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Thursday 26 March 2015

The Benefits Of Security Guards San Diego

By Lelia Hall


A security officer or one who keeps watch, is a person who is paid to protect property, assets, or people. Security guards San Diego, CA are usually formally and privately employed civilian personnel. These officers are normally uniformed and act to ensure the safety of properties by maintaining a high-visibility presence to prevent inappropriate or illegal actions, observing (either through patrols, directly, or by watching video cameras or alarm systems) for signs of crime, disorder or fire; then taking adopting the most professional action and reporting any incidents to their client and emergency services as appropriate.

There are different regulations determined by countries to decide if a guard can make an arrest a criminal or if he or she can't. Some countries believe that security guards can do this work of law enforcement officers while some think it's just the work of law enforcement officers.

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 applicant is over 65 years old, he/she must submit his/her health examination report. In some countries there are categories of guards which each having different permits (A-D). Type A permit holder was required to work in a "single-block" residential building; they are not allowed to carry firearms. No age limit.

Holders of Type B permits can be allowed to work on various properties, but they're as well not allowed to carry firearms. The highest age limit of the permit is 65. The holder of Type C permit was allowed to operate as an armed officer. Usually, these professionals are members of the crew that usually carries cash.

The maximum age limit of for the type C holder is 55. Type D permit holders are allowed to design, install, as well as repair devices used in this profession. No maximum age limit.

Duties of a guard include: the primary role is to prevent offenses from being committed and ensure safety of properties or people, security guard should be highly conspicuous by being seen, the guard may discourage anyone who might be considering stealing, destroying properties or harming people.

Security personnel may also perform access control at building entrances and give authorization to those entering and departing, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain serenity of premises which also include writing reports of irregularities and daily activities, such as property or equipment damage, presence of unauthorized persons, theft, or unusual occurrences.

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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