Security Training Policy

HDS Securities aim is to ensure that all staff not only receive the Basic Training essential for any Security Officer but receive the necessary on-site specialist training to ensure duties are correctly and efficiently executed in a professional manner.

Training Detail

The company policy is to conform to the requirements of the Code of Practice BS 7499.

Basic Training – All new staff undergo a minimum two day ‘in house' prior to being rostered to Assignment, the course covers a variety of areas from:

  • ISPS – 5 modules
  • Manual Handling – video
  • Health and Safety - video
  • Fire Training – presentations on the use of fire equipment, fire alarms,
    muster points and video
  • Basic Duties – presentations on filling in incident reports correctly,
    DOB Book, Filing, C.C.T.V. Monitoring, law, Access Control
  • Patrolling
  • Communications – presentations on use of radios, using a switchboard
  • Customer Care
  • Security Awareness – presentations are given on Bomb Threats and
    Improvised Explosive Devices together with instruction in techniques
    for recording Suspicious Persons and Vehicles.
  • Search Procedures – video
  • Emergency First Aid – if required, training to ‘Appointed Person' level
    is given, and this may later be extended to a ‘First Aid at Work'
    qualification.
  • High Risk Conflict – presentation and scenario (role playing)
  • Management Training – staff attend appropriate courses to ensure a
    balanced level of skills is maintained.

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