Safety, Occupational Hazards, and Workplace Procedures
Safety, Occupational Hazards, and Workplace Procedures
This domain tests whether you can protect yourself and others while doing security work. The exam expects hazard recognition, PPE use, injury reporting, and adherence to workplace procedures.
Core rules
- Follow OSHA-style hazard controls: eliminate, substitute, engineer, administrate, then use PPE.
- Common hazards include slips/trips, lifted gates, broken glass, bloodborne pathogens, aggressive people, heat, and vehicle traffic.
- Use gloves and other PPE for blood or body fluids; do not clean sharps by hand; use a sharps container.
- Report injuries, near misses, and unsafe conditions promptly. Near misses are free lessons.
- Know fire extinguisher PASS (pull, aim, squeeze, sweep) only if trained and the fire is small.
- Follow lockout/tagout, ladder, and radio-use procedures; never work alone in a high-risk area without a check-in.
Worked example
A guard finds broken glass and blood in a stairwell. The guard secures the area, calls a supervisor, dons gloves, avoids touching sharps, uses a dustpan and sharps container, disinfects per policy, and writes an incident report. The guard does not use bare hands or a vacuum.
Traps
Cleaning blood without PPE; using an extinguisher on a large fire; ignoring a near miss; lifting a heavy barrier alone; failing to report an exposure.
Key points
- Recognize and control hazards.
- Use PPE for blood and sharps.
- Report injuries and near misses.
- Use extinguishers only if trained.
- Follow check-in and lockout procedures.