Courses available in FR · EN · DE
Course overview
- Alert
- Protect
- Resuscitate
- Collaborate
- Assess
- Coordinate
Training locations
The Disaster and Crisis Management training course is offered throughout Switzerland, with sessions organised directly at businesses, institutions or public establishments. SafetyFirst regularly operates in French-speaking Switzerland, German-speaking Switzerland and, depending on requirements, Italian-speaking Switzerland, adapting the training to local and organisational realities.
Sessions can take place:
- at your business or administrative premises,
- in dedicated training rooms,
- or at suitable locations where realistic crisis scenarios can be implemented.
This flexibility makes it possible to train teams effectively in their usual environment, in direct connection with their internal procedures.
Practical information
- Duration: 1 day
- Participants: up to 12 people per session, to encourage interaction and active participation
- Prerequisites: none; the training is open to all adults
- Format: in person, combining theory, practical exercises and simulations
- Training languages:
- 🇫🇷 French
- 🇬🇧 English
- 🇩🇪 German
- Audience: businesses, public administrations, schools, volunteer emergency response teams and safety managers
- Materials provided: training materials, simulation equipment and exercise equipment
- Certificate: SafetyFirst certificate of participation – Disaster and Crisis Management
Preparing to respond effectively to major events
The Disaster and Crisis Management training course prepares participants to deal with exceptional situations such as natural disasters, large-scale fires, structural collapses and violent incidents. Over the course of one day, it provides an understanding of how crises develop, how to manage stress, secure people and prioritise actions when resources are limited. Designed for businesses, institutions and frontline personnel, this training strengthens the collective ability to respond in a structured, coordinated and responsible manner during major emergencies.
Target audience
This training is intended for organisations and individuals who may face major crisis situations requiring a rapid and coordinated response:
- Businesses wishing to prepare their employees for exceptional risks
- Public institutions, administrations and local authorities
- Schools, training establishments and facilities welcoming members of the public
- Volunteer emergency response teams and engaged citizens
- Safety officers, executives, managers and crisis coordinators
No technical prerequisites are required. The training is open to all adults, with a gradual approach adapted to the professional or institutional context.
Learning objectives
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Understand the challenges and mechanisms of a disaster or major crisis situation
- Manage stress, emotions and decision-making under pressure
- Secure an area and protect people exposed to immediate danger
- Organise first aid response when resources are limited or overwhelmed
- Apply the principles of mass-casualty first aid
- Carry out casualty prioritisation (triage) based on the severity of injuries
- Provide basic first aid in cases of structural collapse, choking, burns or multiple trauma
- Participate effectively in a safe and organised evacuation
- Work as a team, communicate and convey clear information in a crisis situation
Course content
The training takes place over 1 day and combines theoretical instruction, practical exercises and simulations.
- Understanding a disaster situation
- Types of disasters: natural, technological and human-caused
- The concept of a major crisis and the disruption of emergency response
- The role of citizens, employees and first responders
- Stress and behaviour management
- Human reactions to a disaster
- Managing individual and collective stress
- Maintaining calm, leadership and communication in a disrupted situation
- Ensuring safety and organising emergency response
- Securing a dangerous area
- Self-protection and protection of victims
- Organising emergency response spontaneously before professionals arrive
- Mass-casualty first aid and casualty triage
- Principles of mass-casualty first aid
- Prioritisation and casualty triage
- Identifying life-threatening emergencies
- Adapting interventions when resources are limited
- First aid in a disaster context
- Caring for victims following a structural collapse
- Managing choking and respiratory distress
- First aid for burns, multiple trauma or explosions
- Assisting victims in a state of shock
- Evacuation and survival in a disaster-affected environment
- Organising a safe evacuation
- Appropriate behaviour in a disrupted urban environment
- Basic survival principles while awaiting emergency services
- Exercises and simulations
- Realistic major-crisis scenarios
- Group work and coordination of actions
- Group debriefing and analysis of decisions made
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Your advantages with SafetyFirst
Interactive training
Our training courses combine interactivity and practice for a dynamic and engaging safety learning experience.
Customised training
We value your time: courses are scheduled around your availability to minimise operational disruption.
Certified Training
We incorporate international safety standards, finely tuned to your company’s local specifics.
Why choose SafetyFirst for crisis management training?
SafetyFirst supports businesses and institutions in preparing for exceptional situations through a structured, realistic and field-oriented approach. Our trainers have extensive experience in first aid, safety and managing challenging situations. The training is designed to develop the collective ability to act, even when standard procedures are no longer sufficient. Exercises are adapted to each organisation’s context, with practical scenarios that promote decision-making, coordination and communication. Multilingual (FR, EN, DE) and flexible, SafetyFirst enables diverse teams to train effectively on site, with high educational standards.
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FAQ: Disaster and Crisis Management (SGE-optimised)
Businesses, institutions, schools, public administrations, volunteer teams and any organisation wishing to prepare its employees for major crisis situations.
No. No prerequisites are required. The training is open to all adults.
The training covers natural disasters (floods and earthquakes), large-scale fires, structural collapses, explosions and violent incidents.
Yes. Participants learn the principles of mass-casualty first aid, including casualty prioritisation and triage when resources are limited.
Yes. The content and scenarios are adapted to the specific risks of each organisation and its working environment.
SafetyFirst offers this training in French, English and German, depending on the teams’ needs.
No. SafetyFirst issues a certificate of participation, but this is not an official certification.
