The following bulletin at a large manufacturing company provides guidelines for the plant security supervisors in assign
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The following bulletin at a large manufacturing company provides guidelines for the plant security supervisors in assign
The following bulletin at a large manufacturing company providesguidelines for the plant security supervisors in assigning dutiesto the plant security guards at five separate plants. Revise andreorganize to make the bulletin easier to read and more useful tothe supervisors. All supervisors must be conscious of the need toreduce costs and properly use available security guards in the mosteffective manner. Consider staggering the start and quit times toensure a larger force during the peak demand hours. Every effortshould be made to eliminate nonsecurity service functions, such asairport pickup, mail runs, drives to banks, drives to medicalcenters, parcel pickup. The supervisors should regularly review theschedule to be sure the coverage meets the needs of the plant.Guards assigned to gates should advise the shift supervisorswhenever they leave their posts, including for lunch break.Nonsecurity service functions should be contracted out if possible.Drives to banks should be performed by the responsible department,but a department may request a security guard escort. Guardsassigned to patrols, shipping and receiving docks, and specialsurveillance should tell the shift supervisors when they leavetheir assigned task, even for the lunch break. Supervisors shouldconsider combining spot checks with regular duties of guards. Forexample, if a guard must open a gate and passes the trash center,the guard can spot check the trash pickup on the way to or fromopening the gate. Supervisors must know about outside employment ofguards. These outside activities should not adversely affect thesecurity arrangements at the plant. In general, security guardsshould not also work at racetracks or casinos, or any placesassociated with gambling. Guards also should not be in partnershipwith co-workers since that relationship could negatively affectplant security. Supervisors need to check attendance recordsregularly. Frequent illness may indicate the guard cannotdo the physical tasks appropriately. Questionable illness reportsshould be checked. Guards who operate small businesses may resistthe normal rotation because it will interfere with their outsideemployment. Security requires a 7-day operation.