Testimonials ”Tom was very resourceful and I found the material in this course to be beneficial.” - Chanda Jones, Security Specialist, Department of Treasury – Financial Management Service ”This is my 1 st course with Market*Access. I look forward to attending others.” - George Ligon III, Security Specialist, DARPA "This course is a great starting point. Everything that was covered was important for starting our site security inspections.” - Brad Olsen, Deputy Sheriff, Orange County, CA Sheriff's Office “ I found the program enlightening and informative .” - Tom Jerdan, Department of Homeland Security, Security Specialist “Tom McCoig has a comprehensive and diverse knowledge of the subject matter.” - Richard F. Burke, Physical Security Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs (Philadelphia) “ The handouts alone are worth the price of the workshop.” - Jack Hearfield, Competitive Insights, Inc., Senior Associate Course Description A key function of managing security risks and ensuring regulatory compliance is to inspect your physical security systems to make certain that your procedures are practical and current, your technologies and hardware are operating properly, and that your security manpower and employees understand their security roles and responsibilities. Your policies, procedures, plans, logbooks, training activities, technologies, hardware, and manpower must be inspected and evaluated holistically. The Physical Security Inspections provides you the knowledge and tools to assess security system performance, compliance status, and assists you in optimizing your return on security investment. This workshop provides you with a roadmap for not only conducting your physical security system inspections, but interpreting the results. You'll leave this workshop with important checklists, questions sets, report formats, and other useful knowledge and information to help protect your facility. You will learn how to: Conduct effective physical security inspections Create or improve your security inspection plan Assemble and train your audit team Assess your facility for security vulnerabilities Identify security gaps that may not be obvious Best document, analyze, and communicate your inspection results Tell the difference between "performance" and "compliance" A Homeland Defense Journal 'Certificate of Completion' will be provided to all attendees upon conclusion of the workshop. Who Should Attend: Federal, state and local security officers with security responsibility U.S. civil agencies, government building/facilities managers, and companies with critical infrastructure to be protected Anyone involved in guard protection services, law enforcement or other types of security providers Any professional responsible for conducting and documenting physical security system inspections Anyone responsible for maritime security Accreditation: 1.2 CEUs, 1.2 COCs, 2.0 CMs, ABIH approval #10-272 For more information on this course, contact Customer Service at 1-800-769-1199.     Course Outline Day 1 - Time Subject 8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast (coffee and pastries) 8:30 - 8:35 Chairman's Opening Remarks (Course Overview/Experience Based Learning) 8:35 - 10:30 ASAP Principle – Execution Principles of a Physical Security Audit Learn the four-bedrock security principles Culture, Costs, Consistency, Creativity The principle of Sowing and Reaping during an audit Inspections and Vulnerability Assessments Audits and Security Plans Linking Vulnerability Assessments to Your Inspection Compliance Verses Performance Does compliance equal effective security? 10:30-10:45 Networking Break 10:45-12:00 Security Audit Planning Audit planning Audit team training Audit documentation Audit checklists and question sets -exercise What to do if your questions are not getting answered What are findings, observations, and other issues Protecting audit data Taking pictures and video-Yes or No Handling and Disposal of Documents and Digital Information 12:00-1:00 Lunch on Your Own 1:00-2:00 On the Ground-Conducting the Audit Conducting the Audit Have you reviewed policies, procedures, and plans Audit and inspections of management and workforce attitudes When to expand the scope of an audit Data collection and report writing-exercise Safety Rules and audits 2:00 - 2:15 Networking Break 2:15-5:00 Inspection of Procedures and Perimeters Procedure Reviews Barriers and other issues Developing and using questions for barrier inspections -exercise Fences, Walls, Gates, Woods, and Water 5:00 Day One Wrap Up Day 2 - Time Subject 8:00 - 8:15 Coffee and Pastries 8:15 - 9:30 General Facility Inspections Overview Building inspections -exercise 9 :30 - 9:45 Break 9:45 - 11:15 Industrial Site/Port Inspections Overview Chemical plants Port facilities 11:15 - 11:45 Auditing Intrusion Detection and Alarm Systems 11:45 - 12:45 Lunch on Your Own 12:45 – 1:30 Auditing Intrusion Detection and Alarm Systems (Continued) 1:30 – 1:40 Break 1:40 – 2:30 Auditing Security Manpower Readiness and Response 2:40 – 4:15 Auditing and Conducting Table-Top Exercises- Class exercise 4:15 – 4:30 Workshop close-out For more information on this course, contact Customer Service at 1-800-769-1199.   Tom McCoig 1-865-671-5806 tmcoig@absconsulting.com You may also fax your questions to 1-865-671-5851 For more information on this course, contact Customer Service at 1-800-769-1199.

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