This week David has been in Johannesburg, South Africa, working the security focal points of one of the world’s largest multinational oil and gas companies. The two-day workshop drew in delegates from as far as Namibia and Mauritius. As well as covering the core issues of security management, the programme tackled some of the more difficult security management issues such as the role that security management can play in providing support to HR in pre-employment screening, how to work with Procurement to select reliable guarding contractors, and measures to manage the risk of workplace violence, including armed hold up. Experience in South Africa has shown that a simple incorrect response in a hold-up situation can lead to fatal consequences.
The security approach taken by the client of this week’s training is typical of many leading multinationals – that good security is achieved through the everyday actions of employees, and having a trained network of multi-hatted security focal points seeded throughout the business is the best way to achieve this.
The security approach taken by the client of this week’s training is typical of many leading multinationals – that good security is achieved through the everyday actions of employees, and having a trained network of multi-hatted security focal points seeded throughout the business is the best way to achieve this.
