JIBC Basic Security Training 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Privacy Act, what obligation does a security guard have regarding surveillance footage?
- Share footage freely with any requestor
- Store footage on personal devices for easy access
- Ensure footage is handled, stored, and disclosed only in accordance with privacy legislation (Correct answer)
- Delete footage after each shift to protect privacy
Correct answer: Ensure footage is handled, stored, and disclosed only in accordance with privacy legislation
Surveillance data is subject to privacy legislation and must be stored securely, accessed only by authorized persons, and disclosed only as permitted by law.
Question 2: What is the role of a security guard during a fire evacuation?
- Fight the fire using any available extinguisher
- Stay at their post regardless of the alarm
- Guide occupants to exits, ensure orderly evacuation, and account for personnel (Correct answer)
- Lock all exits to prevent panic
Correct answer: Guide occupants to exits, ensure orderly evacuation, and account for personnel
During evacuation, guards direct people to safe exits, maintain calm, and assist in accounting for all occupants.
Question 3: Which of the following best describes 'professional appearance' as a standard for security guards?
- Wearing any dark-colored clothing
- A clean, pressed uniform with visible identification, projecting authority and approachability (Correct answer)
- Casual dress to blend in with the public
- Wearing the most intimidating gear possible
Correct answer: A clean, pressed uniform with visible identification, projecting authority and approachability
A professional appearance builds public trust, communicates authority, and is required under the Security Services Act.
Question 4: When must a security guard NOT use handcuffs on a detained individual?
- When the individual is calm and fully compliant with no flight or violence risk (Correct answer)
- When police are more than 10 minutes away
- When the detention occurs indoors
- When a supervisor has not yet been notified
Correct answer: When the individual is calm and fully compliant with no flight or violence risk
Handcuffs are a use-of-force tool and must only be applied when there is a legitimate safety or flight risk; using them on a calm, compliant person is excessive force.
Question 5: What is 'chain of custody' and why does it matter in security?
- A shift handover checklist signed by outgoing and incoming guards
- The documented, unbroken record of evidence handling to ensure its integrity for legal proceedings (Correct answer)
- A supervisor hierarchy for emergency decisions
- The sequence of locks on a secured door
Correct answer: The documented, unbroken record of evidence handling to ensure its integrity for legal proceedings
Maintaining chain of custody ensures that evidence collected at an incident scene is admissible and untampered in any future legal proceedings.
Question 6: A guard observes a coworker accepting cash from a visitor in exchange for bypassing sign-in procedures. What is the correct course of action?
- Ignore it as it is an internal matter
- Confront the coworker publicly on the spot
- Report the observation to a supervisor or through the proper reporting channel (Correct answer)
- Demand a share of the payment to stay silent
Correct answer: Report the observation to a supervisor or through the proper reporting channel
Corruption or breach of security procedures by a colleague must be reported through proper channels to maintain the integrity of the security operation.
Question 7: Which of the following is a key characteristic of an effective security guard?
- Aggression and willingness to use force first
- Impartiality, attentiveness, and sound judgment under pressure (Correct answer)
- Familiarity with all visitors to build rapport quickly
- Keeping personal notes separate from official records
Correct answer: Impartiality, attentiveness, and sound judgment under pressure
Effective security requires neutrality, constant vigilance, and good decision-making — especially in high-pressure or ambiguous situations.
JIBC Basic Security Training 5
Under the Privacy Act, what obligation does a security guard have regarding surveillance footage?