Recent news reports about individuals working as unlicensed security guards are cause for concern. Unlicensed and untrained individuals touting themselves as security guards can create all sorts of serious problems—from inappropriate and unprofessional behavior to serious altercations or even death. Hiring unlicensed guards is not only reckless, but puts lives at risk. Legal Consequences. When […]
New Northern California fires, including the Glass Fire in Napa-Sonoma wine country and the Zogg Fire in Shasta County are forcing more than 50,000 thousand residents to flee their homes. In Napa County alone, more than 5,000 people are facing mandatory evacuation orders. Many wineries in the region have been evacuated. Some are already destroyed […]
Much has changed in the past seven months in the security guard industry. In normal times, guards are typically dispatched to secure outdoor festivals, concerts and sporting events in spring, summer and early fall in California and Arizona. They are hired for large private functions including corporate meetings and weddings. With those gatherings are on […]
Late last month, McDonald’s announced that it is requiring customers to wear face masks when entering its 14,000 U.S. restaurants. It follows other major chains such as Starbucks and Panera Bread. State mandatory face mask wearing rules are already in effect for restaurants throughout California and in counties in Arizona. Los Angeles County has the […]
One of the most unsettling issues facing retail stores is how to address customers who refuse to wear masks while shopping—despite prominent signs at entrances saying that they must. Security guards are relieving some of the enforcement pressures that would otherwise rest with store employees. Mask Wearing Compliance Remains A Challenge. A Pew Research study […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced that wearing a face covering is required statewide while residents are indoors (public spaces), outdoors and in the workplace (with some exceptions). Now, with the new round of business closures because of soaring coronavirus cases, businesses that can remain open are under pressure to enforce the face mask-wearing requirement. […]
It’s happening everywhere. Someone walks into a grocery store without a facemask despite posted signs stating all customers must wear a face covering to shop. Store employees don’t say anything to the shopper. They’ve seen the viral videos showing the terrible consequences after employees ask customers to wear a mask. They are fearful that they […]
Security cameras are a valuable tool to stop business break-ins. Recently, two would-be robbers in Cypress, Calif. climbed over a fence to enter a business property. Little did they know that they were being watched by an offsite security guard through real-time security camera monitoring. The police were notified. The police spotted the robbers trying […]
We are in the throes of a public health emergency. The exhausted faces of doctors and nurses that we see in the news say it all. They are waging a war against COVID-19 and putting their lives at risk to treat and help their patients. While roads, parks and gathering places are empty, our hospitals […]
Eight out of 10 deaths in the U.S. due to coronavirus are people older than 65. A quarter of those deaths (nearly 30,000) were residents of nursing homes. Ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States was Kirkland Life Care Center, a nursing home outside of Seattle. At least 37 people connected with […]
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Security Guards' Role During Fire Evacuations
