A single unguarded trench, a faulty brake, or a fall from height can turn an ordinary workday into a medical emergency — which is exactly why occupational safety needs to be built into how a facility runs, not added on after something goes wrong. This Arab British Fellowship Training Academy course gives safety specialists and security supervisors the modern knowledge they need to manage occupational health and safety, from accident investigation and root-cause analysis to the cost-accounting side of maintenance and prevention.

The course sets out the core principles of workplace safety, the key risks and challenges facilities actually face, and practical ways to reduce them. Participants also build the skills security supervisors need to design and run full security plans, apply the right safety measures, and manage emergency response — with a focus on advanced methods for strengthening facility security and reacting quickly when something goes wrong.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify and analyse potential risks through quality control of equipment and machinery — vehicle brakes, trench safety, gas-exposure protection, and fall protection on construction sites.
• Provide medical care and first aid for emergencies, and train workers to deliver it when needed.
• Arrange transport for injured workers to pre-selected healthcare centres.
• Prepare for emergencies linked to serious risks, including fires and earthquakes.
• Record and track injuries to identify their causes, compare rates across sites and time periods, and strengthen future prevention.
• Share information on chemical and physical worksite risks and run educational and counselling programmes for workers.
• Build a unified safety and security system across the institution, backed by contracts with insurance and healthcare providers.

Who Should Attend?

• Occupational health and safety specialists responsible for identifying and managing workplace risk.
• Security supervisors responsible for designing and running facility security and emergency plans.
• Facility, HR and maintenance managers responsible for workplace safety and emergency planning.

Module 1: Building an Occupational Health and Safety Management System

• Establishing and developing a quality OHS management system, with joint arrangements across the institution.
• Setting up procedures to identify, assess and monitor risk.
• Evaluating information and data about the work environment to flag hazardous tasks and conditions.

Module 2: Identifying and Assessing Workplace Risk

• Analysing the work environment and applying risk assessment methods.
• Categorising risk and carrying out the field work involved in assessing it.
• Certifying risk assessments and taking precautions at the right time — including risks linked to corruption.

Module 3: Preventing Injuries Through Equipment and Site Control

• Identifying and analysing risk through quality control of equipment and machinery — brakes, trench safety, gas exposure, and fall protection on construction sites.
• Providing medical care and first aid for emergencies, and training workers to deliver it when needed.
• Arranging transport for injured workers to pre-selected healthcare centres.

Module 4: Responding to and Learning from Incidents

• Preparing for emergencies linked to serious risks, including fires and earthquakes.
• Recording and tracking injuries to identify their causes and compare rates across sites and time periods.
• Sharing information on chemical and physical worksite risks through educational and counselling programmes.

Module 5: Building a Unified Safety System

• Establishing a unified security and safety system across all sectors of the institution.
• Working with insurance and healthcare providers, and with organisations that quality-control injury-prevention procedures.
• Applying advanced methods to strengthen facility security and emergency response.