Within the program (Learning) in accordance with the principle of lifelong education to develop the capabilities and skills of the department’s employees by registering them in accredited courses, a number of employees of the Department of Social Services in Sharjah participated in the “Remote Home Safety Course” launched by the General Command of Civil Defense in the Ministry of Interior, under the slogan “ Civil Defense in every home. " Maryam Al-Qatari, director of the elderly propaganda, said: The importance of involving the department’s employees in this workshop comes to enhance the department’s interest in the continuity of knowledge, as well as its efforts to educate community members about home safety, and to protect vulnerable groups of home dwellers from the elderly and children, as the department has a package of home safety programs that it provides to community members from different Age groups, which makes this workshop a valuable addition to its members. A bundle of safety advice ... Qatari explained; The workshop dealt with all types of fires that can occur in the home, knowing the firefighting tools used to extinguish them, urging them to develop an emergency plan that includes how family members and servants will act in the event of a fire and appointing a family member to do the process of alerting, waking up and evacuating children, the elderly and people with disabilities during the state of emergency. The workshop also dealt with the skills of training family members and children on the evacuation process in the event of an emergency, stressing the importance of avoiding smoking in bedrooms or in children's places because smoking is one of the most important causes of fires, noting to avoid the use of barbecues and charcoal tools in closed places. Qatari added; In view of the national policy to combat the spread of the Coronavirus, the course has been participated in "remotely", including the handbook for home safety as a source for the latest home safety information, and electronic participation certificates have been delivered by the Civil Defense.