PLRD Incident Reporting and Documentation

Question 1

Which of the following is the MOST important principle when writing an incident report as a security officer in Singapore?

Accepted Answer

Record only facts that are accurate and observed firsthand

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Include personal opinions and assumptions

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Summarise events without specific times or dates

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Write the report from memory several days later

Question 2

Under the Private Security Industry Act, a security officer must report a serious incident to their employer within how long?

Accepted Answer

As soon as practicable

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48 hours

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72 hours

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Within 7 days

Question 3

What does the acronym 'SMEAC' stand for in the context of security reporting and briefings?

Accepted Answer

Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration, Command

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Security, Management, Emergency, Access, Control

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Surveillance, Monitoring, Evidence, Assessment, Communication

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Safety, Method, Evidence, Arrest, Custody

Question 4

When documenting witness statements during an incident, a security officer should:

Accepted Answer

Record the witness's exact words in quotation marks where possible

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Paraphrase the witness's words to make the report cleaner

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Only record statements from witnesses who appear credible

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Combine multiple witness accounts into a single narrative

Question 5

A security officer discovers a suspicious package at 14:35 hours. In the incident report, how should this time be recorded?

Accepted Answer

1435H

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2:35 PM

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Around 2:30 in the afternoon

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Mid-afternoon

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the purpose of maintaining an Occurrence Book (OB) at a security post?

Accepted Answer

To provide a chronological log of all incidents and occurrences during a shift

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To record personal grievances about working conditions

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To track the number of visitors for billing purposes only

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To serve as a personal diary for the security officer on duty

Question 7

If a security officer makes an error in a written incident report, the correct procedure is to:

Accepted Answer

Draw a single line through the error, initial it, and write the correction

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Use correction fluid (white-out) to cover the mistake

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Tear out the page and start on a new one

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Erase the error completely if writing in pencil