What you'll learn:
- What an emergency control organisation is and what it does
- How to lead an organisation in an emergency situation
- Decide on evacuation choices in response to an emergency and work with emergency services
- Leadership
- Create emergency procedures
Leadership in Emergency Managementis one of three courses we have available covering emergency management in places of public assembly or venues as we refer to them.
This course has been written for people working in avenue who wantto understand more about emergency planningand to improvetheir skills in this area. Whilst aimed at entertainment venues and places of public assemblythis course also provides information that can absolutely be applied for those people who have planningresponsibilities in other types offacilities. We are currently working on a course for general facilities so please get in contact if you would like a notification for when that course is ready.
The other courses that make up the suite of emergency management covers the three levels ofplanning(emergency planning),leading(this course)andparticipating(emergency management)anemergency situation.
This course is presented in six sections - the first section isthe introduction and details why you should take this course, the last section includes a farewell andthe assessment. The other sections cover Potential Emergencies for Venues where we present on a number of scenarios that are most likely to occur in entertainment venues and what you as a chiefwarden need to understand to plan andpreparefor anemergency.
Section three is all about the emergency control organisation - you might call it something else in your part of the world but this is the part of the organisation that respond toemergencies. Understanding how this organisation works will help you understand your roleand responsibility in an emergency.
Section fourhelps us understand the key considerations for our emergency response procedures and is a good place to start if you think your organisation has gaps in theseprocedures.
The final learning section is dedicated to improving your chiefwarden skills and identifying who will make a good chief warden. It includes leadership and communication in emergencies, being calm under pressure and how to improve your situational awareness and finally we give you some practice in making decisions during an emergency.
Emergencies in venues can and do happen and the more prepared you are the more able you will be able to make decisions in what will be an extremely stressful and difficult time. We use our combine learnings from years in the venue management industry and our experience in real life emergency situations to provide you with the knowledge and skills toset you up for success!
