CHAPTER 1: CONFIRM AND COMPLY WITH WORK PROCEDURES AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ESCORTING AND PROTECTING PERSONS AND VALUABLES.

  1. Read work instructions and standard operating procedures for escorting and protecting persons and valuables, ensure you understand Security SOP and legal compliance, and clarify work tasks with relevant persons.
  2. Read workplace policies including WHS and apply to work tasks to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities when escorting and protecting persons and valuables.

1.1 Read work instructions and standard operating procedures for escorting and protecting persons and valuables, and clarify work tasks with relevant persons.

  • What is the standard operating procedure?
  • The capacity to outline the actions and procedures necessary to carry out a certain task is made possible by standard operating procedures (SOP).
  • A standard operating procedure is a written description of the routine tasks important to the accuracy of the investigation.
  • An SOP’s goal is to ensure that operations are performed consistently and accurately. An SOP should be accessible where the work is being done.

Standard operating procedures for escorting and protecting persons and valuables cover:

  • Planning/scheduling
  • Security organisation
  • Armed / unarmed
  • Contingency and response
  • Access control methodologies
  • Escort routes

1.2 Read workplace policies including WHS and apply to work tasks to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities when escorting and protecting persons and valuables.

  • A workplace policy is any regulation or instruction that establishes acceptable behaviour or industry standards in a formal setting.
  • Workplace policies frequently cover employment, peer or customer interactions, and health and safety.
  • Employers typically link their policies with their company objectives and the workplace culture they want to create.
  • They establish the senior management’s expectations as well as the organisational norms.
  • Numerous policies are in place to abide by local, state, or federal laws.

Some of the important workplace policies:

  • Code of conduct
  • Workplace health and safety
  • Flexibility in work
  • Absence leaves

How to deal with occupational health and safety issues:

  • Designated work groups
  • Health and safety committees
  • Health and safety representatives
  • Enforcement issues under the occupational health and safety act
  • The roles and powers of health and safety officers
  • Notices and penalties
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