Security Guard Roles and Duties in Canada
The security industry is one of the fastest growing industries in North America, as private policing enjoys an increasingly public role. According to a recent Statistics Canada survey, there are more Security Guards working in Canada today than police officers. In 2006, there were about 102,000 private security personnel in Canada, compared to 68,000 police […]
Public Security vs Private Security
Public security can generally be viewed as the security provided by your city, province or country. They often work in concert to protect the rights, lives and property of the citizenry and are paid for by tax-payer dollars. Private security involves firms that are privately owned and operated, generally consisting of for-profit corporations serving the […]
Responsibilities of a Security Guard in Canada
It is the role of a Security Guard to protect people, property and information. They are responsible to a variety of people: Security Guard responsibilities to their employer. As a Security Guard, you have a responsibility to your employer for the security and protection of property. This involves: The responsibility to make every effort to […]
Security Guards Duty for Arrest, Detention and Search
Security guards have specific powers to enforce rules set by property owners. However, security guards, whether licensed or not, cannot enforce various laws reserved for the police. A security guard’s primary role is to protect property. All property belongs to someone. Private property owners can make rules about the use of their property including rules […]
Security Guards and the Law in British Columbia
In British Columbia, Security patrol guards are either employed in-house by property owners – such as at The Bay or Sears – or they are employed by security firms – such as Genesis or Concord Security. Whether licensed or not, a patrol guard’s role is to watch property and to enforce rules and service standards […]
What security guards do
Security guards have many different kinds of duties. Some of the areas that you may be responsible for as a security guard are outlined below. As a security guard, you will be responsible for a variety of duties. However, your main duties in all situations are to observe, deter and report. Observing and reporting Your […]
Security Guards and Protection
As a security guard, you will be responsible for the protection of people, property and information. How do security guards protect people? A large part of your job as a security guard may be to protect people. You do this in many ways, such as patrolling the site, finding hazards, and controlling who can enter […]
Security Guards and Post Orders
As a security guard, your duties will be outlined in your post orders. You will also need to know the company’s standard operating procedures.
Main duties of a security guard
It is the role of a security guard to protect people, property and information. This may involve but is not limited to: Ensuring premises and property are protected in an appropriate and effective fashion against a variety of natural and man-made threats. Preventing, detecting and reacting appropriately to the commission of criminal and quasi-criminal actions […]
