PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR FINAL EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Who determines what type of firearm, revolver or automatic, that a guard carries if
he is approved by BSIS for both? - ✔✔Company policy
✔✔What might you give an employee at time of hiring? - ✔✔Return the documents that
he brought to support his I-9 form
✔✔How long should APPL store past pages of the daily activity record log? - ✔✔Keep
all employees records at least 2 years. Also remember that ex-employees can file
lawsuits for up to 3 years
✔✔What self-defense weapon can a guard carry with no permit required? - ✔✔An
electrical stun gun
✔✔If a security officer searches a person for weapons but finds drugs, what should the
security officer do with the drugs? - ✔✔Leave them where they are
✔✔What is the maximum amount of days to use the same daily activity report collection
at a job site? - ✔✔30 days (recommend- not a written statute)
✔✔What is the emergency first aid procedure to use if you encounter an unconscious
person? - ✔✔Check for pulse and call 911
✔✔When can a guard use deadly force? - ✔✔Only against an immediate, life-
threatening attack
✔✔What type of fire extinguisher should be used on a liquid fire? - ✔✔Type B
✔✔When can a PPO company ask a guard to submit to a drug test? - ✔✔Per company
policy; must treat all applicants and employees equally
,✔✔What is OSHA, and what is OSHA's goal? - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health
Administration;
Their responsibility is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men
and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach,
education, and assistance
✔✔If a PPO allows his guard employees to carry firearms without them having current
FQ cards, what is the BSIS asked penalty against the PPO? - ✔✔Up to $2500 per
violation
✔✔If a security officer is assigned to a production plant that produces dangerous
chemicals, and he observes a chemical spill, what steps should be followed? -
✔✔Follow the dictated and planned procedures
✔✔Who, if anyone, can carry a baton without BSIS permit? - ✔✔A peace officer
✔✔What does false arrest actually mean? - ✔✔Where a person was held in custody
without probable cause, or without an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Although it is possible to sue law-enforcement officials for false arrest, the usual
defendants in such cases are private security firms.
✔✔If a security officer makes a false arrest, who could be held legally liable in a civil
lawsuit? - ✔✔The security officer and the PPO; and the client might suffer some legal
expenses
✔✔If a PPO is found to have committed dishonesty or fraud, what penalty might the
PPO receive? - ✔✔A suspension or revocation of the PPO license
✔✔If a security officer is assigned to work a large attendance event with well
announced "no firearms allowed" rules, how might he help protect the attendees? -
✔✔Hand-held metal detector; keep aware visually
✔✔If a firearm connected to a PPO or any of his staff becomes missing, misplaced , or
stolen while on duty, within how many days must a local law-enforcement agency be
notified? - ✔✔7 days
✔✔What state of California law gives the security officer the power to arrest a person
for a crime? - ✔✔Penal code section 837 PC
✔✔What does brandishing a weapon mean? - ✔✔That you drew or exhibited a deadly
weapon or firearm in the presence of another person that either you did so in a rude,
, angry, or threatening manner, or you did so unlawfully in a fight or quarrel, and that you
were not acting in self-defense or in the defense of another person at the time
✔✔If a person is hyperventilating, is unresponsive to touch, has cold skin, and is
extremely talkative, what medical problem might this be symptoms of? - ✔✔Shock
✔✔Why is 10-99ing a source of fines and other problems for a PPO? - ✔✔Many PPOs
have used the IRS 1099 form (meant for contractors)with their employees, in a
fraudulent attempt to "get around" laws involving payroll taxes and Workers'
Compensation insurance.
PPOs can only contract/1099 security work to other licensed PPOs;anyone else used
must be a valid employee (with payroll taxes and Workers' Compensation insurance)
✔✔If a security officer is assigned to work a private party, and somebody not invite it
comes in and then refuses to leave, what can security officer do? - ✔✔Arrest for
trespassing
✔✔If a representative of a PPO company is involved in anyway in the unlawful listening
or recording of telephone calls, what has he violated? - ✔✔State and Federal laws
✔✔For self protection only, can a uniformed security officer who does not have an FQ
card carry an UNLOADED firearm if he also keeps no bullets on his person? - ✔✔No
✔✔What two cards must a security officer half in his possession while carrying a firearm
on duty? - ✔✔A current guard card and a current FQ card for the other caliber firearm
being carried
✔✔If a security officer quietly observe a shopper place $50 worth of merchandise not
paid for into a bag the shop are brought into the store, and the security officer sees the
shopper then walk past the point of payment area and go out into the parking lot without
paying for the merchandise that is still in the bag, what might the security officer arrest
the shopper for? - ✔✔Theft
✔✔If a security officer quietly observe as a shopper place $50 worth of merchandise not
paid for into a bag the shopper are brought into the store, and the security officer sees
the shop or thin walked past the point of payment area and go out into the parking lot
without paying for the merchandise that is still in the bag, and the shopper. Truthfully
admits that he entered the store penniless with the intention to steal that exact
merchandise, what might the shop or be arrested for? - ✔✔Burglary
✔✔Which type of fire extinguisher is usually found in a chemical factory, where there
might be fires involving combustible metals? - ✔✔Type D
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Who determines what type of firearm, revolver or automatic, that a guard carries if
he is approved by BSIS for both? - ✔✔Company policy
✔✔What might you give an employee at time of hiring? - ✔✔Return the documents that
he brought to support his I-9 form
✔✔How long should APPL store past pages of the daily activity record log? - ✔✔Keep
all employees records at least 2 years. Also remember that ex-employees can file
lawsuits for up to 3 years
✔✔What self-defense weapon can a guard carry with no permit required? - ✔✔An
electrical stun gun
✔✔If a security officer searches a person for weapons but finds drugs, what should the
security officer do with the drugs? - ✔✔Leave them where they are
✔✔What is the maximum amount of days to use the same daily activity report collection
at a job site? - ✔✔30 days (recommend- not a written statute)
✔✔What is the emergency first aid procedure to use if you encounter an unconscious
person? - ✔✔Check for pulse and call 911
✔✔When can a guard use deadly force? - ✔✔Only against an immediate, life-
threatening attack
✔✔What type of fire extinguisher should be used on a liquid fire? - ✔✔Type B
✔✔When can a PPO company ask a guard to submit to a drug test? - ✔✔Per company
policy; must treat all applicants and employees equally
,✔✔What is OSHA, and what is OSHA's goal? - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health
Administration;
Their responsibility is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men
and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach,
education, and assistance
✔✔If a PPO allows his guard employees to carry firearms without them having current
FQ cards, what is the BSIS asked penalty against the PPO? - ✔✔Up to $2500 per
violation
✔✔If a security officer is assigned to a production plant that produces dangerous
chemicals, and he observes a chemical spill, what steps should be followed? -
✔✔Follow the dictated and planned procedures
✔✔Who, if anyone, can carry a baton without BSIS permit? - ✔✔A peace officer
✔✔What does false arrest actually mean? - ✔✔Where a person was held in custody
without probable cause, or without an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Although it is possible to sue law-enforcement officials for false arrest, the usual
defendants in such cases are private security firms.
✔✔If a security officer makes a false arrest, who could be held legally liable in a civil
lawsuit? - ✔✔The security officer and the PPO; and the client might suffer some legal
expenses
✔✔If a PPO is found to have committed dishonesty or fraud, what penalty might the
PPO receive? - ✔✔A suspension or revocation of the PPO license
✔✔If a security officer is assigned to work a large attendance event with well
announced "no firearms allowed" rules, how might he help protect the attendees? -
✔✔Hand-held metal detector; keep aware visually
✔✔If a firearm connected to a PPO or any of his staff becomes missing, misplaced , or
stolen while on duty, within how many days must a local law-enforcement agency be
notified? - ✔✔7 days
✔✔What state of California law gives the security officer the power to arrest a person
for a crime? - ✔✔Penal code section 837 PC
✔✔What does brandishing a weapon mean? - ✔✔That you drew or exhibited a deadly
weapon or firearm in the presence of another person that either you did so in a rude,
, angry, or threatening manner, or you did so unlawfully in a fight or quarrel, and that you
were not acting in self-defense or in the defense of another person at the time
✔✔If a person is hyperventilating, is unresponsive to touch, has cold skin, and is
extremely talkative, what medical problem might this be symptoms of? - ✔✔Shock
✔✔Why is 10-99ing a source of fines and other problems for a PPO? - ✔✔Many PPOs
have used the IRS 1099 form (meant for contractors)with their employees, in a
fraudulent attempt to "get around" laws involving payroll taxes and Workers'
Compensation insurance.
PPOs can only contract/1099 security work to other licensed PPOs;anyone else used
must be a valid employee (with payroll taxes and Workers' Compensation insurance)
✔✔If a security officer is assigned to work a private party, and somebody not invite it
comes in and then refuses to leave, what can security officer do? - ✔✔Arrest for
trespassing
✔✔If a representative of a PPO company is involved in anyway in the unlawful listening
or recording of telephone calls, what has he violated? - ✔✔State and Federal laws
✔✔For self protection only, can a uniformed security officer who does not have an FQ
card carry an UNLOADED firearm if he also keeps no bullets on his person? - ✔✔No
✔✔What two cards must a security officer half in his possession while carrying a firearm
on duty? - ✔✔A current guard card and a current FQ card for the other caliber firearm
being carried
✔✔If a security officer quietly observe a shopper place $50 worth of merchandise not
paid for into a bag the shop are brought into the store, and the security officer sees the
shopper then walk past the point of payment area and go out into the parking lot without
paying for the merchandise that is still in the bag, what might the security officer arrest
the shopper for? - ✔✔Theft
✔✔If a security officer quietly observe as a shopper place $50 worth of merchandise not
paid for into a bag the shopper are brought into the store, and the security officer sees
the shop or thin walked past the point of payment area and go out into the parking lot
without paying for the merchandise that is still in the bag, and the shopper. Truthfully
admits that he entered the store penniless with the intention to steal that exact
merchandise, what might the shop or be arrested for? - ✔✔Burglary
✔✔Which type of fire extinguisher is usually found in a chemical factory, where there
might be fires involving combustible metals? - ✔✔Type D
