SECURITY MANAGEMENT COURSE OUTLINE

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Course Overview

One of the first steps in ensuring overall security and preventing attacks is security risk assessment and management. Assessing risks allows individuals and organisations to identify the threat they are exposed to and also be able to evaluate the level of the associated risk. A proper security risk assessment allows the individual or organisation to prepare an effective plan or strategy for mitigating or managing the risk.

Course Objectives

These are some of the objectives expected to be achieved at the end of this course:

• Get introduced to the concept of effective security management of institutions and organisations
• Gain knowledge about security risk assessment and different risk mitigation/management strategies
• Have a good understanding of how a risk management cycle operates
• Allow participants to calculate the level of risks and make tangible decisions based on the risk analysis
• Design a risk management method and implement a mitigation plan in a different scenario
• Understanding some of the risk factors involved in different situations
• Integration of effective security management in the structure of the organisation
• Improved logical reasoning and analytical skills for better assessment

Course Outline

• Introduction
• Legislation
• Duties And Responsibilities Of A Security Guard
• Objectives
• An Overview Of Duties And Responsibilities
• Public And Private Security
• Public Security
• Private Security.
• The Role Of A Security Guard
• Observe, Deter, Record And Report
• Deterring And Detecting Crime:
• The Security Of People
• Medical Emergencies
• Types Of Hazards Routinely Encountered By Security Guards
• Man-Made Hazards
• Natural Hazards
• Emergency Evacuation Procedures
• Identification Procedures
• Emergency Telephone Numbers
• The Security Of Property Access Control Mechanisms
• Material Access
• Responsibilities During An Alarm
• Prevention And Detection Of Fires
• The Security Of Information
• Security Of Personnel
• Access Control
• Confidentiality Of Information
• Computer Crime
• Assignments And Duties
• Fixed Post And Patrols
• Specific Dutirs Of Private Security
• Conduct Of Security: Professionalism And Public Relations
• Professionalism And Personal Presentation
• Ambassador Of The Industry
• Personal Appearance
• Conduct And Deportment, Attitude And Self-Improvement
• Tone And Volume
• Stance And Posture
• Facial Expression
• Skills Called Upon During Ordinary Duties
• Integrity And Discipline
• Professional Guards Must Also Have Discipline Or Self-Control
• Accepting Favours
• Professionalism And Public Relations
• Customer Service
• Special Needs Members Of The Public
• Some Final Points To Remember:
• Responsibility And Behaviour Of Protective Groups
• How Do I Deal With The Media?
• Security Guard And Legal System
• The Common Laws And The Charter Of Rights And Freedom
• Powers To Arrest
• Access Control And Alarm Systems
• Note Taking, Reports And Evidence
• Response To Immediate Crisis
• Bomb Threats
• General Patrol Tactics And Techniques
• Labour Disputes
• Safety Issues For Security Guards

Target Population:

Security officers, Management, supervisors, employees involved with SHE functions.

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