Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.
- Define the responsibilities of the institutional safety officer.
- Examine the role of security officers as first responders to fire, safety, and medical incidents.
- Explain the interaction and cooperation between security and safety professionals.
- Identify basic OSHA regulations and types of work environment hazards.
- Examine OSHA regulations and the consequences of regulatory noncompliance.
- Identify techniques for promoting safety and protecting organizations from OSHA sanctions.
- Explain how to apply OSHA regulations and requirements to a workplace setting.
- Identify the EPA regulations and the consequences of regulatory noncompliance.
- Describe how to identify inventory and how to manage hazardous materials in a work environment.
- Explain the application of proper response techniques for hazardous materials incidents.
- Describe the types and functionality of fire protection systems.
- Explain the causes of fire, how to prevent it, and proper response techniques.
- Describe the structure and functions of the Incident Command System.
- Identify natural and environmental disasters that disrupt an organization's continuity and productivity.
- Evaluate models for organizational policies and emergency responses to manmade and natural disasters.
- Describe the structure and functions of the National Incident Management System.
- Explain the coordination and interdependency between security personnel and public emergency services.
- Formulate an emergency action plan for a natural or environmental disaster.
- Analyze the scope of security officer responsibilities in the areas of prevention and response related to critical incidents, medical emergencies, industrial accidents, fire, and natural environmental disasters.
- Assess the role of the security officer in managing the full scope of industrial safety responsibilities.
- Integrate the major components of industrial security into an overall industrial security plan.
