Live Lecture Section 03
Security Guards need to respond to changes in their environment, which include actions such as traffic movement, ensuring the safety of persons between and within locations, monitoring and managing the access and departure of persons and vehicles and observing and monitoring people. Security Guards need to be aware of the correct way to deal with those situations. They should have the knowledge and skills required to assess the security of physical environments, apply basic aspects of security in their roles, and assess the impact of drug use in the context of safety for themselves and others. This section represents generally accepted practices throughout the security guard industry. The following topics will be discussed in this lecture.
- Describe and explain surveillance and address the following surveillance techniques:
- Observing the physical environment
- Attending to environmental details
- Situational awareness
- Describe the basic elements of security and include the following:
- Access control
- Crowd control
- Vehicle control
- Shift handover
- Discuss drug effects, substance abuse, and related drug paraphernalia
- Relate signs of substance abuse and withdrawal including physical and psychological consequences
Security Guards will be called upon to observe the physical environment for changes and suspicious behavior. This objective is typically achieved by conducting an in-person or remote surveillance of the physical environment. Security Guards are expected to notice and monitor minor changes to make sound decisions when devising a plan of action.
- Decision-making
- Recognizing patterns (situational awareness)
- Observing minor, yet critical details
- Recognizing typicality and detecting anomalies
- Interpreting and adapting to events
- Improvising responses and Prioritizing actions