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Prevent Disastrous Decisions

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Prevent Disastrous Decisions

Eliminating Wrong Choices

NASBA
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
20 - 24 Jul 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
21 - 25 Dec 2026 Dubai $ 5,950

Course Summary

Many high‑profile accidents are linked to poor decision‑making at critical moments, illustrating the devastating impact that wrong choices can have on safety, people, and operations. This course examines the human and organisational factors that contribute to flawed decisions, and equips participants with the understanding needed to recognise, assess, and manage these situations before they result in harm. By exploring human reliability, decision dynamics, and behavioural influences, the Prevent Disastrous Decisions training course empowers professionals to enhance judgement in complex, high‑risk environments.

Participants gain insight into how human actions and omissions contribute to incidents, and how behavioural change can prevent costly or catastrophic outcomes. The course emphasises the critical role that managers and supervisors play in shaping safer decision‑making practices and embedding a culture of reliability and accountability. Through practical frameworks and real‑world examples, the Prevent Disastrous Decisions training course prepares professionals to make better decisions when the stakes are highest.

Skills & Competencies

From this Prevent Disastrous Decisions training course, participants will develop the following key skills and competencies:

  • Human factors awareness
  • Decision analysis proficiency
  • Behavioural influence capability
  • Human reliability assessment
  • Safety culture strengthening
  • Organisational decision insight

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of Prevent Disastrous Decisions training course, you will learn to:

  • Understand the role of human factors in accident causation.
  • Analyse decision‑making processes that lead to critical errors.
  • Recognise behaviour patterns that influence workplace safety outcomes.
  • Strengthen capability in managing human reliability challenges.
  • Embed practices that promote safer decisions and prevent incidents.

How You Will Learn

Learning develops through structured introduction to human factors, behavioural causes, and real‑world decision‑making influences. Participants engage in interactive discussions, practical exercises, and case analysis that highlight the causes of disastrous decisions and ways to prevent them. The focus is on translating understanding into behaviour‑change practices that strengthen safety and performance outcomes.

Who should Attend?

This training course is designed for professionals whose decisions impact safety, risk, and performance within their organisations.

This Prevent Disastrous Decisions training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • HSE managers and professionals
  • Line managers and supervisors
  • Project managers
  • Procurement and supply chain managers
  • Engineers and maintenance personnel
Course Outline
Day 1

Human Factors and Accident Causation

This day introduces human factors and their role in accident causation and decision failure. Participants explore communication, motivation, and workplace influences. The topics covered will include:  

  • Human factors at work
  • Decision making within accident causation
  • Causes of human failure
  • Fatigue and shift work
  • The importance of clear communication
  • Motivation and demotivation at work
Day 2

Influencing Decision Making

This day focuses on the contextual factors that influence decisions and how to assess human reliability in workplace settings. The topics covered will include:

  • Safety by design
  • Performance influencing factors
  • Behavioral causes at work
  • Workplace stress
  • Psychology of individuals and teams
  • Human reliability assessment
Day 3

Behavior Driving Decisions

This day explores the behavioural dimensions of decisions, including latent and active failures and decision priorities. The topics covered will include:  

  • Negative and positive dimensions of behavior
  • Active and latent failures
  • ABC analysis (antecedents, behavior and consequences)
  • Leadership and management styles
  • Mistaken priorities
Day 4

Successful Culture Influences Decisions

This day examines organisational culture and its influence on decisions, including safety climate and leadership impact. The topics covered will include:

  • Safety culture and safety climate
  • Behavior and safety culture
  • Culture and decision making
  • Leadership influencing culture
  • Improving safety performance
  • Success factors and barriers
Day 5

Managing and Improving Decision Making

This day focuses on developing behavioural change programmes, competence, and empowerment to sustain quality decision outcomes. The topics covered will include:

  • Focusing on behavior
  • Identifying critical decisions
  • Competence and empowerment
  • Managing people and their attitude to safety
  • Introducing a behavioral change programme
  • Sustaining quality performance
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
  • Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
Providers and Associations

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Options & Brochure

Customisation & In-House Delivery

Delivering this training course in-house allows organisations to align decision‑making improvement practices with internal safety priorities, industry risks, and workforce behaviours. Customisation enables leaders to address specific organisational decision challenges and embed learned frameworks into existing processes.

Why Choose Saudi GLOMACS?

Saudi GLOMACS is the official Saudi Arabian division of GLOMACS International (glomacs.com), delivering internationally recognised training courses both within Saudi Arabia and across international locations. Our training courses are aligned with the highest professional and institutional standards, supported by a strong understanding of the professional landscape in Saudi Arabia and access to global expertise.

Saudi GLOMACS enables professionals and organisations to strengthen leadership, capability, and long-term excellence through consistently high-quality learning experiences.

Official Saudi Presence

Official Saudi Arabian division of GLOMACS with established global credibility.

International Benchmarks

Internationally benchmarked training courses aligned with professional best practices.

Trusted Across Sectors

Trusted by professionals and institutions across public and private sectors.

Flexible Delivery

Training courses delivered within Saudi Arabia and across international locations.

Additional Benefits of this course for Organisations and Professionals in Saudi Arabia

Organisations & Professionals in KSA will have the following additional benefits from this Prevent Disastrous Decisions training course:

  • Improved decision quality under high‑risk conditions
  • Reduced likelihood of accidents and losses
  • Strengthened safety and reliability culture
  • Enhanced human reliability management skills
  • Greater leadership influence on behavioural change
  • Better organisational reputation for risk management
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