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

 

Wash your hands and put a stop to the spread of germs

What is the Hazard?

– Spreading coronavirus by not washing hands or by not hand-sanitising adequately.

Who is at Risk?

  • Customers
  • Operatives
  • Security officers
  • Contractors
  • Drivers
  • Visitors

What are the control measures for this hazard?

Follow guidance on cleaning, hygiene and hand sanitiser

Water, soap and drying facilities at wash stations

Information on how to wash hands properly and display posters

hand sanitiser for the occasions when people can’t wash their hands

What actions you can take as a security officer to control the risks?

– Monitor and supervise appropriately to make sure people are following controls.

– Make sure that signs are always visible to remind people to wash their hands

– Identify if and where additional hand washing facilities may be needed and report site Lead.

– If people can’t wash hands, guide them to use hand sanitisers.

– Report to site lead if the hand sanitisers are finished at a station.

– Report to site lead if anyone not complying to washing hands.

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