ALBERTA BASIC SECURITY TRAINING 2026
REVISION NOTES AND STRUCTURED SECURITY
OPERATIONS OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ What are the four steps of incident response? Answer: 1. Assess
2. Plan
3. Act
4. Re-Assess
◉ What are three types of evidence? Answer: 1. Objects
2. Statements
3. Documents
◉ What are the guidelines to follow at an incident scene? Answer: 1.
Do not touch anything
2. Secure the area and limit access
3. Note of changing conditions.
4. Make a detailed record of all happenings, including all individuals
who enter and exit the area.
,◉ What should the SP do if asked to provide a copy of their report to
emergency services personnel? Answer: Follow the client's policy
regarding disclosure of reports.
◉ When dealing with representatives of regulatory agencies, what
must SPs do? Answer: 1. Clearly identify themselves as SPs
2. Be professional
3. Keep the client's policies and interests in mind
4. Assist the agency representatives wherever possible
5. Avoid interfering with the agency's process and function.
6. Document the interaction
◉ List some jobs SPs could do. Answer: - alarm monitoring and
response
- mobile patrol
- static/site security
- special events security
- loss prevention
- dispatch
- concierge
- executive protection
, ◉ List some general duties of SPs. Answer: - Protect buildings and
grounds
- direct foot and vehicle traffic
- supervising and enforcing all systems designed to monitor/identify
personnel and vehicles
- conducting inspections of packages
- controlling movement of people, products and vehicles
- doing safety inspections
- recording information pertaining to the security of people
◉ the public's perception of SPs and their companies is an element
of what? Answer: presence
◉ which of the following are principles of fundamental justice?
a. a person is considered innocent until proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt
b. restrictions to individual rights are reasonable
c. a person has the right to privacy
d. all of the above
e. [a] and [c] Answer: a. a person is considered innocent until proven
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
REVISION NOTES AND STRUCTURED SECURITY
OPERATIONS OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ What are the four steps of incident response? Answer: 1. Assess
2. Plan
3. Act
4. Re-Assess
◉ What are three types of evidence? Answer: 1. Objects
2. Statements
3. Documents
◉ What are the guidelines to follow at an incident scene? Answer: 1.
Do not touch anything
2. Secure the area and limit access
3. Note of changing conditions.
4. Make a detailed record of all happenings, including all individuals
who enter and exit the area.
,◉ What should the SP do if asked to provide a copy of their report to
emergency services personnel? Answer: Follow the client's policy
regarding disclosure of reports.
◉ When dealing with representatives of regulatory agencies, what
must SPs do? Answer: 1. Clearly identify themselves as SPs
2. Be professional
3. Keep the client's policies and interests in mind
4. Assist the agency representatives wherever possible
5. Avoid interfering with the agency's process and function.
6. Document the interaction
◉ List some jobs SPs could do. Answer: - alarm monitoring and
response
- mobile patrol
- static/site security
- special events security
- loss prevention
- dispatch
- concierge
- executive protection
, ◉ List some general duties of SPs. Answer: - Protect buildings and
grounds
- direct foot and vehicle traffic
- supervising and enforcing all systems designed to monitor/identify
personnel and vehicles
- conducting inspections of packages
- controlling movement of people, products and vehicles
- doing safety inspections
- recording information pertaining to the security of people
◉ the public's perception of SPs and their companies is an element
of what? Answer: presence
◉ which of the following are principles of fundamental justice?
a. a person is considered innocent until proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt
b. restrictions to individual rights are reasonable
c. a person has the right to privacy
d. all of the above
e. [a] and [c] Answer: a. a person is considered innocent until proven
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
