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Security Guard Career Profile Utah 
Utah 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 Utah 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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Utah Security Guard Training Licensing Requirements
The unarmed security guard in the state of Utah is required to obtain a license prior to working in the security sector and they will be required to fill out an unarmed security guard application. The Utah regulations are found in the Security Personnel Act 58-63-101. Successfully obtaining an unarmed security guard license will mean the person has passed the required training course and has properly presented their application. This will open employment in the security sector that would not be employment possibilities without training and licensing.The application must be completely filled out an accompanied with other documents that are required in order to obtain the armed security guard license. The requirements to obtain the Utah license are:

The applicant will be at least 18 years of age
The applicant will have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency
The applicant will have passed an 8 hour unarmed security guard training course by a state certified facility.
A background check will be done
Fingerprints will be submitted
The applicant will not have any felony convictions
A drug test will be submitted

The person filling out an unarmed security guard license application is required to take an eight hour course at a Utah state certified facility and successfully complete the training course. The training that will be provided will educate the student in the skills that are needed to work as an unarmed guard without the use of a firearm. This eight hour course will include topics such as:

The legal and ethical issues that can arise while the unarmed security guard is on duty.
The legal use of force
The detainment of suspects and the legal limits
Writing reports properly
Proper management of emergencies

This course will provide the unarmed security guard the training needed to work within the security sector efficiently and protect both property and the public. The types of employment that will be open to the licensed unarmed security guard in the state of Utah are:

Airports, bus and train stations
Schools, colleges, and universities
Outdoor public facilities such as parks
Malls and other retail locations
State and local government office buildings
Private office buildings
Housing and apartment areas

These are some of the locations open to the person that has obtained the training and the unarmed security guard license in the state of Utah. There are also opportunities in the private security sector that are open to security personnel.

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Utah Armed Security Guard Licensing Requirements
The armed security guard in the state of Utah will be licensed and also possess a firearms permit to work in the security sector. The Security Personnel Licensing Act Title 58-63-102 (12) outlines the duties the armed security guard will carry out during their employment.The requirements that will need to be followed include filling the application out properly in order for it to be processed. The person that does not fill out the application completely, accurately or does not supply all the necessary information needed might be denied for their armed security guard license. The requirements for the successful Utah armed security guard license application are:

The person applying for an armed guard security license will be at least 18 years of age.
A high school diploma is required or a GED
There will be a background check
Fingerprints will be submitted
The applicant will pass a drug test
The applicant will successfully pass security guard training at a state certified facility
The applicant applying for an armed security guard license will have a firearms license.

The armed security guard is required to be educated at a state certified facility and pass the course that will provide them the skills needed to be employed as an armed guard in the security sector. The training will consist of education in:

The legal limits of force
The legal detainment of suspects
Emergency training that could include CPR
Legal and ethical situations that could occur on the job
Non-lethal force options
The Utah firearms laws
Writing clear reports
Working with other professionals, such as police and fire officials

These are some of the topics that will be taught to the person that attends the state certified facility, and it will also meet the requirement for obtaining the Utah armed security guard license. The trained guard will then be prepared to protect the public and private parties from criminal activity and in emergency situations. They will also be qualified to perform all the duties that are required when employed as an armed security guard.There are many types of employment available for the licensed armed security guard in Utah, they can include locations such as:

Airports
Bus and train stations
Banks
Financial institutions
Schools, colleges and universities
Retail locations and malls
Private and public areas
Housing and apartment areas

These are some of the types of locations the licensed armed security guard can be employed and they can also proved personal security for private homes and offices. The armed guard in Utah will be required to hold a valid security guard license the entire time they are employed in the security sector.

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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.