DESIGNING PHYSICALLY DEFENSIBLE SPACE WITH THE HELP OF IQM CONSULTANTS

The Regulatory Basis

Some industries have physical and personnel security systems prescribed for them by law or regulation. They are usually audited. IQM is experienced in that realm. There are both pros and cons associated with such prescriptions. The major advantage is that there is a vast body of knowledge available to organizations operating in the regulated environment. The downside is that like most prescriptions, the medicine is expensive and tastes bad. Other organizations may not have specific regulations but instead want solutions based on identified exposures. The idea is to understand the exposures compared to the values the systems can provide. Then management can pick and choose what serves best to achieve the company mission and supervisors can enforce procedures with a clear understanding of the purpose. That company can write its own security plan and thus become self-regulated. IQM can help train your staff by designing a lesson plan to meet your needs and making the presentation at your location. Alternatively, we can deal with a staff member here one-on-one. The training objective is to maximize the physical and personnel security systems value. That goal is gained by staff applying the expanded principles of risk management and behavioral observation.

Communicating Security Plan Guidelines

The Federal Government, and it's Drug Free Workplace Act, set a course of action for the respective states and business. The biggest threat comes from within. That is, most theft and incidents of violent behavior are committed in the workplace by employees, former workers, or relatives of employees. In other occasions security system flaws contribute to a failure to prevent a situation. Such incidents have rocked the faith of the public. Co-workers and supervisors often are aware of a pre-incident condition but do not know where to go with the information or lack confidence in their own judgement. The purpose of the IQM training is to prepare those in the best position to see problems, to be aware of the principles of risk management and behavioral observation. Then they can identify problems to management for documentation and resolution.

References

A. Resources For Training Topics

B. Emergency Data Systems

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