samuel sarrett’s Post

View profile for samuel sarrett, graphic

Security Officer at Baptist Hospital Jackson

Any system made by man has some inherent rate of failure. It’s going to be an untenable situation where there is a zero tolerance for failure. A couple of layers of mitigating factors could help. For example; in the military they have these things called random antiterrorism measures (RAMs) Typically, you would make a list of things you would like to see done and make your officers do them at random times on a schedule to be briefed daily. This helps break up the monotony and makes it harder to probe your security posture (your ability to respond to a situation within the means of your posts) These measures are practically free, because all you have to do is figure out your measures, and provided the guidelines. The measures can be as simple as, “The officer assigned to this post should talk to three people on their post today.” They can be as complex as “three officers will set up a checkpoint (if legality allows) and check for firearms. Typically all of these would be logged in the dispatcher logs, and whatever logs your officers do. Glad the staff was ok, hoping for the recovery and change of heart for the perpetrator

To view or add a comment, sign in

Explore topics