1. The security industry is there to represent businesses by means of preventing and detecting crime and other unauthorised activities, preventing or reducing loss, waste or damage, monitoring safety risks, and dealing with identified risks.
Prevention, weather preventing crime, loss, damage or any unauthorised activities can be achieved in a number of way’s, such as fitting CCTV/Electronic security measures as a deterrent or employing manned guards. Other effective ways of preventing loss oor crime is the use of signs as a deterrent.
Protection – The protection of assets, property or people is one of the key responsibilities of a security operator and can be achieved again through electronic measures as deterrent or physical measures such as manned guards or door supervisors.
Detection – Detection of a crime or otherwise unauthorised activity whether early detection or during the fact is most effectively achieved through the use of CCTV and Manned Guarding where keen observation skills are paramount.
Monitoring - within the security industry monitoring is actually a part of and employed within every licenced sector of the security industry from manned guards and door supervisors monitoring sites and venues to CCTV operators and private investigators. Monitoring within any sector not only acts as a method of detection and recording but also as a deterrent.
Regulations - There are regulations that a security supervisor must be aware of and understand to be fully effective in his role, The SIA (security industry authority) was created to regulate the industry through licencing and to raise professional standards.
Legislation – Legislation is defined as the act of making or enacting laws and there are many that a relevant to those in a security supervisor role. Avery good and prominent example is the Private Security Industry Act 2001.
2. Door supervision is required by premises with admission fees, and also to monitor and maintain the safety of