An Interactive 5-Day Training Course
Serious Traffic Collision Investigation
Maximizing Traffic Collision Investigation and
Evidence Gathering
Course Overview
This GLOMACS Serious Traffic Collision Investigation training course will equip delegates with the skills and competencies to safely respond to serious traffic collisions and to ensure the safety of all members of the emergency services and the general public at the scene. It will enhance skills regarding the management of the scene and interagency working within a mutually agreed command and control structure.
The training course will take the delegates through the processes of obtaining, harvesting, and sharing information processes and the stages of thorough investigation particularly early investigative actions known as ‘The Golden Hour’. The training course is delivered in a manner that demonstrates how thorough investigation is used to shape road safety strategy and is delivered through the delegates working each stage of a serious traffic collision including report writing and recommendations. The training course will enhance the delegate skills and development of risk assessment and management.
This training course on Serious Traffic Collision Investigation will highlight:
- Key roles and responsibilities involved in managing and examining serious traffic collision scenes
- Manage the initial response to a substantive investigation, implementing Golden Hour principles, fast track actions and developing lines of enquiry
- Benefits of a National Decision Making Model and Idealized Decision-Making Model
- Principles of Containment and importance of securing, preserving, and incident site
- Manage the performance of teams and individuals while incorporating health safety and welfare legislation and policy ensuring a safe scene
- The possible forensic evidence types available from serious traffic collision scenes
- The roles, responsibilities and capabilities of the specialists involved in reactive & proactive investigations including standardized command and control model
Training Outline
DAY 1: Investigation Principles, Deployment, and Information Management
- Purpose of Investigations
- Relationship of Investigation Outputs to Road Safety Strategy
- Introduction to Desktop exercise
- Deployment priorities and considerations
- Approach to Incident scene considerations
- Information gathering and harvesting
DAY 2: Scene Management, Risk management and Containment
- Scene Management
- Locard’s Principle of Exchange
- Managing Risks and exercise
- Safe Scene considerations
- Containment and exercise
- Sketches and scene recording considerations
DAY 3: Command and Control, Principles of Multi Agency Working and Initial Investigations
- Command and Control and exercise
- Multi agency working and JESIP Principles (Joint Emergency Interoperability Principles
- NDMM National Decision-Making Model and exercise
- Golden Hour of Investigation
- Lines of Enquiry
DAY 4: Investigation Model, Main Causes of Serious Traffic Collisions
- Initial Investigation Actions
- Effective Management of Investigation Process
- Idealized Decision-making Model
- Main Causes of Serious Traffic Collisions
- Hypotheses
DAY 5: Witness & Suspect Management, and Confirmation Bias
- Witness Management
- Suspect Management
- Traffic Collision Report Writing
- Confirmation Bias in Investigations
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.


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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