Security Guards Roles and Responsibilities

Security Guard

A Security Guard is a person who is paid to protect property, assets or people.

Duty norms of security guard

• Directly
• Through Patrol
• By watching alarm systems or Video Cameras

 

What Skills Do You Need For Security?

Top 5 Skills of a Security Guard

1. 1. Communication
   2. Decision Making
   3. Memory
   4. Observation
   5. Physical Strength

 

 

 

Roles of a Security Guard

Dr. David Gold (Principal Consultant; Gold – Knecht Associates) said that the roles of a security guard are:

P P E

P = Prevention

P = Protection

E = Evacuation

 

 

Prevention

• Minimizing loss of company documents, inventory and office equipment.
• Creating administering programs to prevent crimes from occurring.
• Through fire drills, growing awareness among the workers and management.
• Clear knowledge about what is fire, how it occurs and how it spreads.
• Identifying hazardous materials and sources of ignition.
• Reporting dangerous situation to a competent person.
• Preventing security problems from developing in the first place.

 

Protection

• Observing the automatic fire alarm system.
• In case of emergency make the connection with fire service and civil defense.
• Giving report to the management regularly.
• Ensuring sprinkler system is unobstructed.
• Inspecting fire extinguisher and call point property.
• Making sure the Water Hydrant is visible.
• Means of egress should be unobstructed during fire drill and emergency situation.
• Performing a training program of occupational safety and health administration.

 

Evacuation

Alert

Pre-movement

Travel time

Flow time

Alert: Point when the alarm is sounded.

Pre movement: Time the alarm is sounded until people start moving towards the emergency exit.

Travel time: Time people start moving until they reach the exit.

Flow time: Time it takes for people to move through the exit.

 

 

Checklist for the Security Guard

Items	Description	OK	Urgent Action	Location/ Comments
1	Alarm boxes unobstructed
2	Emergency Telephone Function
3	Exits not locked
4	External assembly area’s not obstructed
5	Exits not locked
6	Emergency lighting in working order
Name of Guard and Signature		Time and Date

 

Instructions:

• Correct a problem if you can and it’s safe to do so.
• If you find a problem you cannot fix it quickly and safely, immediately report it to someone who can.
• The follow-up to make sure the problem is fixed.
• Report all problems, even the ones you fixed to prevent reoccurrence.