Putting people where they are needed.
WHAT DEPLOYMENT MUST ACHIEVE
Every post covered, every shift, without exception.
WHY IT IS DIFFICULT
Absence, illness and resignation are constant.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
A reserve capacity to cover absence.
WHY
A post left uncovered is a contract breach and a reputational failure.
WHAT TO PLAN FOR
Predictable absence: leave, illness, travel.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH ABOUT SHIFT LENGTH
Hours that a person can actually remain alert.
WHY
A guard on an excessive shift is not providing security.
WHAT LONG SHIFTS PRODUCE
Sleeping on duty Missed patrols Poor judgement
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Realistic shifts, with relief.
WHAT TO VERIFY
That relief actually arrives before the outgoing guard leaves.
WHY
Handover gaps leave sites unprotected.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH ABOUT HANDOVER
What is passed on: incidents, keys, equipment, instructions.
WHAT TO RECORD
A handover entry, signed by both.
WHAT TO ROTATE
Guards between posts, periodically.
WHY
Long deployment at one site produces familiarity that can be exploited.
WHAT TO BALANCE
Rotation against site knowledge.
WHAT TO TRACK
Attendance Late arrivals Posts uncovered Reasons
WHAT PATTERNS REVEAL
Supervision problems, or posts nobody wants.
