30 Questions
What is the primary purpose of industrial security management?
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT considered an industrial establishment according to the text?
Hospitals
What is the first step in the risk management process described in the text?
Identify the potential threat
What is the meaning of 'risk assumption' as described in the text?
Accepting the probable risk and making a plan to provide a solution when it occurs
What is the main goal of risk management?
To ensure smooth and productive operations
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a step in the risk management process?
Assess the financial needs
What is the primary purpose of personnel security?
To ensure the firm hires suitable employees to achieve its goals and objectives
Which of the following is NOT an example of personnel security measures?
Installing surveillance cameras to monitor employee activities
When does personnel security begin for an employee?
Before the hiring process begins
How long does personnel security need to be maintained for an employee?
For the duration of their employment
What is the main goal of inquiries in personnel security?
To determine an applicant's loyalty, honesty, and integrity
Which of the following is NOT a component of personnel security?
Installation of security cameras in the workplace
What is the primary purpose of a background investigation?
To assess an individual's suitability for employment
What is the main function of controlling in a business context?
All of the above
What is the purpose of a coverage factor in security lighting?
To specify the minimum number of directions from which an area should be lighted
What is the Doppler effect used for in security systems?
To detect movement in an area permeated by radio frequency signals
What is the purpose of a dry-run in security operations?
To test the validity of a security plan or procedure
What is the function of a duress code in a security system?
To signal a security breach or threat to personnel
What is the primary concern of physical security?
Controlling access to unauthorized persons
What is the purpose of security inspection in the context of police and military intelligence?
To determine compliance with security policies
How does security inspection complement security surveys?
By preventing losses of company properties
What are the two reasons for conducting security inspections?
To check compliance and determine effectiveness of countermeasures
What is the significance of continuous inspection in security?
To keep pace with changes in the organization and environment
What distinguishes a formal security inspection from an informal one?
Formal inspections are announced and prepared for
What are the three categories that recommendations from a security survey fall into?
Human guard, equipment, and procedures
What important factor must be considered when conducting security surveys according to the text?
Hazards identification with specific recommendations
How should deficiencies found in a security survey be described?
In detail, possibly with photos, sketches, or diagrams
Why should early security surveys be reviewed according to the text?
To compare current and former security systems
What is the purpose of time-phasing recommendations in a security survey?
To align recommendations with current resources available
Which aspect does a security inspection focus on?
Checking compliance with existing security measures and regulations
Study Notes
Industrial Security Management
- Effective, efficient, economical, realistic, and practical application of security resources and management operations to protect and preserve industrial establishments' interests and capital.
Industrial Establishment
- Refers to any business, construction, firm, factory, school, building, structure, store, mall, supermarket, industry, facility, installation, motel, hotel, restaurant, inn, agency, office, bank, or credit firm, including its personnel, logistics, and resources.
Risk Management Alternatives and Strategies
- A methodical process of determining risk and providing solutions to mitigate it.
- Measures the extent of risk, degree of potentialities, and variability to determine the availability of resources and necessary considerations.
Risk Analysis
- Identifies potential threats, determines vulnerability, and identifies resources and financial needs.
Risk Management Strategies
- Risk Assumption: accepts probable risk and plans to provide a solution when it occurs.
- Strategic Security: involves security measures against external and internal threats to national security.
- Bomb and Explosive Security: system of barriers or devices to detect, discover, and diffuse or detonate bombs and explosives.
- Maritime Security: secures and protects maritime and aquatic industries, facilities, and resources.
Major Divisions of Industrial Security
- Personnel Security: ensures a firm hires suitable employees and provides necessary security to the workforce.
Personnel Security
- Procedure: conducts complete or partial background investigation to determine whether to hire an applicant.
- Inquiry: determines the loyalty, honesty, integrity, and reputation of an applicant or employee.
- Visitors are issued temporary badges when entering installations.
Background Investigation
- A check made on an individual's records in police files, educational institutions, places of residence, and former employers.
- Complete Background Investigation: a comprehensive check including places of residence since birth.
Control and Security Measures
- Controlling: regulates various aspects of business activity to standardize quality, protect assets, and measure performance.
- Controlled Area: an area near or adjacent to limited or exclusive areas where entry is restricted.
- Coverage Factor: the minimum number of directions from which each point in the area should be lighted.
- Doppler Effect: a physical phenomenon that causes frequency shift, activating a signaling unit in certain alarms.
- Dry-run: a practical test or exercise of a plan or activity to test its validity.
- Duress Code: a code system used by security personnel to give alarm when forced by armed men to enter an installation.
Physical Security
- Concerned with forces, entrances, and exits, guards, traffic control, lighting, and fire control.
- Denies access to unauthorized persons.
Security Inspection
- A counterintelligence service to determine compliance with established security policies and procedures.
- Conducted to check on the degree of compliance with recommended countermeasures and to determine the effectiveness and adequacy of countermeasures.
Types of Security Inspection
- Continuous Inspection: an ongoing and never-ending activity to keep pace with changes in the organization.
- Formal or Informal Inspection: a formal inspection is preceded by an announcement, while an informal inspection is not.
Explore the principles of effective security management practices in industrial establishments to safeguard assets and personnel. Learn about the application, implementation, and supervision of security resources for optimal protection and goal attainment.
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