As a result of the continued threat from UK acts of terror and the risk of incidents requiring a first responder increasing, staff need to know the key signs in their working environment. Staff also need to understand systems in place to mitigate these threats, know when and how to evacuate using a chain of command.
Who is this course for?
All key staff including prison & correctional staff, security, management personnel, first aiders, postal staff etc
Objectives
To prepare key personnel to help prevent acts of terror + prepare for aftermath of a major emergency incident. The critical time period known as the ‘dead zone’ is the time just after a major incident and before the emergency services arrive.
Course Content
Throughout the course, delegates will learn how to:
- Deal with telephone threats
- Know what to do upon discovery of a device including invacuation and evacuation procedures,
- Implement personal, vehicle and estate search procedures
- Relate to consequences of acts of terror
- Prioritise, treat and remove casualties
- Co-ordinate with The Emergency Services
- Assume critical roles if the emergency services are delayed or cannot access the disaster scene
- Operate ‘Command and Control’ – the chain of survival
- Revisit or create a Company Emergency Response plan
- Overview of Martyn’s Law
Course Benefits
In the event of either preventing or dealing with an act of terror, fast decisive reactions can literally save lives.
