An Interactive 5-Day Training Course
Major Emergency Response Management
Planning, Leadership & Communication
Course Overview
This Major Emergency Response Management training course provides you with answers so that when facing a major interruption, you may still maintain your service, keep your customers, suppliers, investors and employees informed and updated. Moreover, it provides answers on how to protect your good reputation and image.
Case studies from around the world prove that with any Major Emergency, regardless of cause, there has to be proven, open and transparent corporate Emergency Response systems in place. Without such systems an effective grasp of command and control will be impossible. How this is reflected to your stakeholders will be critical to your survival. Hence, the importance of leaders getting the all important ‘Corporate Communications’ right the first time should never be underestimated.
This GLOMACS training course will feature:
- How to have an effective and ‘validated’ Emergency Response Plan in place, ‘before the day’
- Checklists on how to deliver accurate information, at the right time, with the right message
- How to turn the Emergency to your advantage, enhancing your image post-event
- Numerous guidelines on how you and your team will always be prepared for the next event
- Comprehensive plans & checklists that will make crucial decision-making process easier
Training Outline
DAY 1: Developing Major Emergency Response Plans and Techniques for the 24/7 World
- Who and what should be involved in an Emergency Response programme?
- Consider the number of stakeholders in a Major Emergency
- What preparations are necessary in the planning/pre-emergency stage?
- What can cause an Emergency and what is the potential life cycle?
- Consider the full range of potential emergencies, classifications and types of plan
- Workshop – Preparation of an Emergency Response Plan
DAY 2: Implementing Coordinated Command and Control Techniques
- The Auditing Process - Self-Evaluation questions and Syndicate questions
- Managing the Emergency Response, Strategic; Tactical & Operational
- Decision making in Critical situations, Emergency Communications/Operations Centres
- On-scene management - What are the leadership and communication issues?
- Business Continuity Management (BCM) - Identifying the essential core functions?
- Following a major disruption, what are your recovery priorities?
DAY 3: Minimising Company’s Risk, Protecting & Enhancing Company’s Reputation when a Major Emergency Hits
- Understanding how the media reacts to risk and why is this important
- The Toolkit – best practice examples in protecting your Reputation
- Media Management Guidelines and the Communications Checklist
- How good communication can help prevent a Major Emergency becoming a Crisis
- Workshop - Provide a media statement for the CEO in response to a given scenario
- Managing the Human Aspects of Emergency Response
DAY 4: Crisis Communications, Who is the Source, should I Believe them?
- The myths and realities of Crisis Communication Strategies:
- What do we know about the event? How do we communicate effectively?
- How do we make our two-way communications meaningful using Social Media?
- Alerting and Warning Stakeholders
- Case Study – Pemex, Mexico City
- Workshop & Role Play – Handling a Major Emergency
DAY 5: Plans that have not been Validated are just Paper
- Exercise Design for the Emergency Response and Crisis Management Teams
- Types of exercise, benefits, advantages and potential disadvantages of each
- The Essential Point Agenda for the de-brief
- Final Report, implementing the key recommendations, closing the loop
- Develop an action plan of learning from incidents, drills and exercises
Certificates
- On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
- Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) : In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance
Accreditation
GLOMACS is registered with NASBA as a sponsor of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. NASBA have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.
All Training Seminars delivered by GLOMACS by default are eligible for CPE Credit.
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About Saudi Glomacs
At Saudi GLOMACS, we specialize in delivering world-class training courses in Saudi Arabia and across various international locations. Our training courses are tailored to meet the unique demands of Saudi Vision 2030 and the Human Capability Development Program, focusing on empowering Saudi citizens and enhancing workforce skills. We offer diverse courses spanning leadership, management, engineering, and technical disciplines to cultivate expertise and drive professional growth. Our flexible learning options—whether in-person, online, or in-house—ensure accessibility and convenience for individuals and organizations alike.
With over 30+ years of experience through the GLOMACS global network, we are committed to delivering innovative, results-driven training solutions. Our expert instructors combine industry knowledge with dynamic teaching methods, fostering practical skill development and long-term career success. By choosing Saudi GLOMACS, you're investing in personal excellence and contributing to the Kingdom’s sustainable economic growth and vision-driven transformation.
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