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
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- Communication
- Decision Making
- Memory
- Observation
- 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
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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 | |||
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Name of Guard and Signature
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Time and Date |
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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.
