The Importance Of Security Guards San Diego

Publié par Unknown on vendredi 27 mars 2015

By Lelia Hall


Security guards are threat, crime, and risk prevention officers position to protect specific people and property. The role of security guards San Diego, CA is to PROTECT people and property of his employer or contracted clients.

Different countries have their own policy, some countries do not give the guards the authority to arrest while some certified armed officers are authorized under state code to arrest for any offense committed in their presence while they are on duty at the location they are hired to protect in other countries.

Qualification for these guards varies from country to country. Different requirements have to be completed before applying for this job. The general qualifications common to all: the guard must be a citizen of the country, He/she have been living in the country for at least 1 year, No criminal record, at least 18 years old when submitting his/her application, have passed the mandatory training course and have been granted a certificate of the course.

If the person is in the old age group, he must be free from medical conditions and there must be a proof of that. The functions or duties of the one who keeps watch can be grouped. Group A are those who are restricted to work at only some areas of the community, they are with ammunition and anyone in any age group can do this.

Group B are those who can work in any area of the community or country but they do not have ammunition and must be below 65 years. Group C are those who have ammunition, they must be below 55 years. Group D are those who can set up equipments that will assistance in the security job like monitors of movement, they can also repair these equipments.

There are many roles that a security guard has. The essential role is to prevent and detect crimes by patrolling industrial and commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure safety and protection of doors, windows, and gates. They should not hide instead always be seen to stop any malicious intent of intending offenders on seeing them.

Security guards ought to remain alert to look out for abnormal activity or hear any sound that is unusual; a guard's job is prevention. If an offense occurs, a guard doesn't charge in. Rather, the guard should remain calm, observe and never forget what happens, report to the officer in charge/or the supervisor of the guard(follow employer policy).

The security guard must be on guard, listen and watch. In fact, guards should be suspicious of any activity that may draw them away from their post. It could be a plan to draw their attention away from their duties; a guard's responsibility during or after an incident/offense has occurred is to observe and report.

During dangerous situations, for instance robbery, burglary, or assault with deadly weapon, the guard will need help to arrest the suspect and telephone the police officers as early as possible. These guards sometime assume a team player role when he/she is responsible for maintaining certain miscellaneous rules and policies established by the client (company/individual) such as checking workers before and after entering the facility. They also report accidents. It should be noted that there is a clear difference between security guards and the law enforcement officers.




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