Application
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to escort and protect persons and valuables.
It includes:
clarifying and applying standard operating procedures and workplace policies including workplace health and safety (WHS) to comply with legal rights and responsibilities
escorting persons and valuables to ensure their safety and security while maintaining constant and active observation and monitoring to assess, identify and respond to security risks
participating in reviews of escort procedures to identify improvements
knowledge of basic defensive techniques.
It applies to people working independently or under limited supervision as members of a security team.
This unit may form part of the licensing requirements for people engaged in security operations in those states and territories where these are regulated activities.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe what needs to be done to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Confirm and comply with work procedures and legal requirements for escorting and protecting persons and valuables. | 1.1 Read work instructions and standard operating procedures for escorting and protecting persons and valuables, and clarify work tasks with relevant persons. 1.2 Read workplace policies including WHS and apply to work tasks to ensure compliance with legal rights and responsibilities when escorting and protecting persons and valuables. |
2. Prepare to escort person and valuables. | 2.1 Select, organise and use equipment, personal protection equipment (PPE) and resources required to meet work tasks. 2.2 Check equipment to ensure operational effectiveness and report faulty or damaged equipment. 2.3 Check personal presentation to ensure it complies with workplace standards for appearance. 2.4 Clarify communication processes with relevant persons. 2.5 Assess risk and plan primary and secondary routes and schedule to maximise security and to meet work instructions. |
3. Protect person and valuables during escort. | 3.1 Collect and escort person and valuables following planned route and to meet work instructions. 3.2 Conduct regular personal safety checks and monitor security of person and valuables during escort. 3.3 Maintain constant and active observation of the environment to identify and assess potential security risks. 3.4 Select and use appropriate security response to minimise risk and maximise protection of person and valuables within the scope of own competence and authority. 3.5 Use communication equipment to report risk to relevant persons and request assistance. |
4. Finalise and review escort procedures, and maintain equipment and documentation. | 4.1 Escort person and valuables safely to destination point according to work instructions. 4.2 Check, clean and store equipment and report faults or damage following workplace procedures. 4.3 Provide accurate and constructive observations to assist in the review of escort procedures and improve future practices. 4.4 Complete and maintain security documentation in accordance with workplace requirements. |
Foundation Skills
This section describes the language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills essential to performance in this unit but not explicit in the performance criteria:
language skills to provide information or advice using structure and language to suit the audience
writing skills to maintain escort documentation
reading skills to understand and follow:
standard operating procedures and policies that clarify legal rights and responsibilities and WHS requirements
maps when planning and following escort routes
road signs and directions when following escort routes
speaking and listening skills to:
ask questions and listen to answers to gain information or confirm understanding when clarifying work tasks
orally report security risk information using a radio or telephone
communicate with emergency services
problem solving skills to assess risk and change routes when responding to security risks
teamwork skills to adjust personal communication styles in response to the opinions, values and needs of others
technology skills to operate global positioning systems (GPS) to find safe and alternate escort routes.
Sectors
Security operations