I know that federal standards are in place for contractors, and I have recently heard that individual Guards must meet these standards as well, but I can find no reference.
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I know that they have started licensing all security guards in New York state because of the murder suspect little john and I am sure the other states will start with something simular in the future.
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Yes, it is required. You can get them free from the California Labor department. They need to be posted in employee breakrooms, and public places.
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First of all, what do you consider a chemical construction company?  Are you in construction (29 CFR 1926) or general industry (29 CFR 1910)?  Do you build the building or do you "manufacture" the chemicals?\nSecond, in what state do you operate your business?  Not only do you have to follow Federal regulations, you might have to follow specific State regulations and statutes too.\n\nA comprehensive Safety Program can not be explained in this threat.  It is based on employee exposure and has to follow stringent guidelines.  If you operate out of Minnesota, Wisconsin or the Dakotas, feel free to drop me an email and we can chat a little more.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration,  Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines; Issuance of Voluntary Guidelines; Notice. Federal Register Vol. 54, No. 16, Jan. 26, 1989, pp. 3904-3916. \n\nThis federal register notice publishes voluntary guidelines that outline what OSHA believes to represent the contents and framework for safety and health program excellence. The guidelines stem from OSHA's experience in evaluating worksites through its state run consultation projects and Voluntary Protection Program. The guidelines outline a management system to identify and control hazards on a proactive basis using four major program elements, management leadership and employee involvement, worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control, and safety and health training. \n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nOccupational Safety and Health Administration,  Managing Worker Safety and Health. Office of Cooperative Programs, in press. \n\nA manual designed to explain OSHA's Voluntary Safety and Health Guidelines, what they mean and how to implement each of the program elements into a program appropriate for any size worksite. \n\n-----------------------------------------------------\n\nLaBar, G., Making Safety Pay. Occup. Hazards. June 1994, pp 33-36. \n\nThe author reports on interviews held with safety managers from a variety of different American corporations on how they measure their impact, cost savings, and what the major motivators are for upper management. All interviewed discuss from their perspective how safety pays dividends to the companies bottom line, both in terms of direct and indirect costs. \n\n------------------------------------------------\n\nCurtis, S.L., Safety and Total Quality Management. Professional Safety. Jan. 1995, pp.18-20. \n\nFor years progressive companies have used TQM principals to increase workforce productivity and product quality control while reducing production costs. The author explains how TQM principals also apply to safety and loss control. He uses several examples to illustrate that accidents are unwanted variations and through the use of employee involvement, the root cause to the problems can be identified and corrected. Based on the employee involvement realistic solutions are found while giving employees ownership into the solutions. \n\n-------------------------------------------------\n\nSommerkamp, J., The Deming Approach to Construction Safety Management. Professional Safety. Dec. 1994, pp. 35-37. \n\nThe author reviews some of Dr. Demings principals and illustrates their applicability to construction safety management. Specifically he illustrates system thinking, moving toward quality, the concept of variation, the theory of knowledge and, psychology. \n\n---------------------------------------------------\n\nMcClay, C.J., Achieving Breakthroughs in Safety Via Employee Empowerment. Professional Safety. Dec. 1995, pp. 44-47. \n\nThe author explains how traditional safety has not worked very well and that it is time for change. Through empowering employees to get involved in identifying and controlling hazards, a manager can best utilize the resources available while getting employees, the group who has the greatest to gain from safety actively involved in changing the workplace and the organizations culture. Several success stories are provided to illustrate approaches that can be implemented. \n\n-----------------------------------------------\n\nZahlis, D.F., Caution Beware of OSHA Statistics. Professional Safety. Dec. 1995, pp. 41-43. \n\nThe author examines the misuse of injury rates/statistics and incentives. Many companies spend a great deal of manpower managing injury rates rather than root cause prevention. They frequently tie incentives and rewards around the nonoccurrence of accidents. This only promotes an environment not to report incidents. By managing unsafe behaviors, near-misses, minor incidents, etc., a proactive approach can be taken
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To vague a query.  Standards are different in different communities.  I know that sounds stupid because it is a 'standard' but it is true.
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I can tell you the National guard cannot fire unless authorized by the State Governor. so you are wrong The National Guards that are planed to go to the border will do their two week summer tour there and build fences and bridges and give the Border patrol freedom to do their Jobs and they can shoot at will.
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There are 'codes' that have been developed over the years by groups of experts.  These 'codes' legally represent the 'state of the art' of current engineering practice.  An example is the ASME Pressure Vessel Code (for boilers, oil refineries, etc).  An Industrial Engineer may be certified by the state (a 'Professional Engineer') to practice engineering and follow the code.  If he does so, he is 'legally protected' in the sense that his design complied with the best knowledge available (the state of the art).  There are too many codes and guidelines to list here; you'd need a specific field.  To answer your question however, no, there are not generally accepted industrial engineering practices, the field is controlled by specifications and requirements specific to each job (it may be in the form of a purchase order requirement, drawing requirement, sales order requirement, etc.) but there are no 'gentleman's agreements' in business - it is controlled by a specific contract.
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i don't know the exact standard, but yes, you do need a certain amount of training before you can begin to extricate someone... or you should anyhow (not all departments enforce what their supposed to...) Certification can from form a fire academy (such as Morris County or Middlesex...) or from a tool manufacturer/ distributer in a formal class setting.  Anyone who is untrained should not handle the tool outside a training scenario.
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sing up for blackwater security, that is the only private contractor to sing up, yea thats right they VOLUNTEERED, to go to Iraq.  With all of that experience Im sure youll find a job with them.
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See the the Securities Industry Authority (SIA) website - they enforce Security guard legislation and licensing in the UK. www.the-sia.org.uk.
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No because private contractors focus on making money rather than providing good service.  When the military provides for itself it is focused on the service.  Profits reaped by private contractors are resources that are being diverted from the service.
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Sounds great! I wish you luck. I was thinking on similar lines myself. You think these contractors would take in former non-US army personnel? Send me details if you come across any please.
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The unit where I work has an armory that contains riot conrol spray, a pepper fogger, guns, rifles, AR15's, lots of ammo, riot gear.\nThey keep weapons around in case of an escape and pepper foggers in case of a riot. They have extra weapons because they send groups of us to the range for training every few months and with the amount of people that work there someone is always at the range.\nWe have to qualify with a pistol, an AR-15, and a shotgun. Otherwise, we can't work there.\nThey are certain duty posts that require you carry a weapon and these must be checked in and out here every shift. Those include the guys that sit on horseback watching the inmates hoe the fields, the patrol vehicle, and the outside towers.\nThere is one person, usually a sergeant or lieutenant, that is assigned to the armory. Only he is issued the keys and he has a very important job of keeping track of everything.
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I don't think there are "security guard schools." When you hire a security guard, you provide the training for them.
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I will assume he is a licensed professional with full liability insurance, a business license, and a federal id number: \nwith all this in place he only needs to sub out the job to another qualified and licensed contractor. \n\nHe should NOT sub the job to just anyone (like pick up bums off the street). Ultimately it is his company that would have responsibility for the quality of the roofing- not the sub. \n\nTell him to be sure to get the required permits for the job himself so he knows it's executed properly.
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I am a superintendent with a General Contractor & can tell you exactly what to write, but I need specific information. Please e-mail me at sdavis@sadavisinvestments.com so I can find out more about your situation.\n\nBe careful about other answers - you must be very specific on how you word this letter.
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At this point in time, Federal Employees need a Union due to the abuse most federal employees are receiving.  There is a large organization which represents many Department of Homeland Security entities. They might be able to point you in the right direction. \nhttp://www.afge.org/