Security Guard Career Profile Arkansas

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Security Guard Career Profile Arkansas
Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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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Arkansas Security Guard Training Licensing Requirements
The unarmed security guard in the state of Arkansas must be licensed to work within the security sector. There are certain requirements they must fulfill in order to obtain state licensing that includes personal information and training at a state certified facility. The unarmed security guard license will be issued by the Arkansas Department of Public Safety and will be valid for four years. During the four years, the license is valid each year the applicant must take a refresher course to keep their unarmed security guard license in good standing. The unarmed security guard will find many employment opportunities once the requirements have been met and the Department of Public Safety has issues the Arkansas license. It is against the rules to work in as an unarmed security guard in the state of Arkansas without a license. The personal requirements are:

• The applicant must be at least 21 years of age.
• The applicant must hold a high school diploma or an equivalency certification.
• They must prove the right to work within the United States.
• They will submit to a background check.
• The applicant will be fingerprinted.
• The applicant must not have any convictions for felonies.
• The applicant must take a state certified training course prior to applying for an Arkansas unarmed security guard license.

The training the unarmed security guard trainee will need is a state certified course, which will prepare the applicant to work in the security environment. This training will include education in the laws that will pertain to their employment and the training needed to handle emergencies. The training will include:

• The legal and ethical issues in Arkansas.
• There will be training for medical emergencies.
• Emergency fire training.
• Apprehending and holding suspects
• Professionalism in working with official agencies

The trained unarmed security guard will be educated to handle medical and fire emergencies. They will understand the proper format when dealing with police and fire officials and how to professionally handle criminal suspects. The training will need to be updated yearly in order to keep the four year unarmed security guard license current. The license must be renewed prior to the expiration date of the four-year license.The trained and licensed Arkansas unarmed security guard will find employment in many areas of the security sector and will be required once employed to keep their license current. They may also be requested to hold a valid Arkansas driver’s license. Employment the applicant will be will be qualified for are places such as:

• Malls and retail stores.
• Public and private office buildings
• Schools and colleges
• State and federal buildings
• Parks and other outdoor facilities
• Stadiums

These are some of the employment opportunities and there are also private unarmed security positions that are available to the Arkansas unarmed security guard. The state certified training, which will prepare the unarmed guard to work efficiently in any of these positions, whether public or private in a professional manner.

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• Security Officer RPI Original Employee Application
• Security Officer RPI Renewal Application

Arkansas Armed Security Guard Licensing Requirements
The state of Arkansas has requirements that must be met prior to any person being issued an armed security guard license, these requirements are both personal and required training. The training for an armed security guard in the state of Arkansas requires more training than the unarmed guard due to the larger risk, and this includes weapon training. The training and the personal information that is required are designed to license a person that is qualified to be a professional with the ability to carry a firearm. These are the reasons why there is a required background check, fingerprints and a no felony conviction stipulation.   The Arkansas Department of Public Safety will issue the armed security guard license, which will be valid for the amount of four years with yearly refresher courses required. The requirements to apply for the armed security license in Arkansas are:

• The applicant must be at least 21 years of age.
• The applicant must possess a high school diploma or an equivalency certificate.
• The appropriate state certified training will be completed.
• A complete background check will be done.
• The applicant will be fingerprinted.
• The applicant will successfully pass drug testing.
• The applicant will provide proof of citizenship or the legal right to work in the United States.
• The applicant will not have any felony convictions on their record.

These requirements will need to be met along with the state certified training and weapons training that is required prior to an Arkansas armed security guard license being issued. The courses are to prepare the applicant to work in the security sector with professionalism. The training required will include:

• Legal and ethical issues
• Training in medical emergencies
• Professionalism in the work environment
• The legal limits of force in the state of Arkansas
• Weapons training
• Marksmanship and target training
• Non-lethal force

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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.

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