Alberta Security Guard (ABST) Mock Exam 2

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1. Why use an agreed phonetic alphabet when a radio letter is unclear?

   1. To turn an uncertain observation into a confirmed identity.
   2. To ensure only police officers can understand the message.
   3. To distinguish similar-sounding letters in the message.
   4. To avoid giving a location when requesting assistance.

2. A learner passes the provincial final exam but has not received a worker licence. What does the exam result establish?

   1. Training success, not automatic issuance of a worker licence.
   2. Permission to start all security work without further steps.
   3. Automatic authorization to operate a security business.
   4. Permission to lend the training certificate to a colleague.

3. In the manual’s basic alarm sequence, what does the transmitter do?

   1. Communicates the sensor information to the control system.
   2. Writes the guard’s final incident report automatically.
   3. Replaces the need to contact any emergency service.
   4. Decides whether a criminal prosecution will succeed.

4. Fatigue is affecting a guard’s ability to patrol safely. What is the appropriate first workplace response?

   1. Assume a quiet site makes fatigue irrelevant.
   2. Accept a more hazardous assignment to stay alert.
   3. Raise the concern with the supervisor and follow safe arrangements.
   4. Hide it so the scheduled patrol appears unchanged.

5. What is one useful feature of foot patrol in a suitable location?

   1. Freedom to stop watching for approaching vehicles.
   2. Permission to leave communication equipment at the desk.
   3. Closer observation of details and contact with site users.
   4. A guarantee that every hidden hazard will be detected.

6. Why are numbered pages and an orderly sequence useful in a work notebook?

   1. They remove the need to identify the notebook’s owner.
   2. They allow the guard to remove pages without explanation.
   3. They make the guard’s personal opinions become evidence of guilt.
   4. They help preserve an identifiable chronological record.

7. A guard arrives at an unfamiliar site before a first shift. What should be reviewed before beginning the assignment?

   1. Only information supplied by the first visitor who arrives.
   2. Old shift instructions without checking for any updates.
   3. Only the route used at the guard’s previous workplace.
   4. Current post orders, contacts and expected site activity.

8. A guard discovers a fire. Which response reflects the basic awareness priorities?

   1. Raise the alarm, ensure emergency contact and follow the evacuation plan.
   2. Finish the routine patrol before informing anyone.
   3. Silence the alarm so visitors will remain calm.
   4. Assume a staff member elsewhere has already called responders.

9. For the Trespass to Premises Act, what makes someone an authorized representative of the owner?

   1. The person once visited the property with a customer.
   2. The person holds any licence issued in another province.
   3. The person simply wears clothing marked SECURITY.
   4. The owner authorizes the person to give notice not to trespass.

10. Several concerns have been raised in a long conversation. Why should the guard summarize the relevant points?

    1. To show that only the guard’s personal concerns matter.
    2. To make a decision without checking what the speaker meant.
    3. To add a conclusion that no participant actually expressed.
    4. To confirm the issue before choosing the next authorized step.

11. Which notebook statement is an observation rather than an unconfirmed interpretation?

    1. Someone planned to return through the unsecured door.
    2. The cleaner must have deliberately left the door open.
    3. The service door was open about ten centimetres.
    4. The open door proves the building was being targeted.

12. What does Alberta’s guidance say about reprisal for exercising OHS rights and duties?

    1. The worker must first agree not to keep any records.
    2. The employer must not take or threaten disciplinary action for doing so.
    3. A client may remove the protection by requesting faster work.
    4. The protection applies only after a worker has been injured.

13. Which question best opens a witness’s own account?

    1. You heard the same threat that everyone else heard, correct?
    2. The person in the red coat caused it, didn’t they?
    3. Please describe what you noticed in your own words.
    4. You agree the visitor was angry before entering, yes?

14. An incident occurs at 9:20 p.m. What is the matching 24-hour time?

    1. 20:09.
    2. 12:20.
    3. 21:20.
    4. 09:20.

15. What is the difference between a hazard and risk?

    1. A hazard can cause harm; risk considers likelihood and consequences.
    2. A hazard is a written complaint; risk is the worker’s job title.
    3. A hazard and risk both mean the number of people on shift.
    4. A hazard exists only after an injury; risk means the repair cost.

16. Which notebook practice best protects the usefulness of the record?

    1. Use erasable entries so later changes leave no trace.
    2. Use legible permanent entries in the work notebook.
    3. Mix incident notes with private shopping and appointment lists.
    4. Remove pages whenever the handwriting is less attractive.

17. Who may receive the worker’s prompt refusal report under Alberta’s guidance?

    1. Only a public social-media audience.
    2. The employer, supervisor or another designated person.
    3. Only a colleague who has no reporting role.
    4. Only an unrelated customer who happens to be nearby.

18. Before a voluntary witness interview, what should the guard do?

    1. Ask permission and explain the information-gathering purpose.
    2. Promise a particular court result in exchange for cooperation.
    3. Announce that every witness must answer the guard’s questions.
    4. Begin by accusing the witness of causing the incident.

19. Which statement accurately reflects section 5 of Alberta’s Trespass to Premises Act?

    1. An apprehended person may be kept until an internal complaint is withdrawn.
    2. It identifies peace officers, owners and authorized representatives, with police handover required.
    3. Every licence holder has unrestricted powers on any Alberta property.
    4. Only the business client may hold someone until the next working day.

20. A guard says, “You need to collect your parcel, but you do not know which desk handles it.” What is the purpose of this paraphrase?

    1. Check the message without endorsing every allegation.
    2. Prove that the visitor’s original account was dishonest.
    3. Guarantee that the parcel must be released immediately.
    4. Replace the visitor’s account with the guard’s preferred story.

21. Someone asks where to submit a statutory written complaint about an individual security licensee. Which is the initial channel?

    1. Only the guard personally, with no employer involvement.
    2. Any unrelated training provider in the province.
    3. A public social-media group chosen by the complainant.
    4. The individual licensee’s employer under the SSIA process.

22. How should arrangements for people needing evacuation assistance be addressed?

    1. Assume every person can use the same route without assistance.
    2. Learn the site’s planned arrangements before an emergency.
    3. Wait for the person to become stranded before seeking advice.
    4. Plan to improvise lifting techniques during the alarm.

23. Ice has formed on the normal outdoor route. What should determine the next action?

    1. The changed surface hazard and the site’s safe controls.
    2. A preference to avoid adding another entry to the hazard report.
    3. Only the fact that the route was safe yesterday.
    4. Only whether the next patrol is already overdue.

24. A witness says they cannot remember which door was used. What should the guard avoid?

    1. Asking a neutral clarification if the meaning is unclear.
    2. Recording that the witness could not recall the door.
    3. Keeping the missing detail separate from confirmed facts.
    4. Pressuring the witness to choose a door anyway.

25. A witness statement does not support the guard’s first theory. What should the guard do?

    1. Ask the witness to adopt the manager’s explanation.
    2. Preserve the account accurately despite the disagreement.
    3. Rewrite the statement to match the preferred theory.
    4. Discard the statement solely because it is inconvenient.

26. A licensee is charged with a Criminal Code offence. May they wait for the trial result before reporting it to the Registrar?

    1. Yes; the employer can waive the Registrar’s reporting rule.
    2. Yes; only a conviction triggers the written reporting rule.
    3. No; the specified charge must be reported within 24 hours.
    4. Yes; reporting is unnecessary if the charge is disputed.

27. Unless the hazard is corrected immediately, what should the employer provide after the investigation?

    1. Only a verbal assurance that no record is needed.
    2. Only a new schedule without addressing the reported danger.
    3. A written report explaining the investigation and corrective actions.
    4. A requirement that the worker sign a blank incident account.

28. A licence has been suspended, but its printed expiry date is still months away. How may the worker represent it?

    1. It becomes valid whenever the employer schedules another shift.
    2. It remains valid for clients who do not ask about the suspension.
    3. It remains valid because only the printed expiry date matters.
    4. It cannot be represented as a valid licence during suspension.

29. An alarmed area appears unsafe to enter alone. What should the guard prioritize?

    1. Taking a close-up photograph before assessing personal safety.
    2. A safe position, communication and appropriate assistance.
    3. Entering immediately so the alarm can be called verified.
    4. Completing a solo search before reporting the location.

30. What temporary alternative work may be assigned during the refusal process?

    1. Only work chosen by an unrelated visitor.
    2. The same unchecked exposure under a different task name.
    3. Safe work the worker is reasonably capable of doing.
    4. Any task, even if it requires competence the worker lacks.

31. Which option is most suitable when offering choices to an upset visitor?

    1. Two realistic options that the guard is authorized to offer.
    2. A choice designed to embarrass the visitor in front of others.
    3. A threat of consequences the guard has no authority to impose.
    4. A promise that police will never become involved under any condition.

32. A person presents an access card with a photograph. What is an important part of checking it?

    1. Assume every card grants access to all locked rooms.
    2. Accept it without checking because the person is polite.
    3. Accept it whenever its colour matches other staff cards.
    4. Compare the photograph with the person presenting it.

33. A guard notices a mistaken word in a notebook entry. How should it be corrected?

    1. Erase the word completely so the change cannot be seen.
    2. Remove the page and rewrite the account without explanation.
    3. Keep the original readable and make the correction visible.
    4. Cover the original with opaque material before replacing it.

34. A trainee changes security employers before completing the course. Can the trainee simply keep using the former employer’s training licence?

    1. Yes; the trainee can cross out the old employer’s details.
    2. Yes; the course receipt replaces the employer application.
    3. Yes; every training licence is portable between employers.
    4. No; the new employer must apply for the training licence.

35. An emergency requires several agencies. What should the guard’s role remain based on?

    1. Personal preference about which agency should control the scene.
    2. An assumption that the security licence overrides every responder.
    3. A wish to continue giving orders after responsibility has transferred.
    4. The site plan, actual conditions and authorized responder directions.

36. A familiar employee arrives with an unfamiliar companion. What should the guard do?

    1. Assume every staff member can authorize every visitor.
    2. Follow the site’s procedure for companions and visitors.
    3. Give the companion the employee’s access credential to use.
    4. Grant access because the employee’s own identity is known.

37. Who may supervise a general training licensee under AR 55/2010 section 16?

    1. A current same-class licensee with at least two years holding that class.
    2. Any client who agrees to watch the trainee’s activities.
    3. Any experienced employee, even without a current licence.
    4. Any person who recently registered for the same course.

38. A site has had several false alarms. What is the soundest approach to a new activation?

    1. Wait for a second unrelated alarm before taking any action.
    2. Disconnect the system for the rest of the shift.
    3. Record it as false without checking the circumstances.
    4. Assess it under the current response procedure.

39. A client’s policy says to detain anyone who refuses an interview. How should a guard assess it?

    1. Treat the policy as a warrant issued by the property owner.
    2. Check actual legal authority; policy cannot create an arrest power.
    3. Apply it because a signed contract overrides criminal law.
    4. Use the person’s refusal as proof of an indictable offence.

40. A person has difficulty speaking clearly and keeping balance. Which communication approach is appropriate?

    1. Use insulting language to force the person to respond faster.
    2. Seek relevant information and assistance without ridicule.
    3. Publicly announce a definite diagnosis based on appearance.
    4. Assume the behaviour proves a deliberate refusal to cooperate.

41. The sign-out procedure requires return of a loaned key. A departing worker cannot produce it. What should happen?

    1. Mark the key returned to keep the register balanced.
    2. Give the worker another key and omit both transactions.
    3. Record and report the discrepancy through the site procedure.
    4. Wait for the next shift without telling anyone about the key.

42. A licensee proposes using “security officer” on their work identification. Which Alberta rule is relevant?

    1. The title is permitted only on an evening shift.
    2. SSIA section 40 prohibits that title in licensed work.
    3. The title is permitted whenever the client approves it.
    4. The title automatically grants limited police status.

43. Which handover best helps arriving responders?

    1. Describe unverified rumours as confirmed observations.
    2. Give only the guard’s opinion about who deserves blame.
    3. State the location, known hazards and actions already taken.
    4. Promise that no one remains inside without checking the information.

44. A radio fails during the pre-shift equipment check. What is the best response before an isolated patrol?

    1. Start the patrol and hope another worker passes nearby.
    2. Carry the failed radio so the equipment list is complete.
    3. Leave the radio behind without telling the supervisor.
    4. Report the fault and arrange a reliable contact method.

45. A client says section 494(2)(b) allows arrest at any later date. What has the client omitted?

    1. Only the business’s preferred uniform colour.
    2. A requirement that every later arrest occur at closing time.
    3. The reasonable-time and police-feasibility conditions.
    4. Only whether the person still shops at the property.

46. A guard heard a person make a statement but did not see the underlying event. Which distinction must the record preserve?

    1. Every statement heard must automatically be treated as proved true.
    2. The guard may record the event as personally seen if the speaker seemed honest.
    3. Hearing the statement differs from witnessing the event.
    4. Every reported statement is automatically inadmissible in every court.

47. What qualification does section 8 of the Trespass to Premises Act contain?

    1. A rule that every mistaken statement defeats the Act.
    2. An exemption for anyone who dislikes the owner’s rules.
    3. A fair and reasonable belief in a right to do the act complained of.
    4. An exemption whenever the person claims to know a staff member.

48. What does the Petty Trespass Act presume about an apparent pathway to a building’s door?

    1. Access for lawful purposes is presumed not to be trespass.
    2. It cancels all later lawful directions to leave the property.
    3. It permits entry by false pretences whenever a path exists.
    4. It gives unrestricted entry into every locked room inside.

49. For a delayed property arrest under section 494(2)(b), what additional belief is required?

    1. A belief that the client would rather handle the person privately.
    2. Reasonable grounds that police arrest is not feasible in the circumstances.
    3. A general assumption that a guard should always arrest first.
    4. A preference to avoid calling police because paperwork takes time.

50. An item had to be moved to address an immediate safety danger. What should the guard record?

    1. A statement that the scene was untouched despite the move.
    2. The reason, original position, change, person and time.
    3. Nothing, because a safety reason makes documentation unnecessary.
    4. Only the item’s final position, with no explanation of the change.