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April 2020 - Edition 43
An Opportunity for Adapt- during fluctuating critical
able Training to Fit Changing events?
Circumstances
The type of training guards
Security guards need to be receive should be highly cus-
trained on procedures when it tomizable, timely, well-doc-
comes to emergency situations umented for review, tracked
such as a terror attack, machin- for accountability, and pre-
ery malfunction, fires, natural cise so that they understand
disasters, etc.
the changing threat and risks
Each of one of these events re- they may face.
quire precise training to mit-
igate or better yet, avoid the For example, during an emer-
gency, such as the COVID-19
worst-case scenario.
pandemic, guards diverted to
When issues arise, security pro- where they are needed most
fessionals need to rely on a must be trained to handle crowd
guard’s training for proper re- control and escalation, to name
a few training fundamentals,
sponse.
not to mention disaster-specif-
How can we ensure guards ic training, such as training to
maintain guard health in rec-
are properly trained?
ognizing COVID-19 symptoms
And how can training be up- and how they can protect them-
dated at a moment’s notice selves from exposure.
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