Hostile Environment, Travel and First Aid Training
Hostile
Environment and First Aid
Training (HEFAT)
We deliver HEFAT to the News, TV and Film sector. We prepare journalists and other programme makers, who are deploying to hostile environments or undertaking challenging productions at home, by providing a mix of classroom, practical and immersive scenarios activities focussing on personal safety, travel security and first aid. learn more
Travel
Safety
Training
We provide specialist training for media productions travelling to and working in remote or challenging environments (extreme cold, deserts, jungle, rainforest, high altitude), or for news teams covering events where there may be elevated risks. We will work with you to understand your risk profile and we will tailor a package of training that can either be delivered at our training base or at your premises.
First
Aid
Training
We provide a portfolio of first aid and medical training to a range of media and corporate clients. We can deliver training to you at our UK training base, or at a UK location of your preference.
HEFAT/SAFE training
Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT): Also known as Hostile Environment Training (HET) or Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT). We deliver HET to the News, TV and Film sector. We prepare journalists and other programme makers, who are deploying to hostile environments or undertaking challenging productions at home, by providing a mix of classroom, practical and immersive scenarios activities focussing on personal safety, travel security and first aid. We run our HEFAT courses for a range of media clients, including BBC, ITN, NBC, CBS, CNN, production companies and freelancers, at our UK training base in Kent. Our team has global reach and we have delivered HEFAT to media clients across the globe, including USA, India, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and Brazil.
Our HEFAT model also supports corporate and non-corporate clients, whose project work takes them to challenging locations. We can provide residential HEFAT tailored to your needs.
Security Awareness in Fragile Environments (SAFE): North Star Safety is proud to be the UK government’s trusted training partner of choice to deliver a portfolio of ‘Security Awareness in Fragile Environments’ (SAFE) training courses for UK Government including the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), civil servants and sub-contractors deploying to challenging international locations. We deliver weekly courses covering personal safety, conflict management, self-defence, security awareness and first aid training.
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