IAHSS Advanced Officer Certification
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
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1. What is the primary role of a security officer in crime prevention?
a. Reduce the desire for a person to committ a crime.
b. Patrol all assigned areas dilligently.
c. Reduce the opportunity for a person to committ a crime.
d. None of these - ANSWER ✔ c. Reduce the opportunity for a person
to committ a crime.
2. Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime
risk. It also involves what?
a. Initiating some action to remove or reduce the risk.
b. Reporting the risk to law enforcement authorities.
c. Documenting the risk to the administration.
d. Each of the above. - ANSWER ✔ a. Initiating some action to
remove or reduce the risk.
3. What must be done about life safety deficiencies found in the hazzard
surveillance tour?
a. Report them to the nearest medical personnel.
b. Correct them before the next safety committee meeting.
c. Report them to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
d. Correct them immediately. - ANSWER ✔ d. Correct them
immediately.
4. What is the purpose of crime analysis?
a. Identify problems and develop strategies to reduce problems.
b. Assist law enforcement in identifying known criminals.
c. Solve crimes and make arrests.
, d. None of the above. - ANSWER ✔ a. Identify problems and develop
strategies to reduce problems.
5. Which of the following is easier and more cost effective for an institution?
a. Allowing outside organizations to conduct safety training.
b. Installing access controls only on exterior doors.
c. Using off-duty law enforcement officers instead of security officers.
d. Building in security systems during building design. - ANSWER ✔
d. Building in security systems during building design.
6. When responding to a critical incident, what is the first action an officer
should take?
a. Fully document the incident
b. Secure any crime scene evidence
c. Ensure the offier's safety
d. None of the above - ANSWER ✔ c. Ensure the offier's safety
7. Which of the following could cause critical incident stress?
a. Death of a co-worker
b. Incidents involving children
c. Experiencing threatening behavior or physical violence
d. All of the above - ANSWER ✔ d. All of the above
8. ________ produced by security personnel should always be viewed as
important and conform to required formats.
a. Verbal commands
b. Documentation
c. Statements
d. None of the above - ANSWER ✔ b. Documentation
9. What is a critical incident? - ANSWER ✔ Any incident that may result in,
or have the potential to result in, serious injury or major damage to property,
or severely impair the operation of the organization.
10.Which of these continuing education topics is least applicable to healthcare
security?
a. Conflict resolution
b. Hazardous materials management
c. Patient safety measures
, d. Patient privacy issues - ANSWER ✔ b. Hazardous materials
management
11.A class A fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Ordinary combustible materials
c. Electrical fire
d. Grease fire - ANSWER ✔ b. Ordinary combustible materials
(paper, wood, fabric)
12.A class C fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Paper fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - ANSWER ✔ c. Electrical fire
13.A class D fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Flammable metals fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - ANSWER ✔ b. Flammable metals fire
14.There are several external organizations that healthcare institutions
collaborate with to maintain a safe environment. What is the common
mission among them?
a. Provide training to healthcare employees
b. Continuously promote, improve, and assure health and safety
c. Conduct a proactive risk assessment twice a year
d. Regulate MRI safety - ANSWER ✔ b. Continuously promote,
improve, and assure health and safety
15.Personal-gain informant - ANSWER ✔ The personal gain informant is the
type that stereotypically comes to mind (i.e. a stoolie, rat, turncoat).
16.What approach should be followed to determine appropriate measures and
security and safety practices for off campus facilities? - ANSWER ✔
Security inspections and risk assessments.
, 17.What are three types of security-sensitive facilities that can be located off
campus? - ANSWER ✔ Centralized information technology/information
services, patients records storage, and home healthcare worker services and
programs.
18.What are four of the most important protective measures and security and
safety practices for off campus facilities? - ANSWER ✔ Ensure there are
appropriate security policies and training, personnel and security systems in
place for employees, and security officers working the off-campus location.
19.What are three ways off-campus workers can communicate security
emergencies? - ANSWER ✔ Cell phones, overhead paging systems, and
pagers.
20.Which of the following are part of the security officer's role in providing
security services and protective measures at off-campus locations? -
ANSWER ✔ Conduct the security risk assessments to determine what
security protections are required at off-campus facilities. Be alert to,
identify, and report specific situations that encourage or make crime more
likely at off-campus facilities.
21.Workplace violence is defined as any behavior in a work environment that a
reasonable person finds what? - ANSWER ✔ Intimidating.
22.The Federal Bureau of Investigation characterizes workplace violence into
how many broad types? - ANSWER ✔ Four.
23.Which of the following is not an example of abusive behavior? - ANSWER
✔ Harassing communications.
24.According to the Employment Law Alliance study conducted in 2007, how
many workers have been victims of abuse at work? - ANSWER ✔ Nearly
half.
25.Violence is the _____ leading cause of death in the workplace. - ANSWER
✔ Fourth.
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. What is the primary role of a security officer in crime prevention?
a. Reduce the desire for a person to committ a crime.
b. Patrol all assigned areas dilligently.
c. Reduce the opportunity for a person to committ a crime.
d. None of these - ANSWER ✔ c. Reduce the opportunity for a person
to committ a crime.
2. Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime
risk. It also involves what?
a. Initiating some action to remove or reduce the risk.
b. Reporting the risk to law enforcement authorities.
c. Documenting the risk to the administration.
d. Each of the above. - ANSWER ✔ a. Initiating some action to
remove or reduce the risk.
3. What must be done about life safety deficiencies found in the hazzard
surveillance tour?
a. Report them to the nearest medical personnel.
b. Correct them before the next safety committee meeting.
c. Report them to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
d. Correct them immediately. - ANSWER ✔ d. Correct them
immediately.
4. What is the purpose of crime analysis?
a. Identify problems and develop strategies to reduce problems.
b. Assist law enforcement in identifying known criminals.
c. Solve crimes and make arrests.
, d. None of the above. - ANSWER ✔ a. Identify problems and develop
strategies to reduce problems.
5. Which of the following is easier and more cost effective for an institution?
a. Allowing outside organizations to conduct safety training.
b. Installing access controls only on exterior doors.
c. Using off-duty law enforcement officers instead of security officers.
d. Building in security systems during building design. - ANSWER ✔
d. Building in security systems during building design.
6. When responding to a critical incident, what is the first action an officer
should take?
a. Fully document the incident
b. Secure any crime scene evidence
c. Ensure the offier's safety
d. None of the above - ANSWER ✔ c. Ensure the offier's safety
7. Which of the following could cause critical incident stress?
a. Death of a co-worker
b. Incidents involving children
c. Experiencing threatening behavior or physical violence
d. All of the above - ANSWER ✔ d. All of the above
8. ________ produced by security personnel should always be viewed as
important and conform to required formats.
a. Verbal commands
b. Documentation
c. Statements
d. None of the above - ANSWER ✔ b. Documentation
9. What is a critical incident? - ANSWER ✔ Any incident that may result in,
or have the potential to result in, serious injury or major damage to property,
or severely impair the operation of the organization.
10.Which of these continuing education topics is least applicable to healthcare
security?
a. Conflict resolution
b. Hazardous materials management
c. Patient safety measures
, d. Patient privacy issues - ANSWER ✔ b. Hazardous materials
management
11.A class A fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Ordinary combustible materials
c. Electrical fire
d. Grease fire - ANSWER ✔ b. Ordinary combustible materials
(paper, wood, fabric)
12.A class C fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Paper fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - ANSWER ✔ c. Electrical fire
13.A class D fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Flammable metals fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - ANSWER ✔ b. Flammable metals fire
14.There are several external organizations that healthcare institutions
collaborate with to maintain a safe environment. What is the common
mission among them?
a. Provide training to healthcare employees
b. Continuously promote, improve, and assure health and safety
c. Conduct a proactive risk assessment twice a year
d. Regulate MRI safety - ANSWER ✔ b. Continuously promote,
improve, and assure health and safety
15.Personal-gain informant - ANSWER ✔ The personal gain informant is the
type that stereotypically comes to mind (i.e. a stoolie, rat, turncoat).
16.What approach should be followed to determine appropriate measures and
security and safety practices for off campus facilities? - ANSWER ✔
Security inspections and risk assessments.
, 17.What are three types of security-sensitive facilities that can be located off
campus? - ANSWER ✔ Centralized information technology/information
services, patients records storage, and home healthcare worker services and
programs.
18.What are four of the most important protective measures and security and
safety practices for off campus facilities? - ANSWER ✔ Ensure there are
appropriate security policies and training, personnel and security systems in
place for employees, and security officers working the off-campus location.
19.What are three ways off-campus workers can communicate security
emergencies? - ANSWER ✔ Cell phones, overhead paging systems, and
pagers.
20.Which of the following are part of the security officer's role in providing
security services and protective measures at off-campus locations? -
ANSWER ✔ Conduct the security risk assessments to determine what
security protections are required at off-campus facilities. Be alert to,
identify, and report specific situations that encourage or make crime more
likely at off-campus facilities.
21.Workplace violence is defined as any behavior in a work environment that a
reasonable person finds what? - ANSWER ✔ Intimidating.
22.The Federal Bureau of Investigation characterizes workplace violence into
how many broad types? - ANSWER ✔ Four.
23.Which of the following is not an example of abusive behavior? - ANSWER
✔ Harassing communications.
24.According to the Employment Law Alliance study conducted in 2007, how
many workers have been victims of abuse at work? - ANSWER ✔ Nearly
half.
25.Violence is the _____ leading cause of death in the workplace. - ANSWER
✔ Fourth.
