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Vermont 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 Vermont 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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Vermont Security Guard Training Licensing Requirements
The Vermont unarmed security guard will find that there are different types of employment once they have been trained and have obtained their licensing. The licensing in Vermont is found under the Vermont Statutes Title 26, Section 3174. The requirements the people applying for unarmed security licensing are:

The applicant must be 21 years of age
The applicant will complete the application for it to be considered for licensing
There will be a background check
Fingerprints will be submitted
The applicant will not have a felony criminal record
A valid photo Vermont driver’s license or photo state identification will be supplied
There is a requirement to pass a written examination that is outlined in Vermont Statutes Title 26, 3175.

The employment placement of the unarmed Vermont security guard will not require that they carry a firearm to perform their duty. The training that an unarmed security guard should expect from a state certified facility will prepare them to work in the security sector with other professionals and with the authorities. They will be skilled in protecting the area they are assigned and will contain emergency situations professionally.The skills the unarmed security guard in Vermont will be trained in by a certified facility are topics such as:

Protecting the public
The legal and ethical issues that can arise on the job.
Emergency training that could include CPR
Learning to write reports properly to document events
Dealing professionally with authorities including police and fire officials
The legal use of force
Legal detainment of suspects

The unarmed security guard in the state of Vermont, when trained and licensed, will find employment in many different areas of the security sector. These can include places like:

Airports, bus and train stations
Schools, colleges, and universities
Banking and financial institutions
Local state and government offices and agencies
Malls and retail locations
Housing and apartment areas
Parks and other public areas
Private individual security

The unarmed security guard will be employed to protect buildings and the public from criminal activity, and to take charge in emergency situations. There is also the employer that will provide vehicles for the security personnel; in this event the employer may also require a valid Vermont driver’s license for unarmed guards. This can be a requirement when employed to protect housing or apartment areas, parks and private properties.

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Vermont Armed Security Guard Licensing Requirements
The Vermont armed security guard is someone that will be licensed in both security and in firearms to hold a position in security sector. The person that applies for a Vermont armed security guard license will need to complete the application and submit other information, such as fingerprint and a background check that are outlined in the Vermont statute Title 26, Section 3174. The requirements include:

The applicant will be at least 18 years of age at the time of the application
A photo Vermont drivers license or state identification card
A valid social security number
The information provided on the application must be filled out properly and complete.
The applicant will need to successfully pass a required examination that is outlined in Title 26, Section 3175.
A background check is required
Fingerprints

The person that is applying for a Vermont armed security license will have the application reviewed and the decision made by a board, this license must be obtained and kept current for the amount of time the applicant works in the security sector.The armed security guard will also require training; this training will provide them with the skills that are needed in order to perform their duties within the security sector. The Vermont armed security guard will be trained to handle all functions of their position and emergencies. The training can include:

Education in properly writing reports
The legal and ethical issues that could arise
The use of force and its limits
The legal limit for use of force
Education in working with professional authorities like police and firemen.
Emergency training that can include CPR.
Firearms training

The licensed armed security guard in the state of Vermont will find many selections opened to them, these can be in different types of settings that the trained guard will be qualified to perform the duties expected in these positions. The field employment opportunities that are available to the armed security guard in the state of Vermont are:

The security sector in airports, bus stations and train stations
Banking and financial institutions
Schools, colleges, and universities
Malls and retail locations
State and government offices and buildings
Private offices and buildings
Housing and apartment areas
Private security for individuals

These are a small sample of the types of employment available to the Vermont armed security guard and ones that can be filled by the security guard that has been educated to perform the duties that will be expected of them. This is the type of employment where the armed security guard protects the public, against crime, and other dangers, and protects the structures against criminals or terrorists.

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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.