits in terms of raising awareness about the threat from terrorism and provides practical advice on preventing, handling and recovering from an attack.
Project Argus has been run in the area before and received excellent feedback for its frank but constructive portrayal of an emergency situation, it is designed to make delegates feel safer and more prepared in their working environment.
More information on the event will be published in due course and in the meantime we urge businesses to stay vigilant and report and suspicious items or behaviour to the police by calling 999 and quoting ‘Operation Lighting’ or the NACTSO office on 0207 931 7142.