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Kansas 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 Kansas 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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Kansas Security Guard Training Licensing Requirements
The unarmed security guard in the state of Kansas is required to be licensed and the applicant must attend state certified training and meet the personal qualifications. These requirements are pursuant to the legislative Act K.S.A. 75-b and the Kansas Administrative Regulations statutes that apply to the unarmed security guard. The unarmed security licensing is regulated by the Kansas Attorney General’s Office and prior to applying for the license all requirements must be met. The training is to be done within the state of Kansas at a state certified training center to prepare the unarmed security guard to work within the security field. The personal requirements must be met or the security license will not be issued. The personal requirements to apply for the unarmed security license are:

The applicant must be at least 18 years of age
Proof of a high school diploma or an equivalency certificate
Proof of the legal right to work in the United States
A complete background check will be done
The applicant will not have any felony convictions or certain misdemeanor convictions
The applicant will be fingerprinted
The applicant will complete the necessary state certified training prior to applying for a license

The training that is required is designed to help the unarmed security guard to fulfill their duties. This training will include emergency medical first aid and the proper maneuvers to handle suspected criminals. The applicant will also be educated in the Kansas laws that can apply to them in the workplace. This will include laws about the use of force and lawful detainment. The training course required will include the following:

Legal and ethical issues that can occur on the job
Kansas laws
The use of non-lethal force
Detainment of suspects
Emergency first aid and CPR

The applicant that completes the state certified training and meets the other qualifications will be issued an unarmed security guard license to work in the Kansas security sector. They will have the confidence and the education to perform their duties in the security setting once the training has been successfully completed.The employment opportunities that can be found within the security sector for the unarmed guard are numerous and some of these are:

Banks and lending institutions
Schools
Colleges
Hotels
Airports
State offices
Federal offices
Apartment complexes
Parks
Public lands
Private security

The unarmed security guard in the state of Kansas will find many opportunities for employment. There are some unarmed security employment opportunities where a valid Kansas driver’s license will be required to fulfill the employer requirements. This is not a factor in applying for the Kansas unarmed security license, but it will open some doors having a valid Kansas driver’s license. The unarmed security license that will be issued by the Kansas State Attorney General’s Office will be valid for a period of two years.

Kansas Armed Security Guard Licensing Requirements.

The state of Kansas requires any person that wants to be employed as an armed security guard to apply for a Kansas state armed security guard license. In order to apply for this license the person applying will need to attend state certified courses and also provide personal information. The Kansas armed security guard license is regulated by the State Attorney General’s Office, the licensing provisions are included in Act K.S.A. 75-7b and the Kansas Administrative Regulations statutes for armed and unarmed security guards. The personal information that is required include:

The applicant will be at least 21 years of age
Applicants will provide proof they can legally work in the United States
The applicant will submit to a background check
The applicant will be fingerprinted
Applicants will not have been convicted of any felonies or certain misdemeanors
The person applying will have completed the required training

The training that is required by the legislative Act K.S.A. 7507b and the Kansas Administrative Regulations statutes must be completed in the state of Kansas and at a state certified facility. This training will include courses that will prepare the applicant to work in the security field during normal duties and in emergency situations. This training will include:

The legal issues that can occur on the job
Ethical issues and the Kansas law
Emergency medical including first aid
The use of force
Firearm’s training including marksmanship and target practice
The Kansas laws for use of weapons

The applicant that completes this training successfully will be prepared to deal with any type of emergency or criminal activity that might occur while they are employed in the security sector. This includes the use of their weapon in cases of lethal and non-lethal force.The applicant that fulfills all of the requirements to apply for their Kansas armed guard license will be qualified to work in both the public and private security field. This license creates many employment opportunities such as:

Armored vehicles
Banks
Finical institutions
State office buildings
Federal office buildings
Schools
Colleges
Airports
Hotels
Public parks
Apartment and housing areas
Private security duty

These are some of the opportunities that will be available to the armed security guard applicant that meets all of the requirements and qualifies to be issued a Kansas license.The armed guard security license issued by the state of Kansas Attorney Generals Office will be valid for two years at which time it will need to be renewed within 30 days prior to the expiration date. This will also include the firearms license that is needed by the applicant to be issued an armed security guard license, rather than an unarmed security guard license. There may also be some employers that will require the armed security guard to have a valid Kansas driver’s license as a requirement for the job opening. The driver’s license is not a requirement of the Kansas qualifications to obtain an armed security guard license.

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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.