Prudent Actions in All Situations.

First of all, what does prudent mean?

Webster’s Dictionary states that being prudent means a: using

actions marked by wisdom or judiciousness b: being thoughtful in the

management of practical affairs

What this says to most of us in real life is that when we are

presented with difficult or stressful situations, instead of reacting

emotionally, we use a combination of experience, training and

judgment in order to take thoughtful and focused action to contain the

situation with which we are presented.

These situations can be as small as a slight disagreement with

another ODS staff member or client, all the way to a physical threat of

violence toward ourselves or toward someone we are engaged to protect.

ODS officer and supervisor training is in place to help all of us learn the

proper procedures to use in a variety of situations. In addition to these

procedures, we have ODS veterans who have decades of experiences we

can call on for help in applying judgment to these situations.

None of us can know every situation we will be presented with while

at ODS but, with the principle of Prudent Actions in All Situations and

the other resources at our disposal within our company, we can each

demonstrate to our clients, as well as to our peers, that we can be

depended upon to manage any situation that occurs while continually

providing a sense of protection and consistency that we’ve become

known for at ODS.