Surviving In The World's Terror Hotspots

Training specialists RGIT Montrose have joined forces with security firm AKE Ltd, to launch two courses on personal security aimed specifically at employees of energy companies whose jobs might lead them into danger zones.

Now energy companies are looking beyond existing geographical markets to places such as Africa, the Middle East and the former Russian states, the threat of such hostile environments emphasises the kidnapping and terrorism risks faced by Contractors.

Personal security courses have been developed by Aberdeen based RGIT Montrose and security firm AKE aimed specifically at employees of energy companies whose jobs might lead them into danger zones. Andrew Kain, Managing Director of AKE, was in the SAS for 11 years and all of his company's instructors are ex-Special Forces. The counter-terrorist techniques they learned as soldiers are still in use today and are now being passed on to workers.

Mr Kain stated that here are a great many things people can do to safeguard their wellbeing challenging environments, the key essentially being aware of the risks in advance, anticipating them before they arise and thus avoiding them. Course trainees are taught how to plan ahead to stay out of danger, learning the importance of simple measures like varying their route to and from work and avoiding a precise routine. They receive lectures and practical lessons in explosive devices, hostage taking and hotel and travel security.The longer course also shows participants how to manage confrontation and be aware of cultural differences in the countries in which they are working. Emergency medical treatment is another important topic.

RGIT Montrose, better known for their offshore survival training courses which prepare people with how to deal with the risk of a helicopter ditching in the North Sea. Murray Strachan commented that this type of training is within a hostile environment from a climactic perspective. As people are now going into environments which are hostile in other ways, a different kind of training had to be developed for those kind of risks.

Added to site on 041004

Back