Wicklander-Zulawski adds Safe Passage for workplace violence and active-shooter training

Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates has partnered with Safe Passage Consulting to expand its human-risk platform with workplace violence prevention, active-shooter preparedness and physical-security services. The deal gives WZ clients access to specialized security expertise while WZ provides the client infrastructure and learning platform.

Why it matters: - The partnership broadens WZ’s human-risk offering beyond interviewing, investigations and de-escalation into physical-security and crisis-preparedness services. - Employers, schools, healthcare systems and public agencies can get a more connected approach to identifying threats, preparing employees and responding before violence escalates. - The companies are positioning the deal as a way to combine field-based security expertise with WZ’s global training reach and digital learning tools.

What happened: - Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates announced a strategic partnership with Safe Passage Consulting on June 23, 2026. - Safe Passage will deliver workplace violence prevention, active-shooter and active-aggressor preparedness, behavioral threat assessment, physical-security consulting, emergency planning, secure-travel and executive-protection services. - WZ will provide the enterprise, commercial, administrative, client-management and learning-platform infrastructure for those services. - The partnership is aimed at corporations, public agencies, law-enforcement organizations, schools, universities, healthcare systems, retailers, hospitality and gaming companies and private-equity portfolio companies.

The details: - Safe Passage becomes WZ’s preferred subject-matter delivery partner for the specialized security services in the agreement. - The programs will sit inside broader professional-development, leadership and organizational-risk curricula. - The combined framework links investigative interviewing, workplace investigations, behavioral-risk recognition, de-escalation, crisis preparedness and physical-security readiness. - Related contract engagements will be WZ-administered preparedness solutions delivered by Safe Passage Consulting. - WZ will contribute client reach, enterprise administration, instructional design, learning infrastructure and human-risk education leadership. - Safe Passage Consulting is led by experienced law-enforcement and military professionals. - WZ says the collaboration expands its platform by adding specialized physical-security and protective-services expertise. - Nate Frazier, WZ executive chairman, said human risk extends beyond the interview room and HR office into moments when warning signs are missed and leaders must decide under pressure. - Tony Casper, Safe Passage CEO and founder, said organizations need practical plans, trained people and leaders who can recognize warning signs and make sound decisions under pressure. - WZ’s Human Risk Academy will test an initial active-shooter and active-aggressor preparedness pilot. - The proposed pilot is expected to combine Safe Passage scenarios, review and on-camera experts with WZ course development, assessments, certificates, enterprise reporting, client administration and global digital distribution. - Future programs are expected to cover workplace violence awareness and early warning signs, behavioral threat assessment awareness, emergency action planning, leadership tabletop readiness, situational awareness, de-escalation and executive travel safety.

Between the lines: - The partnership reflects a push to package security readiness as part of a larger workforce-risk strategy rather than a standalone training product. - WZ is using the deal to move further into prevention and preparedness, while Safe Passage gains access to a broader enterprise client base and digital distribution. - The emphasis on asynchronous learning suggests the companies see demand for scalable training that can reach dispersed workforces.

What's next: - The Human Risk Academy pilot is the first visible product of the partnership. - Additional preparedness programs are expected after the pilot, with content aimed at both public- and private-sector organizations. - WZ and Safe Passage are also expected to continue developing training that blends human-risk education with physical-security and crisis-response planning.

The bottom line: - WZ is expanding from human-risk education into a more comprehensive preparedness platform, and Safe Passage gives that effort specialized security muscle. - The companies are betting employers want one training ecosystem that covers risk recognition, violence prevention and response readiness.

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