HSI Certified AVIRT Instructors
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The Program
What AVIRT Is, and Why It's Different
AVIRT gives your people a decision framework they can use under stress, then teaches the life-saving medical response that follows.
AVIRT (Active Violence Incident Response Training) is HSI’s research-based program for civilian response to active threats. Where generic awareness sessions stop at a slideshow, AVIRT trains recognition, decision-making, and immediate casualty care as one program. Every session is delivered by HSI-certified instructors, blends online and in-person components, and leaves attendees with a certification valid for two years.
What Attendees learn
RECOGNIZE — reading the earliest indicators of an active threat
RESPOND — the escape, evade, and last-resort defend framework, applied to your actual facility
STOP THE BLEED — immediate bleeding-control and casualty care in the minutes before EMS arrives
RECOVER — accounting for people, communicating with responders, and what happens after
Who This Is For
Training Built for Your Environment
Every engagement is adapted to your facility, your people, and the realities of your sector.
Corporate & Private Sector
Preparedness training that supports your duty of care and gives employees a plan they can act on, not just a policy they signed.
Houses of Worship
Protecting an open, welcoming space without changing its character. Training for staff, ushers, and safety teams.
Healthcare Facilities
Response planning for environments where evacuation isn’t always possible and staff carry responsibility for patients.
Educational Institutions
Age-appropriate, trauma-informed preparedness for faculty and staff in schools and campus settings.
THE ENGAGEMENT
What Training With Us Looks Like
On-Site Delivery
We train at your location, using your actual spaces, exits, and floor plan. Your building becomes the classroom.
Virtual Options
Webinar and blended formats for distributed teams or awareness-level sessions.
Risk Assessments
A structured walk-through of your facility with practical, prioritized recommendations.
Certification
Attendees complete the HSI AVIRT program with certification valid for two years, with annual refresh options.
Why It Matters
Preparedness Is a Leadership Decision
Incidents unfold in minutes; emergency response takes longer to arrive. What your people do in that window is decided by whether anyone ever showed them what to do.
The Response Gap
The first minutes belong to the people on site. Training turns bystanders into first responders for their own colleagues.
Duty of Care
OSHA’s General Duty Clause expects employers to address recognized workplace hazards. A documented training program is part of a defensible safety posture.
Confidence, Not Fear
Good preparedness training lowers anxiety. People who have a plan carry the topic more lightly, not more heavily.