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Security Guard Career Profile Michigan 
Michigan 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 Michigan 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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Michigan Security Guard Training Licensing Requirements
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY INDIVIDUAL LICENSING OR REGISTRATION FOR SECURITY GUARDS.

Information for Veterans - Security Guard & Security Alarm

Waiver of initial license fee and initial processing fee for certain veterans seeking licensure as a private security guard agency or alarm system contractorBeginning August 20, 2014, the department shall waive an initial license fee, or any application processing fee charged by the department for an initial license, if the applicant is an individual who served in the armed forces and he or she provides to the department a form DD214, form DD215, or any other form that is satisfactory to the department that demonstrates he or she was separated from that service with an honorable character of service or under honorable conditions (general) character of service.

See MCL 338.1056.

Exemption from the experience and age requirements for private security guard agencies and alarm system contractors for certain veterans.

The department shall issue a license to conduct business as a security alarm system contractor or a private security guard, or to a private security guard business, if it is satisfied that the applicant, if the applicant is an individual, or the individual who is the sole or principal license holder of the applicant if the applicant is not an individual, meets all of the following qualifications:

(a) Is not less than 21 years of age. However, this subdivision does not apply to an applicant described in subdivision (g)(v).

(b) Has a high school education or its equivalent.

(c) If the applicant's license is issued after March 28, 2001, has not been convicted of a felony.

(d) If the applicant's license was issued on or before March 28, 2001, was not convicted of a felony in the 5-year period preceding the date of application.

(e) Was not convicted of an offense listed in section 10(1)(c) in the 5-year period preceding the date of application.

(f) If he or she served in the armed forces, was separated from that service, and provides a form DD214, DD215, or any other form satisfactory to the department that demonstrates he or she was separated from that service, with an honorable character of service or under honorable conditions (general) character of service.

(g) If the applicant is applying for a private security guard or agency license, meets any of the following:

(i) Was engaged in the private security guard or agency business on his or her own account in another state for a period of at least 3 years.

(ii) Was engaged in the private security guard or agency business for a period of at least 4 years as an employee of the holder of a certificate of authority to conduct a private security guard or agency business and has experience reasonably equivalent to at least 4 years of full-time guard work in a supervisory capacity with rank above that of patrolman.

(iii) Was employed in law enforcement as a certified police officer on a full-time basis for at least 4 years for a city, county, or state government or for the United States government.

(iv) Was engaged in the private security guard or agency business as an employee or on his or her own account or as a security administrator in private business for at least 2 years on a full-time basis, and is a graduate with a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent in the field of police administration or industrial security from an accredited college or university.

(v) Served in the armed forces; while serving in the armed forces, acted as a military police officer or in an equivalent job classification for at least 2 years; was separated from that service, and provides a form DD214, DD215, or any other form satisfactory to the department that demonstrates he or she was separated from that service, with an honorable character of service or under honorable conditions (general) character of service; and has, and provides with his or her application an affidavit signed by a commanding officer, supervisor, or military superior with direct knowledge of the applicant's service that he or she has, entry-level experience in or basic knowledge of each of the following:

(A) Enforcing rules, regulations, and guidelines.

(B) Providing security and physical protection.

(C) Area and site security operations.

(D) Overseeing prisoners and correctional facilities.

(E) Reconnaissance and surveillance.(h) If the applicant is applying for a security alarm system contractor license, has been lawfully engaged in either or both of the following:

(i) A security alarm system contractor business on his or her own account for a period of not less than 3 years.

(ii) A security alarm system contractor business for a period of not less than 4 years as an employee of the holder of a certificate of authority to conduct a security alarm system contractor business, and has experience reasonably equivalent to at least 4 years of full-time work in a supervisory capacity or passes a written exam administered by the department designed to measure his or her knowledge and training in security alarm systems.

(i) Provided the department the bond or surety required under section 9 of the act.

(j) Has not been adjudged insane, unless he or she has been adjudged restored to sanity by court order.

(k) Is not subject to any outstanding warrants for his or her arrest.

See MCL 338.1056.

License Requirements for a private security guard agency 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.

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