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Post Orders (PO's) contain specific procedures that Security Officers (S/O's) are required to follow when performing duties/responsibilities or responding to an incident on post.
Often contract security companies have a template for PO's that can be adapted for your site; but it is the responsibility of the company to make sure that PO's are tailored to their site. This should be done in conjunction with a Security Vulnerability Analysis (SVA) that is done by your security manager.
Remember: Post in this context means your company (!)
All PO's should contain the following:
1). General Responsibilities
2). Security Policies and Procedures
3). General Responsibilities and Performance Expectations
4). Post Duties/Patrol Focus (day, swing and graveyard shift)
5). Security and Life Safety Systems
6). Reports, Forms and Logs
7). Building/Property/Critical Systems Overview
8). Emergency Procedures, “Call Tree” and Emergency Contact List
9). Pass-On Log
10). Duty Limitations
11). Special Orders
S/O’s assigned to a post for the first time will read and acknowledge by signing the Post Order Signature Sheet (POSS) that they will:
Read the PO's related to the assigned post before assuming the post for the first time;
Will read any changes to a post to which they are assigned;
Have reviewed the pass-down for a post each time they are reassigned to the same post they have worked before - in order to identify changes to the post since the last time they were assigned to the post.
You should review your PO's when:
Just an observation: you can often tell how closely PO's are followed by the condition you find them in: dust covered PO's; lost PO's; PO's that have a POSS list of S/O's that have left the site months or even years ago; PO's used to prop doors open (yes, I found this once!) - all are a hint on how important a security department takes the overall security function.
Often contract security companies have a template for PO's that can be adapted for your site; but it is the responsibility of the company to make sure that PO's are tailored to their site. This should be done in conjunction with a Security Vulnerability Analysis (SVA) that is done by your security manager.
Remember: Post in this context means your company (!)
All PO's should contain the following:
1). General Responsibilities
2). Security Policies and Procedures
3). General Responsibilities and Performance Expectations
4). Post Duties/Patrol Focus (day, swing and graveyard shift)
5). Security and Life Safety Systems
6). Reports, Forms and Logs
7). Building/Property/Critical Systems Overview
8). Emergency Procedures, “Call Tree” and Emergency Contact List
9). Pass-On Log
10). Duty Limitations
11). Special Orders
S/O’s assigned to a post for the first time will read and acknowledge by signing the Post Order Signature Sheet (POSS) that they will:
Read the PO's related to the assigned post before assuming the post for the first time;
Will read any changes to a post to which they are assigned;
Have reviewed the pass-down for a post each time they are reassigned to the same post they have worked before - in order to identify changes to the post since the last time they were assigned to the post.
You should review your PO's when:
- Your company grows or merges with another company
- Your company relocates
- Your company adds new buildings to your campus
- Your company shifts/adapts to a new business model
- Your company needs to address internal/external threats
Just an observation: you can often tell how closely PO's are followed by the condition you find them in: dust covered PO's; lost PO's; PO's that have a POSS list of S/O's that have left the site months or even years ago; PO's used to prop doors open (yes, I found this once!) - all are a hint on how important a security department takes the overall security function.
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