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Security Guard Career Profile New York
New York 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 New York 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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New York Security Guard Training Licensing Requirements
In the state of New York to obtain an unarmed security guard license there set regulations by the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Public Safety. These regulations in statute 33-9032 state that the unarmed security guard will need eight hours of training at a certified training center and then will need sixteen hours of on the job training.The New York State Department of State Division of Licensing Services, issues the unarmed security guard license and the license is issued after the requirements are met, as well as fingerprinting and the background check. The permanent license when issued will need to be renewed every two years. The New York State Department of Licensing Services will also require proof each year that the applicant has taken an eight-hour training course at a certified facility. These requirements to obtain a license include completing the specified amount of training along with others:
  • The person applying for a New York state unarmed security license must be at least 18 years of age.
  • They will submit to fingerprinting
  • Submit to an FBI style background check
  • Have no convictions for serious crimes or felonies
  • Their eight hours of certified training and sixteen hours of on the job training must be completed.

The training that is to be completed at a New York certified training facility will include items that will help to prepare the unarmed security guard to perform their duties properly once employed in the security sector.
  • Legal issues are covered that can occur on the job.
  • How to properly deal with the public and crowd control.
  • Detaining suspects
  • Use of force limits
  • Emergency training for first aid
  • Emergency training for fire
  • Counter terrorism and homeland security education

The training for the unarmed security guard will help the person taking the course to be prepared in emergency situations and in dealing with the public. This includes the legal implications that could arise in some situations. This training makes it possible for the unarmed security guard to stop criminal activity without alarming the general public, handling medical emergencies until paramedics arrive and reporting to official agencies in a professional manner. The training will include written reports that will need to be used in daily work assignments and when making reports for interaction with fire and police departments. The sixteen hours of on the job training are to train the applicant in the environment they will be working in and the methods of security will be used.The trained and licensed unarmed security guard is qualified for employment in several different types of employment in the state of New York. These include retail stores, libraries, apartment buildings, hotels, and other public places.In cases where the unarmed security guard has not been employed for an extended amount of time and when hired receives the sixteen hours of on the job training. The eight-hour training course is required by the state to taken again prior to being issued a New York state unarmed security license. This eight-hour course will also need to be taken annually in order to keep the unarmed security license up to date; this includes years the license does not need to be renewed in the state of New York.State Licensing Application.

New York Armed Security Guard Licensing Requirements
In the state of New York like many other states there is a required amount of training hours in a certified training facility. This training that is required in New York is 8 hours general training, 16 hours of job related training and 47 hours to carry a firearm. The New York Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Public Safety, sets these requirements for armed security training.Licensing is overseen by the New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services. The occupational codes for the armed and unarmed security guard in the state of New York is 33-9032 and penal code 400.00.The requirements to be a licensed security guard in this state are:
  • The applicant must be 18 years of age
  • No serious criminal offense convictions
  • The applicant must complete the amount of requested training hours
  • The applicant must successfully complete 47 hours of firearm training
  • Fingerprints will be required
  • An FBI style background check
  • Hold a New York state pistol license

The state of New York requires that there will be an eight-hour in-service annual training course taken yearly in order to hold the New York armed security guard license. The sixteen hour on the job training required must be done within a sixty-day time limit. The only applicants that are exempt from training are police officers, which are active duty and certain other officials. The armed security guard license is valid for two years after receiving the permanent license, as long as the required eight hour per year training course is completed. This is required as long as the applicant holds a New York armed security guard license.Applicants in the state, which completed their training at a certified facility including training in firearms and deadly physical force prior to being hired as an armed security guard are required to take the eight-hour training course a second time. This must be done prior to applying for their New York state licensing. This also includes the required background check and fingerprinting in order to be issued a permanent state security license.Training at a certified facility will include materials and training to prepare the applicant to perform the duties of an armed security guard in many industries. This training includes:

  • Legal issues
  • Crowd control
  • Emergency medical including CPR
  • Emergency fire training
  • Firearms training, target and marksmanship
  • Homeland security and counter terrorism training
  • Training in the use of deadly force

There are many employment opportunities for the licensed armed security guard in the state of New York and some are:
  • Security in banks and finance offices
  • Providing security for government offices
  • Airports
  • Train stations
  • Bus stations
  • Museums
  • Art galleries
  • Jewelry and other retail stores
  • Schools and colleges
  • Armored banking vehicles
  • Malls
  • Stock and bond offices

There are other employment opportunities in the state of New York for the licensed armed security guard that will also provide the required sixteen hours of on the job training needed. All these employment opportunities will still require the annual eight hours of training to keep the armed security guard license current, along with renewal every two years.

State Licensing Application

http://www.dos.ny.gov/licensing/securityguard/sguard.html

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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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