Initiatives in security
training
It’s 3.16am and you’re asleep in your hotel room in South America. Suddenly you are awoken by the sound of a massive explosion, the sound of breaking glass, people screaming and the smell of smoke...
You are totally confused and scared.
T
he emergency lighting flickers on partially and you begin to remember where you
are. You race over to the closet and grab at some clothes, “put your suit back on” you say to yourself. Your heart is pumping, your vision is narrowed and your ability to hear is affected. Time feels like it has slowed down so you rush to compensate and you fumble at simple tasks. You bolt out of your room into the corridor and instantly feel a sharp pain. You look down at blood coming from your bare feet. Broken glass is all around and smoke is pouring along the corridor. Which way is the emergency exit? The answer won’t come. You can’t think. All these hotels look the same. “Where should I go?” your head screams at you. Maybe you should stay in your room. You try to open your door but it is now locked. You did not take the room key with you. ”Was that gunfire?” The corridor is filling up with smoke.
A scenario that we all hope we would never be involved in. An incident, however, that could be avoided or dealt with better if staff had received effective safety training from a reputable training provider. Such a provider could simulate real life scenarios to generate behavioural change for the staff on the ground and also the employer managing business travel.
Imagine if there was injury or a death. Let’s jump forward in time to the court case of the employee’s family suing the employer for a variety of charges including corporate manslaughter, compliance and duty of care issues.
Company directors could be faced with some difficult questions, including:
What safety training have your staff received in the last 5 years?
What refresher training has been completed?
What safety equipment have you provided for your staff?
Is the equipment serviceable and in date?
Was a risk assessment completed for the task?
What is the sign off process for staff travelling to fragile or hostile countries?
What are the emergency plans for staff to follow?
Are you going to be liable if there is a tragedy?
Initiatives in safety training in the last 10 years mean with the right provider, companies can feel comforted that their personnel have the best possible chance of dealing with an emergency and are compliant with their legal obligations to their staff.
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