Designing for the Worst Case: A Training Course in Security Engineering for Emergency Management
1Summary
The difference between a facility that evacuates safely in minutes and one where people get trapped is usually decided long before the emergency happens — at the design table. Structural choices made early on determine whether an evacuation plan actually works when it is tested for real.
This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is built for anyone with a genuine will to strengthen their capabilities in security engineering for emergency management within their own field of work. As business sectors continue to develop, the need to prepare emergency plans in advance, protect facilities from potential risk, and build rules for dealing with every category of risk before it occurs has only grown.
2Objectives and target group
- Increase understanding of the security philosophy behind emergency management through risk analysis.
- Identify, analyse and control risks based on established risk categories.
- Build experience in the procedures to follow when an injury or accident occurs.
Target Audience
- Security managers within facilities.
- Emergency engineers.
- Crews responsible for protecting facilities.
- Construction engineers and site designers.
- Facility owners and any employee who wants to protect themselves and their workplace from a potential emergency.
3Course Content
Module 1: The Foundations Behind Every Secure Facility
- The foundations of security systems in vital facilities.
- The effective role security engineering plays in protecting them.
Module 2: Managing Emergencies from a Security Standpoint
- The scientific principles underlying emergency management.
- The key tasks carried out by security management teams.
- Security standards that apply specifically in emergency situations.
Module 3: Getting People Out Safely
- Evacuation philosophy and the reasoning behind it.
- Rescue means and how they are deployed during an emergency.