Security Abbreviations and Acronyms Thread

[N. A. Corbier]

Someone had a good idea. Please post acronyms and abbreviations that you know of, related to the industry. If its obscure, please provide source. I will eventually compile them into a closed sticky thread so new users know wtf we're talking about.

I'll start us off with...

IFPO International Federation of Protection Officers
ASIS American Society of Industrial Security
CPO Certified Protection Officer (IFPO Certification)

[Curtis Baillie]

IAPSC - International Asociation of Professional Security Consultants

IACSP - International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals

CSC - Certified Security Consultant

CPP - Certified Protection Professional


......and the beat goes on.

[UtahProtectionForce]

TAG - Temporary Assigned Guard
TOD - Tour of Duty
DAR - Daily Activity Report
IR - Incident Report
PPO - Private Patrol Operator
PSC - Private Security Company
CSO - Cheif Security Officer/Contract Security Officer
PSO - Public Safety Officer (malls/schools)
O&R - Observe and Report
SS - Site Supervisor
CSC - Contract Security Company
FCR - Fire Control Room
FCC - Fire Control Center


therer are more, but these are the only ones i call recall off the top of my brain that i have used....

[Eric]

CSIS - Canadian Society for Industrial Security
CSIS - Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CYA - well, you know

[Aussie-SO]

I see where CSO has an alternative meaning to here in Australia.

CSO - Cheif Security Officer/Contract Security Officer

CSO = Customer Service Officer
NTR = Nothing To Report
OD = Offender Decamped

[NRM_Oz]

L/L = Landline
PO = Protection Officer
SPO = Senior Protection Officer
R/C = Radio Call
W/C = Welfare Check or Welfare Call

Bugger I forget most of them ..................... I guess I need to wear a uniform again and go back to basics.

[bpdblue]

Thank you!

I think this post is because of my lack of knowledge on acronyms, heck even on the word acronyms, for the security field, so I thank all of you for helping me to understand more on the posts here-within.

[OccamsRazor]

CSO- Court Security Officer, usually contracted to the US Marshals or Justice Dept.

CG- Contract Guard

SGIM- Security Guard Information Manual- your source for all info on FPS/ICE contracts. See also: CGIM

CGIM- Contract Guard Information Manual- Now obsolete, see: SGIM

FPS- Federal Protective Service

ICE- Immigration and Customs Enforcement

A/S- All secure

[Contact]

IASGA - I Am Sleeping, Go Away.

[bigcollins25]

IHASS-International Association For Healthcare Security & Safety

[HotelSecurity]

CLSD = Certified Lodging Security Director

CLSM = Certified Lodging Security Manager

CLSO - Certified Lodging Security Officer

Issued by the American Lodging Association's Educational Institute.

EMT-A = Emergency Medical Technician-Ambulance

EMT-B = Emergency Medical Technician - Basic

EMT-P = Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic

EMT-I = Emergency Mediclal Technician- Intermediate

S-2 = Me

S-1 = My boss

[craig333]

Be very careful putting any stock in those. Its so regional, so industy specific. Give my an acronym and I can give you a hundred different uses.

[Justice_Hound]

Here is some LP terms.

LPM- Loss Prevention Manager
LPA- Loss Prevention Agent
LPS- Loss Prevention Specialist
LPO- Loss Prevention Officer

LPQ- Loss Prevention Qualified (LP magazine cert.)
LPC- Loss Prevention Certified (another cert)
CRLPO (certified retail loss prevention officer) IFPO

S/L- Shoplifter
RWA- Recovery without arrest or "burn"
NPI- non productive incident (or a "bad stop")
DWA- dentention without arrest (in states that allow investigative detentions)

[UtahProtectionForce]

RO - reported owner
RP - reporting party
ARU - alarm response unit
MPU - Mobile Patrol unit
FS - Field Supervisor
CL - call log
L&F - lost and found


if i can remember anymore that were used by companies i worked for ill let ya know...

[geordiekimbo]

S/O the obvious one Security Officer

DOB Daily Occurence Book... also know as the Book Of Lies

LWC Lone Worker Check

SIA Security Industry Authority (England)

AIO All In Order

GSTQ God Save The Queen (my dad puts it at the end of his DOB reports)

PRRPI Pay Rise Requested Probably Ingored (when the mobile S/O has visited).