Access Control: The Basics of Industrial Security

The need to advance the valuable services of industrial security in Nigeria, Sub-Sahara Africa, and the world over cannot be overemphasized, especially at this time and in seasons characterized by increasing security threats. The industry is characterized by many medium and advanced reference texts and other materials; however, there appear to be fewer reference texts to assist entry-level starters and guide greenhorn career persons on the job. Thanks to those driven by passion who attempted to fill this gap from local and international fronts.

Access Control was born out of the need to move the security industry forward through elementary reference texts that security guards, officers, and practitioners will find handy and helpful. The text is a descriptive monograph designed for security personnel who want to be guided by standard practices. It is nearly one hundred per cent practical in its descriptions, covering key areas of physical security operation. Prominently, insight into the meaning and history of private security, duties and responsibilities of security, access control, patrol and surveillance operation, communication, professional conduct, application of power of observation, safety and emergency management, traffic and crowd control, critical periods in security operation, and CCTV control room operation. The last section in the Bundle Chapter is a package which includes workplace theft, situation awareness, and suggestive methods to successfully cope with the night shift, which is inevitable in the service, effective security supervision and the highlight of business and career opportunities in industrial security.

The book is a product of diligent research backed by years of field experience from the Author. To the newcomer, it is a dependable tool for a successful start; to the career personnel, it is a guide to advancement; and to the trainer/coach, it is the right elementary reference material.