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Security Guard Career Profile Colorado
Colorado 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 Colorado 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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Colorado Security Guard Training Licensing Requirements
The state of Colorado requires people employed as a security guard to apply and hold a valid security guard license during the duration of their employment. There are requirements that must be met to obtain a security guard license and will be applied for at the City Clerk’s Office, the application will be accompanied with the proper documentation and fee.In the State of Colorado the licensing of the unarmed security guard is done on a city level, rather than a state level. The licensing is governed by Colorado Article V Chapter 42, which outlines the requirements to obtain the unarmed guard license. These requirements include:

The applicant will be at least 18 years old.
They will be a resident of Colorado.

They will be a citizen or legal resident of the United States.
They will have a valid photo ID, either a valid Colorado driver’s license or a Colorado state identification card.
A valid social security number.
Fingerprints will be submitted and a complete FBI style background check
A health certificate by a licensed physician or physician’s assistant will be submitted that is within 60 days of the application. This certificate will show there are no medical conditions that will affect the unarmed security guards duties.

In the state of Colorado there are weapons regulations about the different types of weapons that can be used by the security guard; these include a knife, mace and a nightstick.

Knife: The unarmed security guard in the state of Colorado will not carry a knife that is more than 3 ½ inches.
Knight sticks will not be longer than 26 inches and no more than 1 ½ inches in diameter. There is a requirement for the security guard that carries a night stick to take an 8 hour training course in the use of the weapon and the effects it can have when used.
Mace: The use of mace is permitted in the state of Colorado, to protect the security guard or a third person. Mace is also permitted to be used to stop the commission of a felony. The regulation for the security guard carrying mace is one canister of mace or similar compound.

When force is used with a weapon in the state of Colorado a written report of the indecent must be filed with the Department of Excise and Licenses within 3 days.The unarmed security guard training will educate the person in a variety of skills; these will prepare the guard to handle different situations that can occur while working in the security field. It will also train them in dealing with authorities, emergency situations and the public.Training for the unarmed security guard will include:

Working in a public setting
Ethics and legal issues
Proper written reports
Emergency training
The legal use of force
Detainment of suspects

The employment that is open to the licensed unarmed security guard will include both private and public locations. The duties will include protection of the location without use of deadly force with the use of a firearm.These locations unarmed security personnel can find open to them once licensed include:

Schools and colleges
Hospitals and other medical environments
Airports, bus and train stations
Private offices
Government offices
Malls and other public settings
Housing areas and apartment buildings

Colorado Armed Security Guard Licensing Requirements
The state of Colorado requires anyone working as an armed security guard in their state to apply for and hold a valid Colorado armed security guard license. This permits the armed security guard to work within the state in different fields of employment. The licensing in the state of Colorado is done on a city-by-city level, rather than a statewide level. This means when applying for an armed security guard license it will be applied for at the City Clerk’s office and the application fee paid at this office. The government rules that regulate the security guard in the state of Colorado is Article V, Chapter 42.Applying for an armed security guard license means there will be a required background check, fingerprints will be submitted and other information. There will also be the need to apply for a permit to carry a gun.The application requirements are:

The applicant must be at least 18 years of age
There will be three letters of reference submitted from non-family members
The applicant will need a letter of intent; this is a letter from a security company that will hire the person once they have acquired an armed security guard license. This letter will also detail their duties, the date they will be hired and the location.
There will be proof of a background check submitted with the application; this will be a form that is obtained from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. This form will need to be completed within 30 days of the application submission.
There will need to be a health certificate submitted within 60 days to show the applicant is free from any health problems that would affect their ability to perform their duties as a security guard. This certificate needs to be obtained from a licensed physician or physician assistant.
The make, model and license number of any personal vehicle that will be used for work purposes.
A valid Colorado driver’s license or a valid Colorado State identification card.
A valid social security card number will be submitted when applying for a Colorado armed security guard license.

In the state of Colorado there are regulations about the weapons a security guard is allowed to carry, this includes a knife with a blade that is less than 3 ½ inches long, a single canister of mace or similar compound. The mace is only permitted to be used in protecting the security guard or another person from injury or harm. It may also be used to prevent the commission of a felony.The security guard is permitted to carry a nightstick on a duty belt, and the nightstick must not be longer than 26 inches in length and no more than 1 ½ in diameter. The security guard that carries a nightstick will take and pass an 8 hour training course to be educated how to use the nightstick and the effect it will have when used on another person. The security guard that carries a nightstick will only use it to prevent injury, protect another person or stop the commission of a felony.Security guards that cause injury during their duty with the use of physical force or cause the injury with any weapon will submit a written report in complete detail of the incident to the Department of Excise and Licenses within 3 days.The training the armed security guard has available to them will make the job a stress free environment, because the education received during training will prepare armed security guards to handle different types of situations.Training will include education in:

Communication skills
Crowd control
Ethics and legal issues
Emergency situations training
Health and safety
Legal use of force
Detainment of suspects
Report writing

The armed security guard will also train and be certified to carry a firearm in the state of Colorado.The employment fields that are open to the licensed armed security guard can be both private and public and include places like:

Airports, bus and train stations
Hospitals
Schools and colleges
Malls and other public buildings
Government offices
Private offices
Banks and other financial institutions
Housing areas and apartment buildings
Private security for individuals

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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.