Lebanon: Hazardous environment awareness training (HEAT)

HEAT

The overall objective of the Hazardous Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) course is to prepare participants to understand and react to safety and security incidents in hostile or hazardous situations.

During the HEAT course you will learn techniques on how to "take control of chaos" through classroom sessions and practical exercises. The training courses are based on our experiences and knowledge of managing an international humanitarian organization working in more than 35 countries around the world.

HEAT focus on how to stay and operate, rather than how and when to leave. Proactive and non-aggressive measures form the basis of the Danish Refugee Council’s approach to safety and thus the HEAT training.

Pre-screening of training needs, close mentoring and follow-up with every participant ensures that he/she is able to understand and react appropriately to risks and security threats.

Course Elements

Course elements include (among other subjects):

• Aggression and conflict survival
• Behaviour under fire
• Communication with focus on inter-cultural understanding and sensitivity
• Convoy planning & dealing with armed actors
• Context & Risk Analysis
• Live-saving First Aid
• Kidnapping & hostage survival
• Mine Risk Awareness
• Stress Management and Psychological Welfare
• Vehicle emergency repair
• Fire-fighting
• Driving in hostile environments

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course participants will have obtained:

• Advanced safety awareness
• Advanced knowledge of risk assessment and mitigation strategies
• Advanced knowledge of contingency planning and standard operating procedures
• Awareness of main types of abductions, including basic knowledge of conduct after capture and mitigation of psychological effects of being a hostage
• Basic knowledge of intermediate technologies of personal safety, including hands on experience with GPS navigation and radio
• Increased awareness of emergency recovery of vehicles and fault finding
• Increased awareness of dynamics of psychosocial welfare in situations of stress, including basic knowledge of techniques of crisis management and team building
• Increased awareness of weapons systems, landmines and improvised explosive devices
• Knowledge of and a sound basis for continued learning and maintenance of appropriate personal safety practices
• Knowledge of basic requirements and techniques of survival, including life-saving first aid

Price

Course Fee: US $2200.00

Includes accommodation in ensuite room, full catering, training materials and all on-site training costs. Course fee does not include participant airfare to/from Beirut, Lebanon and personal expenses/incidentals.

If you are interested in participating please send an email to safetytraining@drc.dk - then we will contact you.

Be aware that there are a limited number of seats on the course, therefore please contact us asap if you are interested.