Our half or one-day Personal Safety, Breakaway, Self Defence, and Lone Worker training is designed to give your staff the knowledge and confidence to protect themselves when faced with a potentially violent situation. We ensure learners understand that physical intervention is always a last resort and that they use the minimum force possible to deal with the situation. We reassure learners that size and strength aren’t important but that the techniques taught are. All techniques are effective and risk-assessed ensuring you meet your legal responsibilities as an employer.

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 states:

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of an employer’s duty under the preceding subsection, the matters to which that duty extends include in particular
(c) the provision of such information, instruction, training, and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of his employees;

Course objectives:

By the end of the course learners will be able to:

• Understand that the use of Personal Safety, Breakaway, and Self Defence techniques are a last resort and should not be used lightly.
• The importance of de-escalation.
• Understand the legislation which allows the use of force against another person.
• State and understand what reasonable force is.
• Carry out defensive stances.
• Escape from: hair grabs, strangleholds, clothes grabs, choke holds from the front and back, grip releases.
• Protect themselves from punches and kicks.
• Protection techniques against weapons.
• Understand the importance of ‘Use of force’ paperwork and accurate record keeping.

Who is this course for?

Personal safety is an individual’s ability to go about their everyday life free from the threat or fear of psychological, emotional, or physical harm from others. Our personal safety training is always tailored to suit our clients working practices, values and time constraints and will help your workplace meet the duty of care to its employees by maintaining a safe working environment, free from work related aggression and violence.

How is this Course Assessed?

This course is assessed through Practical Assessment.

Course cost and duration

The duration of this course is learner specified, but usually 1/2 to 1 day in duration.

The course is available for £60 per person.
The cost includes exams and all course materials (Excluding Course Books).

Group bookings, discounts and additional courses can be provided in your area upon request; please contact us for further information and to confirm a place on the course.

Progression Opportunities

Progression and further learning routes could include:

Emergency First Aid at Work

First Aid at Work