Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for security operation.
- Review work instructions and workplace procedures and policies including WHS to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities.
- Use interpersonal techniques with relevant persons to develop, support and promote confidence.
- Select and organise security equipment required to meet work instructions.
- Assess work environment to locate access and entry points, emergency equipment and facilities, and to identify security vantage points.
- Monitor environment to maintain operational safety and security.
- Monitor environmental factors and security equipment to maintain situational awareness and promptly recognise changing circumstances.
- Gather and receive information from others in the work area using communication that is courteous and professional and which accounts for individual social and cultural differences.
- Conduct regular and systematic personal safety checks, and take corrective actions as required to maintain operational safety and security.
- Communicate regularly with relevant persons to give instructions and exchange up-to-date operational information in accordance with workplace requirements.
- Formulate and carry out response to security risk situation.
- Identify security risk situation and assess degree of risk to self, others, property and premises.
- Formulate security response appropriate to assessed risk level, and which maximises the safety and security of self, others, property and premises.
- Implement security risk control procedures and adjust response to adapt to changing circumstances.
- Promptly seek specialist assistance or advice as required to maintain operational safety and security.
- Finalise security operation.