Major Emergency Management Training 

The objective of Major Emergency Training is to provide personnel with knowledge, experience and techniques in Major Emergency Management so that Emergency Command Teams are able to react effectively to maintain protection to all personnel, environment and assets.

 

Through this course, participants will learn how to achieve and maintain effective communications throughout an emergency. Our instructors will create a “real-life” emergency experience for our participants that will simulate an actual emergency. Our MEM course can be tailored to any company specific project, resulting in a personalized training of your emergency response team.

 

During the course of the training, participants will be called to:

  Maintain control and provide leadership

  Exercise Team Management skills      through high stress situations

  Delegate duties to emergency response personnel

  Process information from external resources

  Call for medical assistance

 

 

 

Course Content

The following areas will be explained and exercised during the training for MEM:

  Planning           

  Risk Analysis and Resource Utilization

  Leadership and Teamwork

  Time Outs

  Stress

  Communication with agencies

  Decision Making

  Assertiveness

  Validation of data

  Use of Drawings

  Escape Routes

  Boundaries

  Escalation

  Shutdown facilities

  Procedures

  Public address

 

Assessments

Assessments are carried out against the OPITO standard for OIM and Deputy OIM. During these assessments, candidates must demonstrate competence across the following areas:

  Maintain a state of readiness

  Assess a situation and take effective action

  Maintain communications

  Delegate the authority to act

  Manage individual and team performances

  Deal with stress in self and others