Response to Suspicious Objects

The course delivery is focused to meet the needs and learning styles of the delegates and shall be delivered through a number of methods:

• Practical exercises and a desk top exercise following a hypothetical incident
• Discussions
• Presentations

The course content is emphasized through practical application of the skills.

At the end of this Gulf Rowad training course on Response to Suspicious Objects, you will learn to:

• Understand the principles of effectively responding to reports of suspicious objects
• Provide the key initial actions to ensure officer and public safety
• Manage a scene with effective health and safety, evidence gathering and scene preservation
• Facilitate effective management of the incident through a Command and Control mechanism
• Work in a Joint Services arena of operation through agreed principles
• Deal effectively with witnesses, suspects, and the general public
• How to apply HOT Principles
• Explain the National Decision-Making Model and how it impacts on Command Decisions

This training course is ideal for Police and Civil Defense First Responders.  It is suitable for junior to middle rank officers who manage response to operational incidents and who manage incident scenes. It would benefit Senior Officers who supervise or mentor junior officers who perform this role.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• First Responders
• Lieutenants
• Captains
• Majors
• Lieutenant Colonels
• Colonels

Organisational Impact

The organization will acquire a thorough understanding of the principles and practices required in effective response to reports of suspicious objects to ensure safe and positive outcomes.

• Establish standardized procedures of responding to reports of suspicious objects
• Enhance public trust and confidence in the organization’s ability to manage incident scenes
• Develop standardized protocols for containment at incident scenes
• Improve knowledge of staff in managing initial response and develop awareness of risk to ensure officer safety
• Build in organizational resilience for Major Scene Managers
• Less days lost through accidental injury to officers
• Reputational Integrity through enhanced confidence and trust of Government Departments

Personal Impact

Delegates will gain skills in safely managing scenes, co-working with other agencies and considering and processing hypotheses in investigation.

• Awareness of the critical challenges of initial responding to reports of suspicious objects
• Identifying resources, experts and other supporting specialists that can maximize effective management of scenes of suspicious objects
• Understanding the processes and discipline required to successfully contain scenes involving suspicious objects
• Understanding managing and sequencing the roles and responsibilities for all those engaged in scene examination
• Development in working in a multiagency situation with standardized command structure
• Enhanced knowledge of managing Health and Safety
• Developing skills in a decision-making process that can be applied to variety of situations