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Security Guard Career Profile Tennessee 
Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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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Tennessee Security Guard Training Licensing Requirements
The Tennessee unarmed security guard must hold a state license and in order to obtain this licensing the person must successfully complete an application and meet all the guidelines. The requirements for an unarmed security guard in the state of Tennessee are:

The applicant must be at least 18 years of age
They must be mentally competent
Be of good moral character
They must be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien.
The applicant should have no disability that will affect their duties as an unarmed security guard
The applicant will not have been on probation within the past 5 years for serious crimes that include firearms, violence or shoplifting
The applicant will provide three fingerprint cards, which will be processed by the TBI and FBI criminal background check
The applicant will not have a history of habitual drunkenness, a narcotics addiction or dependency.
The applicant will have attended training at a state certified training facility

The training that is required by the state of Tennessee to obtain an unarmed security guard license is four hours, with one hour each of:

Orientation
Training in emergency procedures
Education in the legal powers and limitations of the unarmed security guard
Educated in the general duties of an unarmed security guard

There is a requirement for the unarmed security guard in Tennessee that will use chemical spray, a nightstick or club, and any other type of non-lethal device while on duty. A certified trainer must provide the training. The unarmed security guard will present the certification when demanded by the commissioner, or an authorized agent, including full time law enforcement officers.The unarmed security guard will find employment in the security sector in various locations; these can include both private and public locations. The duties of the unarmed security officer can include protecting the public or a location from criminal activity. The areas where the unarmed security guard might find employment in the state of Tennessee include:

Airports, bus and train stations
Schools, colleges and universities
Malls and other retail locations
Housing and apartment areas
Parks and other public locations
Sporting arenas
Government and state offices
Private office buildings

The person that has properly filled out the Tennessee unarmed security guard license will have the training and skills to work within these types of locations and be educated to handle situations that could arise where protection is needed from criminal activity. The unarmed guard will also be ready to handle emergency situations and work with law enforcement officials.State Licensing Application

http://www.tn.gov/regboards/pps/usgoReqs.shtml

Tennessee Armed Security Guard Licensing Requirements
The Tennessee armed security guard is required to be licensed and to obtain the state license the applicant must meet certain criteria. The things the armed security guard must have is a license to carry a weapon, they must have training that includes an examination and have had specified training. The other requirements for licensing are:

The applicant must be at least 21 years of age
The applicant must either be a citizen of the United States or a legal resident alien.
They must have completed the amount of training hours and passed an exam.
Three fingerprint cards must be submitted, which will be processed by both the TBI and the FBI in doing a criminal background check.
The applicant must be of good moral character and be legally mentally competent.
The applicant must not have any disability that would prevent them from performing their duties.
The applicant must not have been on probation within the last 5 years for any serious crimes or crimes that involved firearms, violence or shoplifting.
The applicant must not have a record of habitual drunkenness, or have a narcotics addiction or dependency.

The person that applies for an armed security guard license in the state of Tennessee is required to have one hour of training in:

Orientation
The legal powers of a security guard
Education in the general duties of an armed security guard
Weapons training, including devices that are not lethal
Emergency training and procedures

There is a Tennessee armed security guard regulation that requires the applicant to complete eight classroom hours for firearms training including

The legal limitations for the use of a firearm
The proper handling of a firearm
The safety and maintenance of a fire arm

The person applying to the state for an armed security guard license is required to attend four hours of training for marksmanship. During this training there must be a minimum of 70% achieved on the silhouette target course.When the armed guard will carry other types of weapons there are training requirements prior to the license being issued to the applicant. These weapons include stun guns, chemical spray, nightsticks, a club and other non-lethal devices. A certificate will be issued after training by a certified trainer, and will be shown to any legal authority when demanded.The armed security guard license is valid for a two year period, after this if the applicant is still employed as an armed guard the license must be renewed.The license armed security guard in Tennessee will find employment throughout the security industry, for both private and public duty assignments such as:

Airports, bus and train stations
Schools, colleges and universities
Malls and retail locations
Government and state offices
Private office buildings
Housing and apartment areas

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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.