Security Guarding Post Orders Guide
Build clear security post orders covering authority, routine duties, access control, patrols, emergencies, escalation, prohibited actions and records.
Make each post specific
Identify the post, coverage area, hours, equipment, reporting line and client contacts. Generic instructions leave guards uncertain during real events.
Define routine and exception duties
Separate shift-start checks, access procedures, patrols and handover from alarm, fire, medical, violence and system-failure responses.
Set authority and escalation
Explain what the guard may decide, when supervision or emergency services must be contacted and what evidence must be preserved.
Train and verify
Brief guards, assess understanding through scenarios and inspect execution. Control revisions so every post uses the current approved order.
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