BC Security Guard (BST) Practice Test 5

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1. What must an employer do before assigning a guard to work alone?

   1. Identify the hazards and eliminate or minimize them
   2. Get the guard to sign a waiver of liability
   3. Notify the local police of the guard's name
   4. Give the guard a pay increase for the risk

2. After stepping away from a threatening person, what should the guard not do?

   1. Go back alone if the person may be a physical threat
   2. File an incident report afterwards
   3. Call police or other security help
   4. Tell other staff to leave the area until the situation is under control

3. Who may arrest without a warrant under the B.C. Trespass Act?

   1. A peace officer or conservation officer
   2. Any licensed security guard who is on duty at the premises at the time
   3. Any adult who sees the trespass
   4. The property manager

4. What is the minimum age to apply for a full security guard licence in British Columbia?

   1. 21 years old
   2. 19 years old
   3. 18 years old
   4. 16 years old

5. Which land counts as 'enclosed land' under the Trespass Act?

   1. Land next to a public highway
   2. Any land inside city limits, whether or not it has a fence or signs
   3. Land posted with no-trespassing signs that meet the Act
   4. Land with a building on it

6. Which security workers are exempt from showing their licence to anyone who asks?

   1. Door security at liquor establishments and armoured car guards
   2. Guards on night shifts and guards posted at hospitals or health clinics
   3. Mobile patrol guards and alarm responders
   4. Guards working fewer than 20 hours a week

7. How must a security company protect incident reports containing personal information?

   1. By keeping one copy on the guard's personal phone for quick reference
   2. By posting them in the staff room for all to read
   3. By emailing them to every client on request
   4. With reasonable security arrangements

8. Which Charter right is breached if a guard locks a person in a back room for no lawful reason?

   1. The right to equal protection and benefit of the law
   2. The right not to be arbitrarily detained
   3. The right to enter and leave Canada
   4. The right to freedom of religion

9. A person keeps using abusive language after a warning. What should the guard do?

   1. Physically push the person out the door
   2. Return the insults to match the tone
   3. Keep listening to the abuse no matter how long it continues to last
   4. End the conversation and step away or ask them to leave

10. A guard follows only customers of one ethnic group around a store. Which code of conduct duty is breached?

    1. Keeping work information confidential
    2. Co-operating with police when required by law
    3. Treating all persons equally without discrimination
    4. Using property and equipment as the licence conditions allow

11. Besides regular check-ins, when must a lone guard's well-being be checked?

    1. Only during meal breaks
    2. At the end of the shift
    3. Only when the client asks for it
    4. Only at the start of the week

12. A door guard doubts a patron is 19. How many pieces of ID should be checked?

    1. Two pieces
    2. Three pieces
    3. None, a verbal answer is enough
    4. One piece

13. Why should a guard restate what an upset person has said?

    1. To make the person repeat the complaint
    2. To confirm they understood the person correctly
    3. To fill time until police arrive
    4. To catch the person in a contradiction

14. Who usually receives a copy of a guard's witness statement in a criminal case?

    1. Only the judge, who keeps it in a sealed envelope until the verdict
    2. Crown and defence counsel, and often the accused
    3. Any reporter who asks the court
    4. Only the guard's employer

15. A guard stands in a doorway to stop a person from leaving. Is this force under the B.C. rules?

    1. No, force requires touching the person
    2. No, only weapons and handcuffs count
    3. Yes, blocking access to or from a location is force
    4. Only if the person ends up injured as a result of being blocked in

16. A guard monitors cameras live. When do the guidelines suggest turning recording on?

    1. Only when the client is on the premises
    2. Whenever an attractive customer appears
    3. Only during the first hour of each shift
    4. When unlawful activity is suspected or observed

17. Which code of conduct rule applies most directly to writing incident reports?

    1. Never wilfully or negligently make a false statement
    2. Always type reports on a computer instead of writing them by hand
    3. Always write reports in the third person
    4. Always let the client edit the report first

18. Which item may a B.C. security guard NOT carry or use while on duty?

    1. A flashlight
    2. A two-way radio
    3. An identification badge
    4. A notebook and pen

19. A guard sees two patrons start a fistfight in a lobby. What does section 30 allow?

    1. Taking their ID cards until they apologize
    2. Fining both patrons on the spot under the security code of conduct
    3. Stopping it and detaining them for police with reasonable force
    4. Punishing the person who started the fight

20. Which detail does SPD Form 0513 ask the guard to record?

    1. Signs that the subject had used drugs or alcohol
    2. The guard's opinion of the subject's family
    3. The subject's employer, job title and approximate annual income
    4. The names of the guard's previous clients

21. Section 27 allows reasonable force to prevent an offence that would likely cause what?

    1. Immediate, serious injury to a person or property
    2. A breach of a store's private rules
    3. Minor embarrassment or inconvenience to the owner of the property
    4. A loss of sales at the client's business

22. Which past job can count instead of Basic Security Training for a full guard licence?

    1. Canadian correctional officer
    2. Licensed insurance adjuster
    3. Retail store manager
    4. Paralegal in a law office

23. A guard directs a loiterer to leave. When does the person commit an offence?

    1. Only if they damage property on the way out
    2. Only after a third warning from the guard
    3. If they do not leave as soon as practicable
    4. Only if they are back on the site within 24 hours

24. In a report, what is the difference between what you saw and what you assume?

    1. Record what you saw; flag what others told you
    2. Write your assumptions as if you saw them
    3. Leave out what you saw yourself if it seems unimportant to the outcome
    4. Mix them together to make the story flow

25. May a licensed security company assign an unlicensed new hire to patrol a site for one night?

    1. Yes, for up to one week of on-the-job training
    2. No, it may assign only licensed workers
    3. Yes, if a licensed supervisor is on call by phone
    4. Yes, if the client agrees to it in writing