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Security officers need an established set of policies and procedures to guide them in their actions. 3. The significance of established protocols in place for security officers is paramount. <>>> stream ___ A security guard’s main duties are to patrol and report. ___ A duty of security guards is to protect information.

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%���� 1-100. The guard is required to know and abide by the company's SOP. Three types of protocols are in place for security officers: policy and procedure manuals, post orders and pass-down logs. Without a set policy for the officers to fall back upon, this allows too much room for officers to "make it up as they go along”--often in ignorance of local laws and mandates or best practices designed to limit liability. Overall Policy And Procedures. Copyright 2020 Leaf Group Ltd. / Leaf Group Media, All Rights Reserved. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> %PDF-1.5 This manual is intended to provide guidance to residents on how security issues are to be handled on a daily basis at the Condominium. It is prepared from best practices and typically reviewed by a human resources team or company as well as an employment law expert.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers. The pass-down log is an important protocol where the most current "real time" information is kept. Protocol for security officers, whether they are in the form of post orders or policies and procedures, need to be of sufficient length and depth to provide broad guidance for most scenarios. This manual contains our current security policies and procedures and supersedes all verbal or written security directives that you may have received in the past. This process will begin six months before restart along with the general hiring practices. <>

These written orders, properly implemented and reviewed by the management element, outline exactly the “what, when, where and how” the post is manned with as little ambiguity as possible. A guard should always maintain a professional manner, have a professional appearance and exhibit a positive attitude.

%PDF-1.3 ___ In emergencies, security guards may be asked to help police. Also, at this point the design of the guard force organization will be determined. Deviation from these established protocols opens the door to liability and litigation for everyone involved. 2 0 obj He also publishes with Suite 101, History Times and The Dark Paladin.