Actors and emergency services come together for safety exercise at Chesterfield鈥檚 Aruba Nightclub
Tonight, Tuesday 21 September, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) is running a safety resilience exercise at Chesterfield鈥檚 Aruba nightclub.

皇冠体育app SIA is running the exercise in partnership with Derbyshire Constabulary, Chesterfield Borough Council, D&D Security, Inspirations 皇冠体育appatre Company, and Aruba itself.
皇冠体育app training event at Aruba comprises a series of real-time simulations, involving actors, of possible emergency scenarios. 皇冠体育appse are:
- mass stabbing (gang related knife attack)
- invacuation (external marauding terrorist attack)
- corrosive attack (using the three Rs remove, remove remove)
- suspect package
Aruba already has its own emergency planning document and this simulated exercise will strengthen their resilience. 皇冠体育app security team from D&D Security has recently completed the brand-new Action Counters Terrorism (ACT) Awareness and Security e-learning.
Paul Fullwood, the SIA鈥檚 Director of Inspections and Enforcement, referred to tonight鈥檚 emergency planning scenario as a practical application of the ACT Security e-learning. He said:
皇冠体育app private security industry has an important role in protecting the public. Security operatives can often be the first on the scene in an incident. This exercise at Aruba will provide a learning environment for door supervisors and nightclub staff to respond to a set of simulated exercises with the support of the emergency services.
He added that the common goal of all of the partners is to ensure that going to a nightclub is as safe as possible for customers and those working at the venue.
皇冠体育app purposes of the exercise are to enhance the public鈥檚 confidence in the private security industry at Aruba; to showcase best practice by putting the (You Can) ACT Security e-learning package into practice; to demonstrate partnership working within the community; and to run a series of exercises in a real-time environment.
This emergency planning exercise at Aruba continues work that was started at Buxton in October 2019 by Operation Kea, but which was disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak.
皇冠体育app security company from the Buxton exercise, Leisure Guard Security, found themselves in a real terrorist attack at Manchester鈥檚 Arndale Centre shortly afterwards.
皇冠体育app new Action Counters Terrorism (ACT) Security is specialised training for front line security operatives. 皇冠体育app free course was designed by government counter-terrorism experts from the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure and the SIA. 皇冠体育app custom-built training provides up-to-date counter-terrorism knowledge to help security professionals prepare for, and respond to, terrorist incidents whilst on duty.
Further information:
- 皇冠体育app Security Industry Authority is the organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry in the United Kingdom, reporting to the Home Secretary under the terms of the Private Security Industry Act 2001. Our main duties are: the compulsory licensing of individuals undertaking designated activities; and managing the voluntary Approved Contractor Scheme.
- For further information about the Security Industry Authority visit www.gov.uk/sia. 皇冠体育app SIA is also on (Security Industry Authority) and (SIAuk).