Assam ASSEB HSLC NSQF Private Security flashcards

32 cards. Read the term and the definition here. The deck at the top of this page is optional.

Private security definition

Protective services provided for payment by a contracted agency or in-house team to safeguard people, property, and information, without the general police powers held by the state.

Defence in depth

A security design principle using several independent layers of control so that the failure of one layer does not by itself expose the protected asset to loss.

Security deterrence

Influencing a potential offender's decision by raising the perceived risk of detection and the perceived effort of attack, usually through visible presence and physical controls.

Post orders

Written site-specific instructions stating what a guard must do, may do, and must not do at a particular post, always subordinate to law and safety rules.

Shift handover

A structured briefing where the outgoing guard reports open incidents, keys and equipment issued, visitors present, faulty systems, and instructions to the relieving guard.

Proportionate force

The rule that any force used must be no more than reasonably necessary to deal with the threat, and must stop once the threat has ended.

Tailgating

An unauthorised person following an authorised person through a controlled door or gate without presenting their own credentials, defeated by one-at-a-time entry and staff challenge.

Two-factor authentication

Access verification combining two different evidence types, such as a card plus a PIN, or a fingerprint plus a password, from the categories know, have, and are.

Key control register

A signed record listing each serial-numbered key, the person it was issued to, the date and time of issue, and the date and time of return.

Visitor management

The process of pre-registering visitors, checking photo identity, issuing a visible badge, applying escort rules, and recording sign-out time on departure.

Incident report content

A factual record answering who, what, when, where, and how, describing action taken and persons informed, written in chronological order without opinion or speculation.

Observation versus inference

Observation is what the senses directly registered, such as a person running; inference is the conclusion drawn, such as the person being a thief, and must be labelled separately.

Report addendum

A dated and signed supplementary note used to correct or add to a completed report, so the original record remains unaltered and the change is traceable.

Fire triangle

The three elements needed for combustion: fuel, oxygen, and heat. Removing any one of them extinguishes the fire, which is the basis of extinguisher selection.

PASS technique

The extinguisher method: Pull the pin, Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire, Squeeze the handle, and Sweep side to side while keeping an escape route behind you.

Assembly point roll call

The post-evacuation check where each person is accounted for by name or number so that missing persons can be reported to the fire service immediately.

Adult CPR ratio

Chest compressions at 100 to 120 per minute with a depth of 5 to 6 centimetres, given in cycles of 30 compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths.

Recovery position

A side-lying posture for an unconscious casualty who is breathing, which keeps the airway open and lets vomit or fluid drain clear of the mouth.

AED use

An automated external defibrillator is switched on, pads are attached to the bare chest, voice prompts are followed, and nobody touches the casualty during analysis or shock delivery.

Choking response

For a conscious choking adult: encourage coughing, then give up to five back blows, then up to five abdominal thrusts, alternating until the obstruction clears or help arrives.

Private Security Agencies Regulation Act

The 2005 Indian statute that requires private security agencies to hold a state licence, use trained and verified guards, and comply with control authority conditions.

Citizen's arrest limits

A private person may detain someone on reasonable suspicion of a cognisable offence, but must hand the person to police promptly and may not confine, search, or interrogate.

Wrongful restraint

Unlawfully preventing a person from proceeding in a direction they are entitled to go, a civil and criminal wrong that guards risk when detaining someone without lawful grounds.

Necessity and proportionality

The legal test for force: it is used only when no lesser option works, and the amount used matches the seriousness of the threat and stops when the threat ends.

Radio read-back

Repeating a critical message, such as a name, number, or address, back to the sender to confirm it was received correctly and to close the communication loop.

De-escalation

Reducing tension by lowering voice volume, slowing speech, keeping a safe distance, offering choices, and avoiding touch or cornering so that a confrontation can be resolved verbally.

Hazard versus risk

A hazard is any source of potential harm, such as a wet floor; risk is the chance and seriousness of harm arising from it in a given situation.

Risk control hierarchy

The preferred order of controls: eliminate the hazard, substitute it, apply engineering controls, then administrative controls, and use personal protective equipment only as the last layer.

Manual handling technique

Assess the load, keep it close to the body, bend the knees, keep the back straight, lift smoothly with the legs, and never twist the trunk while carrying.

Clock-round patrol

A patrol in which the guard records each checkpoint at a set time using a clock or electronic tag, proving the route was walked in the required sequence.

Evidence preservation

Leaving an item undisturbed at the scene, recording who found it, when, where, and in what condition, and handing it over with a signed receipt.

Guard assessment criteria

On-the-job evaluation of knowledge, observation accuracy, report quality, drill performance, grooming, punctuality, and compliance with the site post orders.