Security Awareness: A Systematic Approach to Understanding and Mitigating Driving Risks
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING AND MITIGATING RISK
Executive security drivers who internalize and use these important lessons will significantly reduce the probability of things going wrong when they are at the wheel. Instructor Pablo Ortiz-Monasterrio packs decades of experience in one of the world’s most challenging environments into this essential course.
This course is part of our series for executive security drivers: professionals who drive with executive protection principals.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- The basics of risk assessment and the six stages of risk mitigation for executive security drivers
- The difficulty of staying alert while driving; things that reduce the driver’s alertness – and the ease of preying on drivers who are not alert
- The power of routines and habits – for better and for worse security driving results
- Why human nature can get in the way of secure driving, and how to make better driving decisions.
- Welcome to the Course
- Risk Assessment (7:40)
- The Six Stages of Risk Mitigation (15:20)
- The Importance of Staying Alert (9:33)
- Awareness: Best and Worst Practices (10:20)
- The Six Golden Rules of Executive Security Driving (11:34)
- Understanding Human Nature (15:35)
- Five Mistakes to Never Make (6:38)
- The Civil Unrest Scenario (11:23)
- Bringing It All Together (11:14)
Wrapping Things Up
Pablo is an active Member at the Society for Automotive Engineers, ASIS and IBSSA. As a Senior Instructor, he has more than a decade of experience in Vehicle Dynamics, Security and Executive Protection.
- Certified in Advanced Vehicle Dynamics by Tony Scotti Driving.
- Certified as an Executive Protection Instructor by the International Bodyguard and Security Services Association (IBSSA)
- A permanent Radio and TV show Consultant in subjects of security, executive protection and anti-human trafficking
- A Consultant to the Mexican Government on Executive Protection Standard development for standardizing EP certification nationwide.
- Skilled in K&R Negotiations, Executive Protection and Family Security programs, with 18+ years of experience.
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