Ontario Security Guard: Duties, access, crowd and traffic control

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1. Your new site's procedures differ slightly from what you learned in training. What should you do?

   1. Ignore the employer's procedures
   2. Learn and follow your employer's policies
   3. Follow only what the training course taught you
   4. Ask the public which is correct

2. Which of these is one of the drug categories the training syllabus asks guards to understand?

   1. Dissociative anesthetics
   2. Vitamins
   3. Antibiotics
   4. Over-the-counter antihistamines

3. Which factor does the study guide list when deciding how to deal with a crowd?

   1. The size of the client's budget
   2. The guard's length of service
   3. Which media outlets are present
   4. The risks posed by leaving your post

4. Why should a guard use conventional hand signals when directing traffic?

   1. Because police require identical signals
   2. So drivers can understand and see them
   3. To save time on shift reports
   4. So drivers know the guard's rank

5. Why is it important to log visitors' entry and exit times?

   1. So they can be located in an emergency
   2. So they can be billed for parking
   3. So they can be banned later
   4. So the client can track wages

6. Which access control task does the syllabus include?

   1. Taking fingerprints of visitors
   2. Searching homes near the site
   3. Inspecting baggage and vehicles
   4. Checking drivers' criminal records

7. What must a guard wear when directing traffic in a parking lot?

   1. A metal badge for authority
   2. Dark clothing to avoid glare
   3. A police-style cap
   4. A reflective vest or cuffs

8. Before acting on a growing crowd, which pair of factors should a guard weigh?

   1. Time of day and weather forecast
   2. Personal risk and availability of backup
   3. Crowd's age and clothing style
   4. Client's mood and guard's shift length

9. How should traffic control on private property be carried out?

   1. Courteously, explaining the reasons
   2. Aggressively, to show authority
   3. Silently, using gestures only
   4. Firmly, without any explanation

10. In an emergency, where else besides company property does the syllabus say guards may control traffic?

    1. Only at the client's home
    2. On public roads
    3. On federal highways only
    4. Only inside the building

11. Which information does a visitor's pass help a guard to determine?

    1. The visitor's home security code
    2. The visitor's annual income
    3. Whether the visitor must be escorted
    4. The visitor's criminal history

12. An employee leaves the site carrying a laptop. Who decides what steps are needed to protect the client's property?

    1. The client, with the guard following instructions
    2. The employee carrying the laptop
    3. The guard, based on personal judgment and experience
    4. The local police service

13. Who should give a guard the rules for removing materials from a new site?

    1. The local police service
    2. The visitors themselves
    3. Any employee who is leaving
    4. The guard's supervisor

14. What is the purpose of a shift handover procedure?

    1. To transfer your licence for the shift
    2. To update the next guard on shift
    3. To hand in the day's cash receipts
    4. To end the client's contract

15. A crowd at a private event is becoming unruly and threatens to get out of control. What should the guard consider doing?

    1. Wade in and remove the leaders
    2. Contact the police
    3. Order everyone to go home at once
    4. Leave the post to find the client

16. What should a completed visitor log sheet record for each person?

    1. Name and times of entry and exit
    2. Name and home address only
    3. Licence plate and insurance details
    4. Phone number and employer only

17. Most security guard assignments mainly require the guard to do what?

    1. Observe, deter, record and report
    2. Investigate, interview, charge and testify
    3. Arrest, search, detain and charge
    4. Patrol, confront, remove and ban

18. According to the study guide, what is the role of a security guard?

    1. To protect people, property and information
    2. To investigate crimes for the courts
    3. To punish people who break site rules
    4. To enforce all laws like the police

19. A crime has been committed on your site and police are on the way. How can you best supplement police efforts?

    1. Start questioning suspects alone
    2. Secure the scene until police arrive
    3. Send witnesses home to save time
    4. Clean up the area for the client

20. Which crowd control skill does the syllabus list?

    1. Issuing provincial offence tickets
    2. Arresting the crowd's leaders first
    3. Confiscating cameras from the crowd
    4. Creating a barricade or staging area

21. Why do guards need to know the signs of drug use and withdrawal?

    1. To diagnose and treat addiction
    2. To decide who may be searched
    3. To charge people with drug offences
    4. To handle people safely for all involved

22. Firefighters arrive at a large warehouse fire on your site. What is a useful role for you?

    1. Ask them to wait for the client
    2. Fight the fire before they unload
    3. Direct them to the best route to the fire
    4. Lock the gates to protect the stock