Disaster & Emergency Management Systems (DEMS)

To provide a strategic overview of the key techniques, methodologies and issues that private and public sector organisations need to identify and act upon in order to prevent or mitigate the probability of human made and industrial disasters. This 10 day course aimed at practitioners and advisors in health & safety, fire services, facilities management, security/counter terrorism, emergency planning, civil protection, the emergency services, nuclear safety, risk management and related fields.

Course Overview:

· Historical Development, Definitions, and Institutions.

· Law, guidance and sources or information (inc COMAH, ILO, Code on Major Accidents.)

· Major Incident Investigation and Public Inquiries.

· Case Studies I of Major Accidents & Disasters (Chernobyl, Bhopal, Piper Alpha, Challenger, Value Jet Channel Tunnel etc)

· Management of Disasters and Emergencies I (SMS in Seveso II, Mitroff and Pearson’s Crisis Management approach, FEMA, Organisational Learning approaches.)

· Management of Disasters and Emergencies II (DEMS-including writing and developing Emergency Plan, Disaster Plans, Business Continuity Plans and Contingency Plans.)

· Guidance on Major Incidents: Police/Fire/NHS and Local Government (Integrated Emergency Management.)

· Psychosocial Factors (PTSD, anxiety, depression, disaster stress, Critical Incident Debriefing etc.)

· Chemical, Biological, Nuclear and Radiological Disaster & Emergency Management.

· Epidemics and Pandemics – causes, consequences and management.

· Food Poisoning.

· Design and Architecture for Security and Safety.

· Business Continuity and Terrorism.

· Simulation, Testing and Scenario Analysis – Systems Reliability.

· Role of Media – Media Management and Rumour Management.

· Linking to Corporate Risk Management (Turnbull, BSI, IRM, Aus/NZ standards.)

· Case studies II (incl. WTC, Lockerbie, bombings at Manchester, Aldwych, Docklands etc.)

· Forensic Science – forensic engineering.

· Fire Safety and Structural Failures.

· Rescue Equipment, Design and Integrity.

· Monitoring the Environment.

· Submission of Reports, Class Presentations and Course Conclusions.

· Examinations.

The course is aimed at those delegates who hold a relevant Level 3 qualification e.g NEBOSH Qualification or NVQ Level 3, IFE etc. Those without such awards may still apply.

Safety Solutions (UK) Ltd

Stone Castle,

Stone Castle Drive,

Off Sanderling Way,

Stone, Dartford,

Kent

DA9 9XL

England, UK

Tel Numbers

Gill Tweedale-Sexton - 07956 253313
Sharon Harwood - 07958 741197
Toby Clark - 07847 628127

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NEBOSH are recognised in the UK and Internationally as providing the Benchmark of qualifications leading to recognition as professional safety practitioner. Ranging from the National General/International Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety and Construction Certificate, and a variety of unitised specialist subjects such as the introduction of Fire Safety Management Certificate and Civil Contingencies Management Certificates. These foundation programmes enable candidates to progress to the prestigious NEBOSH National Diploma and Specialist Diploma in Environmental Management. Currently being developed is the International Diploma.