One big trend in contract security is the idea of value added services. Usually these consist of activities that have nothing to do with security (i.e. janitorial, valet,). I find this repulsive. I do not feel that these jobs are beneath me or anyone else, there is not such thing as being too good for an honest job. I just feel that security officers are supposed to be proffesionals and should be performing duties related to their proffession. I do, however, favor expanding the duties of security officers beyond "keeping an eye on things." I also feel that the more we do for a client, the more respect we will get and the higher pay we can expect. I also think that covering more aspects of the clients security/safety can help streamline their protection, thus lessing confusion/red tape. My question to all of you is: what kind of security related services should companies be offering?
A few that have come to me include:
Fire extinguisher checks/maintenance
Reception (I currently perform this task, and am extremely grateful for it)
Alarm maintenance
Key, I.D. Access card production
Pre-employment Background checks + Investigative reference checking
Red Teaming
Threat assessments
Book Checking
Inventory
I know these are often done by security staff, but is seems very rare outside of proprietary security.
A few that have come to me include:
Fire extinguisher checks/maintenance
Reception (I currently perform this task, and am extremely grateful for it)
Alarm maintenance
Key, I.D. Access card production
Pre-employment Background checks + Investigative reference checking
Red Teaming
Threat assessments
Book Checking
Inventory
I know these are often done by security staff, but is seems very rare outside of proprietary security.
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