Security Personnel: Responding to Potential Threats (Update Available)


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Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
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Overview/Description
This course is intended for all employees who perform facility security functions and who serve to protect those around them. It explores a variety of tools that can be used to defuse or handle potentially dangerous situations. It covers subtle but important warning signs that there could be imminent danger present in an environment, and the level of response that such events and threats require. This course was developed with subject matter provided by Eric L. Matson of Norsemen Training & Consulting Group, a global professional services company focusing on corporate, business and personal safety training. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.

Target Audience
Employees who perform facility security functions as part of their job

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.4

Lesson Objectives

Security Personnel: Responding to Potential Threats (Update Available)

  • recognize indicators of a potential security incident or risk
  • recognize body language that may indicate a potential threat
  • prepare effectively to ensure your safety and the safety of those you are charged with protecting
  • recognize levels of resistance in a potentially threatening situation
  • recognize the levels of force that might be necessary when dealing with threatening individuals
  • identify important information to include when reporting an incident
  • Course Number:
    ehs_sec_a04_sh_enus