Course Content
Module 1 – Risk Assessment
Risk assessment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic We all have a duty of care to protect people from harm. This includes taking reasonable steps to protect yourself and others from coronavirus. This is called a COVID-19 risk assessment and it’ll help you manage risk and protect people. After completing this module, you must be able to: identify what work activity or situations might cause transmission of the virus think about who could be at risk decide how likely it is that someone could be exposed act to remove the activity or situation, or if this isn’t possible, control the risk It is very important to understand the main hazards, we will now go through examples of the main hazards, risks, control measures and actions you must take as a security officer to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
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Risk Assessment Example 1
Risk Assessment Example 2
Risk Assessment Example 3
Module 2 – Social Distancing and Understanding Zones
Two employees following social distancing rules in the workplace. In this module we will cover the below objectives in relevance to social distancing in the workplace: Overview Workstations Movement around workplace Using vehicles Additional control measures
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Social Distancing Measures
Understanding Zones – Green, Amber and Red
Module 3 – Cleaning, Hygiene and Hand Washing
Keeping your workplace clean and frequent hand washing reduces the potential for coronavirus to spread and is a critical part of making and keeping your business ‘COVID-secure’. You must protect people yourself and others from spreading germs. This includes taking reasonable steps to protect your workers and others from coronavirus (COVID-19). Coronavirus can transfer from people to surfaces. It can be passed on to others who touch the same surfaces. As a security officer you must ensure that a high level of hygiene is maintained, surfaces are clean and adopt the correct hand washing technique. In this module we will go through the correct method of washing germs from your hands to make yourself and others more secure.
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How To Wash Your Hands
Module 4 – Day to day responsibilities for Security Officers in Covid-19 Testing sites
For security services companies, their top priority is keeping their workforce safe, especially those assigned to high-risk areas such as healthcare facilities or a Coronavirus testing sites.  However, security officers have the responsibility to ensure they follow good practice that can help minimize the risk of exposure.
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General recommendations & Site Rules
Responsibilities of Day officers
Responsibilities of Night officers
Further readings and Ongoing training
Assessment
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Assessment
Free COVID-19 Site Awareness For Security Officers
About Lesson

In a COVID-19 testing site day officers have different responsibilities as compared to the night officers, and it’s very important to understand the difference between these roles and responsibilities.

It is essential for night officers to get a quick brief handover from the day officers, and therefore very important for them to be on site 15 minutes before scheduled start time.

  • Ensure you are wearing appropriate uniform as approved by your line manager.
  • Arrive to site 15 minutes before scheduled start time. Register and log your name in the office to pick up a radio.
  • Ask the site supervisor for a quick brief and introduction of site, and the positions that needs to be secured at all times.
  • Night officers mainly have three positions to cover, Entrance, Exit and Parking and these positions need to be manned and secured at all times.
  • The site closes at 8pm, until when all the night officers must carry out the same duties as the day officers.

 

Once the site is closed, the site supervisor and the operatives will leave the building. Night officer must secure the building and carry out the below activities:

  • Keep site phone always with you, Deliveries and collections will call on this phone to contact you.
  • You will most likely have 1 collection around 9pm from Royal Mail for the testing kits.
  • You will have 1 delivery over the night, likely between 2300 to 06:00.
  • You must carry out temperature checks every one hour during the night, and ensure that the temperature is 3 degrees to 22 degrees.
  • If the temperature falls below 3 degrees or goes above 22 degrees, you must call the emergency numbers provided and inform them of unusual temperature readings.
  • Carry out patrolling duties, checking entry and exit points every two hours.
  • Always keep the welfare room clean and tidy, do not leave a mess for the day team
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