| Forseeablity Based Planning |
| Forseeability can be your liability Since certain acts have occurred in or near your company, your company should reasonably be expected to foresee potential security problems and provide adequate security measures to protect against them. Not planning to protect against a foreseeable injury or attack could be considered negligence. You knew about the risks your customers faced when entering your property. You did not warn them, nor did you do anything to protect them. It would seem to a jury that you only were after your customer’s money and had no concern for their personal safety. Moreover, foreseeablity could be established by all facts and circumstances, not just prior violent acts. Therefore, prior thefts may be sufficient to establish foreseeablity since these offenses could lead to violence. Upon assuming a new security assignment Upon assuming a security assignment, an Integral Officer needs and wants to know all possible threat scenarios. This requires an open line of communication. All too often, we end up hearing horror stories from employees who have been around for a while and seen it all and not from the managers who called us for assistance. We rather not have to get the information second hand. We would prefer to know what we are facing. The Integral Officer would feel confident and trusted if told all the risks of the position. Identify and evaluate each threat; determine the criticality and dollar cost of the risk It is better to know and be prepared for any possible scenario specific to your business. Your business is unique Each business is unique and faces unique threats. In order to plan appropriately we need to know the incidents that needed responding too: prior incidents, response and consequences of loss if any. Our measure of effectiveness An Integral Officer’s measure of effectiveness is demonstrated by his/her ability to respond quickly and professionally. In order to accomplish this, takes planning, preparation and practice. We need to first, be able to detect the occurrence of a situation and have an appropriate response established from policy and procedures. Awareness of all possibilities is the trait of a good Integral Officer; and thus be able to understand and follow policies to reduce the vulnerability of company property. Continual open line of communication It incumbent upon property owners and management to fully disclose all past incidents and present threats that exists. A continual open line of communication must be maintained to inform the off-site and on-site Integral Officer of the identification of your threats and vulnerabilities. Each individual firm has problems and threats that are unique. A through analysis is comprehensive and accurate and leads to effective countermeasures. |

