OH Security Guard case studies
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Ohio's private security guard registration is the state credential issued by the Private Security and Investigator Services (PSIS) section of the Ohio Department of Public Safety. It authorizes a registered guard to perform security work for a licensed private security guard provider. It is not a peace officer commission and carries no police powers. Registration is split into unarmed and armed categories, and the armed category adds firearms training and periodic requalification that PSIS administers. Topics on this exam: Legal Authority and Ohio Law (ORC Chapter 4749, arrest and detention limits, search and seizure), Use of Force, Defensive Tactics, and Officer Safety, Patrol, Observation, and Report Writing, Access Control and Premises Protection, Emergency Response and Incident Management, Communication, De-escalation, and Public/Client Relations, Ethics, Professional Conduct, and Civil Liability, Security Technology and Physical Security Systems, and First Aid, CPR, and Workplace Safety. The OH Security Guard case studies are 5 cases and about 3,421 words.
1Retail Plaza Detention After a Reported Shoplift
You are a uniformed contract security guard assigned to a suburban shopping plaza in Ohio. At 8:40 p.m., a grocery store employee runs out and tells you that a man in a gray hoodie concealed two bottles of liquor worth $78 and left without paying.
792 words, about 4 min2Emergency Department Visitor with an IV Pole
You are an unarmed hospital security officer working the emergency department at 2:15 a.m. A 24-year-old intoxicated man is yelling that staff took his phone.
711 words, about 4 min3Open Dock Door and Fresh Footprints at a Distribution Center
on a cold, rainy night, you are on foot patrol at a 400,000-square-foot distribution center. At dock door 7 you find the overhead door open about 18 inches.
633 words, about 3 min4Collapse at a Loading Dock
At 3:40 p.m., you are a security guard at a busy distribution center. A 58-year-old truck driver collapses near dock 3.
625 words, about 3 min5Terminated Contractor Refuses to Leave the Lobby
in a downtown office tower lobby, a 37-year-old former contractor approaches the security desk. He was terminated yesterday by property management, and his access badge was deactivated.
660 words, about 3 min