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Hostile Environment Awareness Training Tactical Emergency - Casualty Care (HEAT-TECC)

HEAT-TECC is a strategic training programme designed for organisations operating in complex and unstable environments. It is tailored to companies, corporations, and institutions with an international presence that must ensure security, operational resilience, and business continuity in high-risk contexts.

Investing in the preparedness of your teams not only reduces exposure to risk but also reinforces compliance with Duty of Care obligations and enhances the ability to respond effectively to critical incidents.

This programme equips professionals who travel or work abroad with the skills required to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in volatile environments. Through a practical and decision-oriented approach, organisations can strengthen the protection of their personnel, assets, and corporate reputation.

About the
HEAT-TECC programme

HEAT-TECC is a three to four-day intensive training course designed for private sector professionals operating in emerging markets, unstable regions, or high-risk environments.

Organisations undertaking international projects across sectors such as energy, infrastructure, extractive industries, logistics, technology, and consultancy face increasingly complex security challenges, including political instability, conflict, crime, operational disruption, and humanitarian crises.

This programme enables organisations to adopt a proactive approach to risk management, ensuring that their personnel are fully prepared to operate safely and efficiently in adverse environments.

Key benefits by attending our course

Participants will develop key skills to:

  • Identify and analyse risks in complex international environments.
  • Make effective decisions under pressure in crisis situations.
  • Apply corporate security protocols in a structured and consistent manner.
  • Minimise exposure to risk and safeguard personal and team safety.
  • Respond effectively to critical incidents, maximising the likelihood of a safe outcome.

The HEAT-TECC training course is designed for:

  • Corporate personnel deployed to international markets or high-risk environments.
  • Executives and management teams responsible for international operations.
  • Expatriate professionals and project teams.
  • Corporate security and risk management personnel.
  • Frequent business travellers operating in complex environments.
  • Organisations operating in sectors such as energy, construction, logistics, mining, technology, and international consultancy.
SAHCO Consulting delivers training through highly qualified instructors with extensive practical experience in high-risk environments, including the private sector, corporate security, humanitarian operations, and international deployments. Our methodology combines:
  • Applied theoretical instruction.
  • Realistic simulations based on corporate scenarios.
  • Practical decision-making exercises under pressure.
  • Role-play and real-time crisis management exercises.
The programme is structured as a continuous, immersive scenario simulating a corporate operation in a foreign country, in which participants are required to manage risks, engage with local stakeholders, and respond to critical incidents. Content and scenarios can be fully tailored to the client’s operational context, considering sector, geographic footprint, and risk profile.
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What will you learn from 
the HEAT-TECC training?

Our methodology integrates multi-source intelligence, scenario modelling, and forward-looking analysis to identify emerging threats and opportunities.

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Comprehensive corporate risk management

Participants will develop key skills to:

  • Fundamentals of corporate security and personal protection.
  • Individual roles and coordination within international teams.
  • Context analysis and stakeholder assessment.
  • Risk mitigation strategies, including acceptance, protection, and deterrence.
  • Integration of security into business continuity planning.
  • Identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks in operational environments.
  • Stress management and resilience in high-pressure situations.
  • Perception and reputation management in international contexts.
  • Negotiation and access techniques in sensitive environments.
  • Conflict management, including handling aggression and hostile situations.
  • Threat recognition, including weapons, explosives, and mobility-related risks.
  • Travel security, including convoy procedures, checkpoints, and ambush awareness.
  • Protocols for responding to critical incidents.
  • Effective communication during crises.
  • CBRN risk management, depending on the operational context.

Practical training in responding to medical emergencies in remote and/or hostile environments with limited access to healthcare services.

  • Primary and secondary assessment (DR(C)ABC).
  • Haemorrhage control and trauma care.
  • Management of fractures, burns, and severe injuries.
  • Response to road traffic accidents.
  • Management of non-traumatic medical emergencies.
  • Mass casualty management
  • Identification of threat indicators.
  • Prevention and mitigation strategies.
  • Protocols for responding to attempted abductions.
  • Behaviour in captivity and survival strategies

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Our methodology integrates multi-source intelligence, scenario modelling, and forward-looking analysis to identify emerging threats and opportunities.

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Don’t wait for an incident to occur before testing your communication or auditing your frameworks. Prepare your leaders to protect your organisation’s credibility with structured tools and expert training.