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Personal Safety Workshop

This course is designed for those who are placed in potentially dangerous and hazardous situations as a result of their work, including lone working. The techniques taught are intended to reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim by reducing and managing personal risk.

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On completion of this course you will be able to:

Appreciate when an activity could lead to risks to your personal safety.
Identify potential warning signs when in an ‘at risk’ situation.
Appreciate when you should not be exposed to a lone working risk.
Plan and prepare for potentially hazardous situations.
Appreciate the alternative actions which can be taken to reduce the level of threat.

Planning and Preparation
- keeping others informed, parking, clothing, choice of route
- situations where risks are anticipated
Threat Assessment and Risk Limitation
- common sense actions to avoid problems
- the risk to others and yourself
Body Language
- reading other people before they act
- giving the right signals to those around you
Communication
- sending the right message by words and voice
- danger signals and responses to aggression
Street sense
- being fully aware all the time
- environmental advantages and disadvantages
Confrontation
- sensing and defusing aggression in others
- handling pressured situations
- rapport and empathy with those losing self control
Self Confidence
- feeling confident and sending a message of confidence
- dealing with emotions which lead to extreme behaviour
Personal safety devices (optional)

This is a one day course.

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