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MODULE 1:

PERSONAL HYGIENE AND GENERAL APPEARANCE
Personal hygiene includes the health rules that a security officer should
adhere to in order to keep fit and healthy.
The aim is absolute cleanliness. By keeping ourselves clean, we remove germs
which may cause diseases.
We are the image of our company and therefore we must respect ourselves and
our uniform.
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS; SKIN; HANDS; NAILS; CARE OF FEET; CARE OF
TEETH; HEAD; CLOTHING; MING AND HABITS; SMOKING; SOCKS; FRESH AIR;
FOOD AND CARE OF FOOD; SPITTING; EXERCISE; REST; SLEEP.

MODULE 2:

BASIC OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

The Security Officer must protect clients' property as a whole, it is
necessary that he knows the safety signs to report instances of failure to
observe safety measures and signs.

SYMBOLIC SAFETY SIGNS
Symbolic safety signs consist of three parts:
 Shape
 Color
 Pictogram
CATEGORIES OF SYMBOLIC SAFETY SIGNS

SAFETY SIGN SHAPE COLOUR PICTOGRAM FUNCTION
GENERAL Square Green White Give directions/information
FIRE Square White Red Give location and type
of firefighting
WARNING Triangular Yellow Black Warns against dangers
PROHIBITORY Circular White Red Forbid to do
MANDATORY Circular Blue White Deal mainly with
protective clothing. The
signs are law and must
DANGERS OF SMOKING IN NON-SMOKING AREAS
 Loss of lives
 Loss/damage to property
 Loss/damage to production time.




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MODULE 3:
BASIC PUBLIC RELATIONS

The Security Officer is the first person to be seen or comes into contact with,
it is necessary that he acts professionally at all times.
FAVOURABLE IMPRESSIONS WHEN ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC
 Smartly dressed
 Act professionally
 Communicate effectively
 Show concern
 Demonstrate good manners

ADDRESSING CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE

 Be helpful
 Courtesy
 Friendliness
 Dignity
BAD IMPRESSIONS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

 Poor Communication
 Disinterest
 Poor Attitude
 Exploitation
 Incompetence
 Crude Speech
 Abuse of Authority
MODULE 4:
ROLE AND FUNCTION OF SECURITY

The Security Officer must know what is expected from and roles to perform his
tasks correctly.

CATEGORIES OF SECURITY

 Security of information
 Security of material, equipment
and assets
 Security of personnel

AIM OF SECURITY

 Sabotage does not take place
Terrorist action does not succeed
 Classified information does not fall into wrong hands
 The undermining, subversive and propaganda efforts of the enemy shall not
succeed
 Prevent enemy action from breaking through the security system
 Facilitate investigations through the SAPS
 Make all concerned security
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