Health, Safety and SecurityStrategic Crisis Management and Emergency Response Planning
When operations face fires, security incidents, natural disasters or public health emergencies, leadership decisions made in the first hours shape the outcome for years. This course develops the judgement and structures needed to lead through crisis, drawing on incident command principles and lessons from real emergencies across African industry, logistics and infrastructure sectors. Delegates build and stress test an emergency response plan they can bring back to their own organisation.
Course objectives
- Establish an incident command structure suited to organisational scale
- Develop emergency response plans covering fire, security and natural hazard scenarios
- Coordinate internal teams with external emergency services and authorities
- Manage crisis communication with staff, media and stakeholders
- Conduct effective post incident review and organisational learning
Who should attend
- Emergency response coordinators
- Security and risk managers
- Site and operations managers
- Business continuity planners
- Senior HSE leadership
Course outline
- 01Principles of incident command and crisis leadership
- 02Emergency response planning across fire, security and natural hazards
- 03Coordination with external emergency services and authorities
- 04Crisis communication and stakeholder management
- 05Simulation exercise and tabletop scenario testing
- 06Post incident review, reporting and organisational learning
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 to 13 February 2027 | Online, Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 21 to 23 February 2027 | Online, Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 6 to 8 June 2027 | London, United Kingdom | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 July to 1 August 2027 | Windhoek, Namibia | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |