Personal Safety and Security Strategies for Construction Professionals

Presented by Joanna Clodfelter, Founder & CEO, Stellr Defense

Whether it’s in your office, home office or on a construction site, your personal safety and security is imperative.

You’ll learn the vital aspects of personal safety and security strategies including:

• How to predict and prevent violence
• Strategies for de-escalating threatening situations and aggressive behavior
• Safety through preparation
• Urban job site situational awareness
• Personal safety routines
• Defensive tool options
• Work-from-home safe practices
• Physiological responses to danger
• Introduction to firearms*
• Overview of the legal use of force
• Legal aftermath of self-defense acts
• Product recommendations.

*Introduction to firearms is conducted at the end of class. Students who are not interested in participating will be invited to conclude their training 30 min early.

Joanna Clodfelter, from Stellr Defense, is certified by the Maryland State Police, United States Concealed Carry Association, National Rifle Association, and authorized by the Health and Safety Institute as an official training center. She provides training in safety, defense, and preparedness and response.

February 5, 2026

Noon-4:30 PM

ABC of Metro Washington

6901 Muirkirk Meadows Dr., Suite F

Beltsville, MD 20705

Member Rate: $149/person

Non-Member Rate: $199/person

No refunds for no-shows or cancellations on or after noon/12:00pm on January 29, 2026. Substitutions from your company are permitted at any time. For any questions, please Contact ABC Staff.