Physical Intervention (PI) FAQ's
How long is the course?
1 day based on completion of a Training Needs Analysis (pdf document) to determine the level of training required in relation to the risks faced in the working environment and the duties / job description of the candidates.
Where and when are the courses run?
We run courses for our corporate clients throughout the UK, either at our clients own workplace or at one of our established Training Centres. Courses are run at the convenience of our clients, including weekends where required. Please call us on 0845 602 55 95 or Contact US for more details.
How do I book?
Complete and return the PI Booking Form or call us on 0845 602 55 95 to book over the phone.
- PI Individual Booking Form (MS Word version / pdf version)
- PI Group Booking Form (MS Word version / pdf version)
For more details on how to book please visit the 'Bookings & Fees' section of our website.
How much does it cost?
£110.00 + vat (all inclusive of course materials, tuition & certification) per candidate.
Discounts may be available for corporate clients. Please call us on 0845 602 55 95 or Contact Us for more details.
What is Physical Intervention (PI)?
Physical Intervention is a set of techniques successful candidates will have at their disposal when conflict management skills fail and any physical contact is made / required between an employee and a customer. Our break-away and disengagement techniques protect employees against physical attack. Our restraint and escorting techniques are effective and provide a low-impact professional approach when an employee has to intervene physically in the course of their duties, to restrain, escort or remove a customer.
Our Physical Intervention techniques are designed so that force and strength are NOT required to ensure success. We use low-impact disengagement and break-away techniques which allow vulnerable employees to protect themselves, create space and escape from aggressive or violent individuals; thus reducing the risk of the situation spiralling further out of control. Our techniques rely on a good understanding of the technique rather than on the relative strengths of those involved.
Our restraint and escorting techniques are designed to be low-impact and NOT to rely on any form of outdated 'pre-emptive strikes' or 'pain-compliance' techniques that inevitably raise the levels of aggression and violence shown towards employees.
All techniques are easy to learn, easy to master, easy to remember and most importantly easy to implement in real life situations away from the classroom.
For more details please see Physical Intervention Training (PI)
Who should attend this course?
The course is designed specifically for each individual client and reflects the outcome of a Training Needs Analysis (pdf document) we carry out for all new clients. This process allows us to concentrate our efforts on those techniques that best suit the needs of the candidates attending.
The course is designed for employees who in the course of their duties face a real risk of either aggression, violence or physical assault or who are expected as part of their work to physically intervene to restrain, escort or remove individuals from a premises.
The training is effective for lone workers but can be even more effective when people are working as part of a team. The mutual understanding of the techniques allows members of a team to work together to resolve problems. This significantly reduces the risk to themselves, their colleagues, other customers, the people they are dealing with and your business.
What does the course cover?
Review of conflict management theory • Re-emphasis of primary controls • Review of the law relating to the use of force • Physical Intervention Theory • Conflict management & physical intervention flowchart • Medical implications of physical intervention & restraint • Alternatives to physical intervention • Exit strategies • Teamwork • Weapons awareness • Searching procedures & law • Warm-up • Stance • Movement • Determining space • Positioning • Blocks • Defensive walls • Distraction techniques • Defensive floor techniques • Break-away / disengagement techniques • Wrist grip release • Clothing grip release • Neck and strangle release • Hook and turn (rescue & separation) • Escorting techniques • Non-restrictive guiding • Cradle & hook escort • Single person escort • Two & three person escorts • Restraint techniques • Wrap around restraint • Sitting restraint hook • Assist to ground • Ground restraint • Combination techniques
We have made a sample Physical Intervention - Learning Programme (pdf document) available to download. This demonstrates how we put our courses together for individual clients following a Training Needs Analysis (pdf document).
What is the outcome of the course?
Candidates will be able to perform a variety of break-away, disengagement and personal safety techniques. For those courses including restraint and escorting, candidates will also have the skills to perform these techniques when called upon to do so in their workplace.
Candidates will gain a better understanding of the need to use conflict management skills rather then physical intervention as their first approach and appreciate the need to use low-impact techniques rather then outdated pain-compliant techniques or those which rely on disabling an aggressor.
On successfully completing the Physical Intervention course, candidates will receive an individually numbered certificate of completion from Beyond The Blue.
How is the course assessed?
There is no examination and candidates are awarded the certificate for successfully completing the course, providing they take a full and active part throughout all sessions and satisfy the instructor of their comprehension of the subject and
proficiency in all of the techniques.
Who accredits the course?
The course is accredited by Beyond The Blue.
Why choose Beyond The Blue as your training provider?
At Beyond The Blue we employ only specialist instructors to run our courses; all our instructors have extensive experience in the relevant fields. They train with the objective of helping candidates not just complete the course, but of gaining the skills and knowledge to succeed and be more effective in their workplace.
The experience of our instructors brings the subject they are teaching to life. Our training is based on a variety of training methods and comprises open learning, classroom based learning, scenario based learning, group work and interactive discussion; this approach allows us to meet the preferred learning styles of all candidates.
Our success is measured in the success of those people we train, we are focussed on providing excellence in customer service both pre and post training.
Beyond The Blue is a ‘BIIAB Grade 1’ Training Centre (The BIIAB describe Grade 1 as ‘demonstrating outstanding quality procedures’).
For more good reasons why you should choose Beyond The Blue as your training provider, please visit the 'Why Choose Us?' page.
Additional information
To complement our professional training, we provide candidates attending our courses with a selection of comprehensive course hand-outs. These come together to form a training folder candidates can refer back to, in order to refresh their skills and knowledge.
Many employers shy away from Physical Intervention courses for their employees as they see it as a step too far and the risks involved to their business are misunderstood. This often puts their business at more risk as untrained employees can pose liability issues to their employers. For more details and analysis, as well as expert opinion please visit our 'Physical Intervention – The Risks' page.
We also provide candidates who hold a valid Beyond The Blue Physical Intervention Certificate with the protection of an expert witness should they be prosecuted for the correct legal use of one of our techniques, in the course of their duties. For more details on this provision please download our 'Physical Intervention - Protection Against Prosecution' (pdf) document, call us on 0845 602 55 95 or Contact Us for more details.
The difference between our physical intervention techniques and more 'traditional' self-defence courses which are based on martial arts or similar complex techniques, is that these generally take a long time to learn and to achieve competency. The complicated nature of 'traditional' self-defence techniques means that unless they are regularly practiced they can be easily forgotten or performed incorrectly in stressful situations. They often also rely on pain-compliance techniques or strikes to disable the aggressor. This means that if you get it wrong, the pain inflicted on an aggressor is likely to make them more aggressive.
The low-impact break-away, disengagement, restraint and escorting techniques we teach are easy to learn, easy to master, easy to remember and easy to implement in real life situations away from the classroom; they will not aggravate an aggressor further because they do not rely on excessive force or pain-compliance for success. The outcome will be to create distance between you and the aggressor, allowing you to use your conflict management skills to reassess and resolve the situation or to get help.
We strongly recommend that candidates complete a Conflict Management and Resolution course (CMR) prior to attending a Physical Intervention course. This ensures they have the conflict management skills to use initially and exhaust these, before turning their newly acquired physical intervention techniques.
We provide the answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on all our courses aimed at providing solutions to Workplace Violence including;
Further information and an overview of each course is available in the 'Training' section of our website. This provides details of our various training solutions to help our clients deal effectively with Workplace Violence including;
- Conflict Management and Resolution (CMR)
- Physical Intervention (PI)
- Personal Safety (PS)
- BIIAB Award in Conflict Management (ACM)
Beyond The Blue also provides clients with solutions to workplace violence through our Consultancy Service - Solutions to Workplace Violence.
For more details on our Course Dates and Fees please visit the Bookings & Fees section of our website, Contact Us or call us on 0845 602 55 95 to book your place.
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Other useful pages in this section of our website include:
• Conflict Management (Home Page) • Training Courses • Frequently Asked Questions • Workplace Violence • Physical Intervention - The Risks • Incentives & Discounts • Download a Leaflet •
