Active Violence Immediate Response Training

AVIRT stands Active Violence Immediate 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.

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.

Everybody should participate in the training to ensure they know how to prevent and respond if met with an active violence situation.

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.

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.

Yes, AVIRT uses training tourniquets to prepare students to respond to potential injuries that may occur in an active violence or emergency bleeding event.

AVIRT promotes TAC+PAC Bleeding Control kits, which include a NAR Generation 7 CAT tourniquet. AVIRT TAC+PACs are free from allergens and have unlimited shelf life to ensure you and your company are prepared and always ready to respond if needed.

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.

Requirements vary based on the state, industry and/or employer. OSHA provides information regarding Workplace violence here: https://www.osha.gov/workplace-violence

In this link, OSHA addresses active shooter incidents in “Question 2” and its corresponding answer:

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2019-06-19

AVIRT was developed to go beyond active shooter training or Stop the Bleed training by combining these two very important topics into one program. With AVIRT, you will learn how to recognize warning signs to help prevent an active violence situation, stop bleeding in a severely injured person, and act quickly with emergency response tactics for surviving a violent encounter.