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Security Guard Career Profile Arizona
Arizona Security Guards provide a key service in guarding, patrolling, and monitoring premises against theft, violence, fire, terrorism, and criminal activity. Job responsibilities and duties vary within the field depending on position and security industry. Some security guard positions in Arizona include federal contract guards, nuclear security officers, armored car guards, correctional officers, casino security officers, court security officers, transportation service officers, industrial security guards, mall and retail security guards, building security guards, seaport security guards, airport security guards, campus security guards, hospital security guards special event security guards and many other types of security guards working in the security industry.

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Arizona Security Guard Training Licensing Requirements
The state of Arizona like most other states has certain requirements that must be meant in order to obtain an unarmed security guard license. These requirements are both personal and certified training that must be provided when the application for licensing is submitted to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The license that will be issued will be valid for a two year time period. The requirements are:

The applicant must be at least 18 years of age.
Proof of legal residency in the United States and citizenship is required.
There will be a complete background check.
The applicant will submit fingerprints.
The applicant will not have been dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces.
Applicants will not have any convictions for felonies or any domestic violence misdemeanors.
Applicants will have a high school diploma or an equivalency certification.
The unarmed security guard training must take place at a state certified facility and must be done in the state of Arizona.

Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) governing SG licenses and registrations
Security Guards: Title 32, Chapter 26
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=32

Who must be registered

You must be registered if……You work for a security guard agency that pays you to provide security guard services to other companies.

*Until you are registered by DPS, you cannot wear a uniform and/or stand post as a Security Guard.
*Licenses and/or registrations from other states are not recognized in Arizona.
*Unless you fall under one of the Exceptions in ARS §32-2606, providing security guard services without a license and/or registration is a class 1 misdemeanor. Additionally, a violation of these regulations can prevent you from obtaining a license and/or registration in the future.

The state of Arizona requires the unarmed security guard to attend eight hours training at a state certified training facility. The training will educate the applicant in the security procedures that will allow them to perform the duties of an unarmed security guard, and provide the applicant with the state certified training needed to be issued the two year unarmed security guard license in the state of Arizona. The training will include:

Legal and ethical issues while on the job.
The limits of force allowable by Arizona laws.
Crowd control
Professionalism when dealing with the public and with legal, fire and medial personnel.
Emergency medical including CPR
Emergency fire procedures

The training will provide the Arizona unarmed security guard with the tools; they need to handle everyday situations in the security sector and in emergency situations. This training will also give the unarmed security guard the education to fill out written reports and deal with the public and authorities.The trained and licensed unarmed security guard in the State of Arizona will find employment opportunities in many different areas of the security sector, such as:

Public and private office buildings
Hotels
Schools
Colleges
Libraries
Museums and art galleries
Malls and retail stores
Apartment complexes

These are a few of the employment opportunities that will be available to the unarmed security guard that holds an Arizona license from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The unarmed security guard in the state of Arizona like in other states will not be required to carry a weapon without further training and licensing. There are also employment opportunities in the private sector, providing property protection and other situations that may appeal to the licensed unarmed security guard. When working in the private sector the Arizona unarmed security guard license will still need to be renewed every two years prior to the expiration date, since in the state of Arizona there is no grace period after the expiration date.

Unarmed Security Guard

The Unarmed Security Guard registration certificate allows you to work for any DPS-licensed security guard agency in the state.
The card belongs to you.
Expiration will be two years from the date DPS processed the application.

New hire or more than 90 days expired

Steps

Be offered employment by a DPS-licensed Security Guard agency. The agency fills out Part A / Employer section of the Registration Application and an authorized person signs it.
Security guard completes and sign the Part B / Employee section.
Submit fingerprints.
Submit a passport sized color photograph of your face. Photographs should be 2"x2" or smaller. (per A.A.C. R13-6-301.A.4.c.)
Complete the 8-hour pre-assignment unarmed training course, Part C. The unarmed training verification must be signed and dated by the unarmed guard trainer, and the Qualifying Party or Resident manager.
Submit the registration application. Part A, Part B and Part C must be complete.
Submit proof of identification, such as a photocopy of your driver's license, passport, etc.
Submit $72 cash, money order, cashier's check or security guard agency check payable to DPS. This covers the $50 registration certificate fee and the $22 FBI fingerprint processing fee. The Licensing Unit does not accept personal checks, credit or debit cards.

Unarmed Renewal

Renewals will be accepted 60 days before the expiration date
If the renewal is less than 90 days past the expiration date, please add a $10 late fee Steps

Complete and sign the Part B / Employee section of the Registration Application.
Submit fingerprints.
Submit a passport sized color photograph of your face. Photographs should be 2"x2" or smaller. (per A.A.C. R13-6-301.A.4.c.)
Complete the 8-hour pre-assignment unarmed training course, Part C. The unarmed training verification must be signed and dated by the unarmed guard trainer, and the Qualifying Party or Resident manager.
Submit the registration application. Part A, Part B and Part C must be complete.
Submit proof of identification, such as a photocopy of your driver's license, passport, etc.
Submit $72 cash, money order, cashier's check or security guard agency check payable to DPS. This covers the $50 registration certificate fee and the $22 FBI fingerprint processing fee. The Licensing Unit does not accept personal checks, credit or debit cards.

Arizona Armed Security Guard Licensing Requirements
The state of Arizona requires any person working as an armed security guard in the state to be licensed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. This license requires the applicant to have training at a state certified training facility, both in security and weapons training. The state also requires other items to be submitted in order to have an application for an Arizona armed security guard license issued. These requirements are:

The applicant will be at least 21 years of age.
The applicant will possess a high school diploma or an equivalency certification.
The applicant must not have been convicted of any felonies or of misdemeanor domestic violence.
The applicant will not have been dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces
A background check will be completed.
The applicant will submit fingerprints.
Proof of United States citizenship must be provided.
The applicant should not have a history or currently have a substance abuse problem.
The certified armed security guard training must take place in the state of Arizona.

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SECURITY GUARD INJURIES, ILLNESSES, AND FATALITIES FACT SHEET.
Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities among Security Guards Security guards face a set of hazards different from that of the average worker. Security guards are more likely to be fatally injured while working, especially by homicide, but are less likely to incur a nonfatal injury or illness than workers in general, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Security guards include store and facility guards, bodyguards, bouncers, armored car guards, and watchguards. The Standard Occupational Classification system lists their duties as guarding, patrolling, or monitoring premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. This occupational category does not include police and other law enforcement officers. The rate of fatal injuries to security guards was 9.4 fatalities per 100,000 workers in 2007. 1 This was an 8-percent increase from the 2006 rate of 8.7 fatalities per 100,000 workers. The rate in 2007 was more than twice the rate for all workers (3.8) that year. There were 84 fatal occupational injuries among security guards in 2007, up from an average of 68 fatalities per year from 2003 to 2006. Half of the fatal injuries occurred in the investigation and security service industry and about a fifth occurred in the drinking places industry.

Homicides made up a large percentage of fatal work injuries to security guards, much larger than in the total working population. While only 11 percent of all workplace fatalities in 2007 were the result of homicides, 51 percent (43 fatalities) of security guard fatalities were due to homicides. Of these 43 homicides, 47 percent (20 fatalities) were committed by a customer or client, 33 percent (14 fatalities) by a robber, and the remainder (9 fatalities) by an unknown assailant.

The rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work to recuperate was 107.8 per 10,000 full-time workers for security guards in 2007, which is 11.8 percent lower than the rate for all occupations in private industry, 122.2 per 10,000 workers. The 2007 rate for security guards represents an increase of 9.2 percent from 2006. The median days away from work, a key measure of the severity of injuries and illnesses, was 8 days for security guards, compared with 7 days for all occupations.

While the overall injury and illness rate suggests less frequent occurrences of incidents for security guards than for the average of all occupations, rates for certain events are higher for security guards. Falls, predominantly falls to the same level, were the most common event leading to injuries with days away from work to security guards, occurring at a rate of 27.5 per 10,000 full time workers in 2007. The rate of falls for all private industry was lower, at 17.6 per 10,000 full-time workers. While the rate of assaults and violent acts for private industry was 2.6 per 10,000 workers, the rate of assaults and violent acts experienced by security guards was 14.4 per 10,000 full-time workers.

In 2007, assaults and violent acts accounted for 13 percent (1,090 cases) of injuries and illnesses to security guards requiring at least 1 day away from work. Of these, health-care patients were the source of the injury or illness in 19.2 percent (210 cases) of cases. Surfaces and structures were the source in 14.6 percent (160 cases); the injuries were due to people falling onto surfaces and structures after they were assaulted. Other persons, excluding health care patients, were the source of more than half (570) of the assault and violent act cases requiring at least 1 day away from work.

A larger percentage of injuries and illnesses to security guards occurred during late night and early morning hours than in private industry as a whole. In 2007, 11.7 percent of injuries and illnesses to security guards occurred between 12:01 a.m. and 4:00 a.m., which is more than three times higher than the average for all private industry. Security guards also had a higher percentage of injuries and illnesses than all private industry in the hours ranging from 4:01 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. (12.4 percent compared with 9.8 percent), 4:01 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (18.7 percent compared with 10.7 percent), and 8:01 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (14.0 percent compared with 5.5 percent).

A larger portion of injuries and illnesses to security guards occurred during the weekend. Over 10 percent of injuries and illnesses occurred on Sunday, compared with 5.8 percent for all private workers in 2007. Similarly, 12.2 percent of injuries and illnesses to security guards occurred on Saturday, compared with 7.8 percent for all private industry workers. Additionally, older security guards make up a higher proportion of their occupation’s injuries and illnesses in comparison with older workers in private industry as a whole. While 12 percent of all injured and ill workers were aged 55 to 64 in 2007, 18.1 percent of injured or ill security guards were in the same age group. The percentage of injured or ill security guards who were over age 65 (6.2 percent) is nearly three times higher than the percentage for all private workers (2.2 percent).

NOTE: Fatal occupational injury numbers and rates are based on all industry ownership's, while nonfatal injury and illness numbers and rates are based on private industry.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), June 16, 2009. Fatality data are from the 2007 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. Nonfatal injury and illness data are from the 2007 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
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1 Fatal injury rates include the fatalities of security guards and of gaming surveillance officers.