Assam ASSEB HSLC NSQF Private Security key terms

Security services provided by a company or individual hired by a client to protect people, property, or information, rather than by the police or other public authority.

A licensed business that recruits, trains, and supplies security guards to clients under contract, and is legally responsible for the conduct of its deployed personnel.

A trained person employed to watch over and protect premises, property, or people, working under a supervisor and within the limits of the law.

The fixed location or area a guard is assigned to cover during a shift, including what the guard must observe and control from that position.

The clear line of authority from guard to supervisor to manager, showing whom a guard reports to, takes orders from, and escalates problems to.

The written rules of behaviour expected of security personnel, covering honesty, courtesy, sobriety, uniform standards, and avoidance of excess force or favouritism.

Physical action taken to stop a threat, which must be lawful, necessary, and no more than the minimum needed to control the situation safely.

The amount of physical intervention a court would consider appropriate for the danger faced, judged by what a sensible person would do in the same circumstances.

The legal right to use proportionate force to protect one's own body or another person from an immediate unlawful attack, without exceeding what the threat requires.

The system of checks that decides who may enter a site, area, or building, and under what conditions, using passes, registers, barriers, or technology.

The outer boundary of a protected site, such as a wall, fence, or gate line, which guards patrol and inspect to detect intrusion or damage.

A record where every non-staff person entering a site is logged with name, purpose, time in, time out, and the person they came to meet.

A written or printed authorisation that allows a person or vehicle to pass through a controlled entry point, and often to remove specified goods.

A document authorising the movement of goods, equipment, or scrap out of a site, checked by the guard against the actual load before release.

A planned walk or drive around assigned points on a site to check for fire, theft, intrusion, damage, or unsafe conditions at irregular but recorded times.

A marked location on a patrol route, often fitted with a checkpoint device, that a guard must reach and record to prove the round was completed.

The deliberate act of watching a scene closely and noting facts such as people, actions, times, and surroundings, without guessing or adding opinion.

A factual account of a person, vehicle, or object using measurable features such as height, build, clothing, colour, number plate, and distinguishing marks.

A written record of an event such as theft, fire, injury, or trespass, stating who, what, when, where, and what action was taken, signed and submitted promptly.

The bound logbook kept at a post where guards record shift events, visitors, patrols, and handovers in time order for continuity and later reference.

The briefing in which an outgoing guard informs the incoming guard about events, keys, equipment, and pending issues before the new shift begins.

The three elements needed for fire: fuel, oxygen, and heat. Removing any one of them stops combustion, which is the basis of all firefighting.

The grouping of fires by fuel type (A solids, B liquids, C gases, D metals, and electrical) used to select the correct extinguisher and avoid dangerous mismatches.

The four-step method for using an extinguisher: Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire, Squeeze the handle, and Sweep side to side.

A pre-arranged safe outdoor location where people gather after an evacuation so that heads can be counted and missing persons reported.

The marked path, including stairs and exits, that people should follow to leave a building safely during an emergency without using lifts.

A trained person responsible for checking that an area is cleared during evacuation, guiding people to the assembly point, and reporting to the incident controller.

Immediate, simple care given to an injured or suddenly ill person before professional medical help arrives, aimed at preserving life and preventing worsening.

The first-aid action sequence: Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR, and Defibrillation, used to assess and treat a collapsed casualty.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: repeated chest compressions, with rescue breaths if trained, that keep blood moving when a person's heart has stopped.

A stable side-lying posture for an unconscious person who is breathing, which keeps the airway open and allows fluids to drain from the mouth.

The registration issued under the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005, allowing an agency to operate lawfully in a state and setting training and conduct standards.

A limited power of a private person to detain someone found committing a serious offence, requiring immediate handover to the police to avoid unlawful confinement.

Entering or remaining on another person's property without permission, which a guard may lawfully ask a person to stop and report to the owner or police.

The agreed rules for speaking on a two-way radio, including call signs, short clear phrases, and listening before transmitting, to keep the channel usable.

The courteous, helpful, and professional way security staff deal with visitors, staff, and the public while still enforcing site rules firmly and fairly.

A situation where a guard's personal relationship, gain, or loyalty could improperly influence their duty, which must be declared and avoided.

Personal protective equipment such as helmets, boots, gloves, vests, and masks worn by a guard to reduce the risk of injury or illness at work.

Any condition, object, or activity at the workplace with the potential to cause harm, such as a wet floor, loose wiring, or poor lighting.

The process of identifying hazards, judging how likely and how serious the harm is, and deciding what controls will reduce the risk.

Duty performed during dark hours, requiring extra alertness, torch or lighting checks, and strict logging because visibility and witnesses are reduced.