The whole category in one page.
PRIVATE SECURITY HAS NO POLICE POWERS, AND MOST SERIOUS INCIDENTS INVOLVE A GUARD EXCEEDING THEIR AUTHORITY
Give every guard the legal limits in writing, and train specifically on what to do instead of detaining, searching or using force.
NEVER DEPLOY ANYONE BEFORE VETTING IS COMPLETE
Identity, verified address, previous employers and traceable guarantors. It is the commonest route to serious loss, and the vetting file is the first thing examined afterwards.
PERFORMANCE IS INVISIBLE WITHOUT VERIFICATION, BECAUSE GUARDS WORK ALONE AND UNOBSERVED
Unannounced visits, checkpoint systems that require an actual patrol to reach, and communication checks through the night.
PRICE FOR RESERVE CAPACITY, SUPERVISION AND STATUTORY COSTS, OR DECLINE THE CONTRACT
Underpriced guarding produces underpaid guards, absent supervision and the failures that follow — and underpaid guards are the most vulnerable to recruitment by criminals.
PAY WAGES IN FULL ON THE AGREED DATE, WITHOUT EXCEPTION
Late wages are the commonest precursor to both resignation and internal loss.
TELL PERSONNEL AND CLIENTS PLAINLY THAT GUARDS DO NOT RESIST ARMED ROBBERY
No client's property is worth a life, and clients expecting resistance must be told otherwise in advance.
RAISE SITE WEAKNESSES IN WRITING, BECAUSE IT DEMONSTRATES VALUE AND TRANSFERS RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWN GAPS
DESIGN CCTV AROUND WHETHER EACH CAMERA MUST DETECT, RECOGNISE OR IDENTIFY, AND PROTECT THE RECORDER BECAUSE INTRUDERS TAKE IT
AND RECOVER KEYS, CODES AND ACCESS FROM DEPARTING STAFF, THEN CHANGE WHAT THEY KNEW
