MAKKAH, 18 January 2003 — The Civil Defense Department has provided training to 2,910 government and private employees, teachers, students and drivers on safety matters ahead of the Haj season, according to Brig. Saud Al-Kabkabi, director of the department here. The department's training courses were also attended by 200 women, including the teaching staff of Um Al-Qura University, Al-Madinah reported.