About the Course

Organizations across Africa, and the wider Gulf region, operate in environments that expose their people, assets, information, and operations to a widening range of safety hazards and security threats, from workplace and psychosocial risk to geopolitical volatility, extreme weather, and AI-enabled security threats.

This course delivers practical, standards-aligned competencies for identifying risk, executing safety measures, strengthening physical, personnel, and information security, managing incidents, and building durable organizational frameworks that meet current international expectations.

Participants will learn how to assess safety and security risk, design integrated management systems, engage in emergency and business continuity planning, protect distributed and mobile teams, apply AI-enabled security tools responsibly, and align organizational policy with recognized international standards. The programme also explores how geopolitical intelligence, psychosocial safety practice, and security convergence are reshaping the safety and security profession.

Through practical case studies, risk assessment workshops, simulation exercises, and policy development activities, participants will develop workplace-ready strategies and tools for strengthening organizational safety and security while promoting resilience, accountability, and duty of care.

Target Participants

This course is designed for safety officers, security specialists, risk managers, administrative and operations staff, emergency coordinators, supervisors, NGO field personnel and country directors, government employees, human resources professionals, facility and estate managers, business continuity leads, IT/cybersecurity liaisons, and executives and board members with duty-of-care or governance oversight of organizational safety or security functions.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Assess workplace safety hazards and security threats.
• Establish and audit integrated safety and security management systems.
• Strengthen physical, personnel, and information security controls.
• Apply enterprise risk and geopolitical intelligence tools.
• Design psychosocial safety and workplace violence prevention programmes.
• Evaluate AI-driven surveillance and predictive security analytics.
• Extend duty-of-care protections to distributed and mobile staff.
• Prepare for and respond to emergencies and business disruptions.
• Conduct investigations and corrective action planning.
• Draft and govern safety and security policy against international standards.

Course Duration

• Classroom – 10 Days
• Online – 14 Days

Course Outline

Legal, Regulatory and International Standards Framework

• ISO 45001 overview
• ISO 45003 overview
• ISO 22301 and ISO 31000
• ASIS certification pathways
• Regional legal frameworks

Introduction to Safety Management

• Safety management principles
• Key terminology
• Business case for safety
• Professional roles
• Risk appetite alignment

Introduction to Security Management

• Security management principles
• Categories of security threats
• Security personnel roles
• Threat landscape overview
• International security standards

Safety Risk Assessment

• Hazard identification
• Workplace inspections
• Risk analysis techniques
• Risk prioritization
• Hierarchy of controls

Security Threat Assessment

• Threat identification
• Threat analysis methods
• Threat actor profiling
• Impact and likelihood analysis
• Mitigation measures

Enterprise Risk, Geopolitical Intelligence and Open-Source Monitoring

• Enterprise risk management
• Geopolitical risk monitoring
• Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
• Threat intelligence fusion
• Risk dashboards

Safety Management Systems

• System components
• Planning and implementation
• Reporting mechanisms
• Corrective actions
• Performance indicators

Security Management Systems and Corporate Governance

• Governance integration
• Executive oversight
• Policy architecture
• Security metrics
• Strategic alignment

Physical Security Management

• Facility protection
• Access control systems
• Surveillance and CCTV
• Perimeter protection
• Asset protection

Personnel Security

• Staff vetting
• Security briefings
• Travel safety
• Contractor and visitor management
• Personal security practices

Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance Technology and Predictive Security Analytics

• AI-augmented surveillance
• Predictive security analytics
• Drone and counter-drone technology
• Deepfake risks
• Responsible AI oversight

Psychosocial Safety, Mental Health and Workplace Violence Prevention

• ISO 45003 hazard management
• Stress and burnout management
• Workplace violence prevention
• Critical-incident preparedness
• Psychological safety

Information Security and Cyber-Physical Convergence

• Information protection
• Document security
• Access and identity protocols
• Social engineering risks
• Security convergence

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Emergency planning
• Incident command
• Evacuation procedures
• First aid fundamentals
• Emergency drills

Incident Reporting and Investigation

• Incident reporting systems
• Documentation requirements
• Investigation techniques
• Root cause analysis
• Corrective action tracking

Business Continuity Management

• Continuity planning
• Critical function identification
• Recovery time objectives
• Climate risk planning
• Continuity testing

Security Operations Management

• Guard supervision
• Patrol planning
• Shift deployment
• Control room operations
• Operations audits

Protecting the Distributed and Mobile Workforce

• Remote work safety
• Travel risk management
• Executive protection
• Lone worker safety
• Duty-of-care technology

Policy Development

• Safety policy components
• Security policy components
• Procedures and guidelines
• Legal alignment
• Policy monitoring

Safety Culture Development

• Organizational culture
• Behaviour change strategies
• Safety leadership
• Communication programmes
• Continuous improvement

Practical Outputs

By the end of this course, participants will have developed the following practical outputs:

• Safety and Security Risk Register
• Regulatory Compliance Checklist
• Physical Security Layout Plan
• Geopolitical Risk Monitoring Dashboard
• Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Plan
• Psychosocial Risk and Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
• Remote and Travel Duty-of-Care Policy
• Safety and Security Policy Template

Training Approach

This course is delivered by experienced safety, security, and enterprise risk management professionals using a practical, learner-centred approach. Participants will engage in interactive presentations, case studies, group discussions, risk assessment workshops, emergency simulation exercises, policy development exercises, AI-enabled security technology demonstrations, and practical assignments designed to strengthen workplace application. Training manuals, planning templates, policy frameworks, and reference materials are provided to support continuous learning and implementation.

Certification

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued a certificate.

Tailor-Made Course

We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide needs. Contact us to find out more.