This course explores the many ways to protect a company’s employees and material assets by controlling access and movement, and by preventing theft and fires. Students will learn techniques, equipment, and procedures to manage access to the building, restricted areas, and storage devices. This course also covers methods and equipment to impede theft, control crowds and traffic, and reduce the risk of fire and resulting damage.
Objectives:
- Describe how to control access by analyzing traffic patterns and entryways, limiting movement, and using barriers and surveillance
- Summarize systems, products, and practices to identify employees and visitors
- Describe secure storage options, their features, best practices for use, and how to evaluate effectiveness
- Compare various categories and types of alarms, how they work, and monitoring options
- Explain types and signs of employee dishonesty and common places to look for theft
- Describe pre-hiring and ongoing policies and procedures to control employee theft
- Summarize procedures for controlling crowds during civil disturbances, labor disputes, and workplace violence incidents
- Describe techniques for directing traffic, as well as suitable appearance, protective gear and communication equipment
- Summarize the nature, stages, and classes of fire and leading causes of injury, death, and damage
- Explain fire prevention strategies and how to identify safety violations related to heat sources, chemical storage, and trash build-up
- Discuss the classification of extinguishers and how to inspect and maintain them
- Contrast the different types of alarm and detection systems
Textbook: Introduction to Security, Ninth Edition 9th Edition, Elsevier