what new regs should and CAN we lobby for to boost pay?

[Lone Wolf]

Hazard pay, for one. I don’t what country everyone is from, but here in the US we have the 2nd amendment. Each encounter on the job could be your last.

[Condo Guard]

You're on the right track. Basic CPR / first aid. Conflict resolution skills (something like Verbal Judo), and you have to pass a test on it. Basic English competency - I know, that's not PC, but how the heck do you communicate with 911 or emergency services if you don't have basic language skills? Require more training for armed officers, along with a mandated minimum wage for the position that isn't a joke.

As far as regulation enforcement, the only solution I've come up with is to find a private entity that has enough power to make state governments do something, like the insurance industry. Otherwise, nothing happens unless a guard massively screws up, and then there's a big push for awhile, followed by the same old routine. The only thing that gets government moving is money, or the threat of having it taken away. (Can you imagine if your state's licensing dept. got fined or sued whenever a company they were supposed to be regulating screwed up? I imagine they'd be more diligent.)

[Squid]

Looking into future on New Year's Eve, what regs and extra lic requirements could ACTUALLY HAPPEN that would end up boosting pay for Security Guards?

I'm working on the premise that Barriers To Entry of a needed vocation always boost pay, or encourage replacement by tech, or adoption of duties by other cross-trained personal, but mostly more Govt mandated requirements boost pay.

Also, what can be done to INCREASE ENFORCEMENT of operators that are not complying with regs? When I was inquiring about getting a Qualified Operator's lic and heard it was months and months for each of several steps, I was told "but don't worry too much, BSIS is so back logged even if you get cited for No Lincense by the time they get around to your case you will have your QO and PPO and they will retro-accept that".