Safety and Emergency Response
Safety and emergency response questions test whether you can protect yourself, the public and the scene. Saskatchewan guards work alone, in remote sites, in extreme cold and in tornado season, so the exam expects practical risk assessment, not heroics.
Personal safety
Use situational awareness: scan entrances, hands, exits and crowd mood. Keep distance and cover. Know your check-in procedure for lone work. Do not intervene in a violent crime beyond your training; observe, call 911 and be a good witness. Wear required PPE and follow employer safety policies under The Saskatchewan Employment Act, Part III, including workplace violence and harassment prevention.
Emergency procedures
- Fire: activate the alarm, call 911, evacuate by stairs, never use elevators, assist people with disabilities, go to the assembly point and do not re-enter until cleared. Use RACE for remove, alarm, confine, evacuate and PASS for an extinguisher only if trained and safe.
- Medical: scene safety first, check responsiveness and breathing, call 911, start CPR or AED, control severe bleeding and treat for shock. Use naloxone if trained and the situation suggests opioid overdose.
- Active threat: Run, Hide, Fight - escape if possible, shelter and barricade, fight only as a last resort. Call 911 when safe.
- Suspicious package or bomb threat: do not touch, do not use radios near the item, isolate the area, evacuate and call police.
- Severe weather: for a tornado, move to a basement or interior room away from windows; for extreme cold, monitor exposure and shelter.
Worked example
A Regina office tower fire alarm sounds. The guard does not silence the panel to stop the noise. She calls 911, announces evacuation, directs people to the stairwell, checks the designated refuge area for mobility-impaired occupants, and reports to the fire department at the assembly point. She documents the alarm time, evacuation and any issues.
Traps that cost marks
- Running toward a violent incident without backup or equipment.
- Using an elevator during a fire.
- Touching or shaking a suspicious package.
- Assuming someone else called 911.
- Failing to document the emergency and your actions.