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High Rise Building Emergency and Evacuation Management

Tall office towers and residential high rises present evacuation challenges that ground level plans simply cannot solve, from stairwell congestion to trapped occupants and mobility impaired residents. As African cities build ever higher, property teams must plan for these realities. This course prepares building managers and marshals to run safe, staged evacuations and coordinate emergencies across many floors.

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What you will be able to do

  • Assess the specific emergency risks of tall and multi tenant buildings.
  • Design staged and phased evacuation plans that prevent stairwell overload.
  • Coordinate floor wardens and marshals across many levels during an incident.
  • Plan assisted evacuation for mobility impaired and vulnerable occupants.
  • Manage refuge areas, lifts and communication during high rise emergencies.
  • Run drills and liaise with fire services on tall building response.

Course outline

  1. 01High rise emergency risks and challenges
  2. 02Staged and phased evacuation strategies
  3. 03Floor warden coordination across levels
  4. 04Assisted evacuation and refuge areas
  5. 05Lifts, stairwells and communication systems
  6. 06Fire service liaison and building access
  7. 07Drills, testing and continuous improvement

Who should attend

Building and facilities managers, high rise security teams, floor wardens and marshals, body corporate managers and emergency planners for tall buildings.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Harare3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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