To allow the venue to communicate with emergency authorities such as when where – there is a need to involve police, ambulance, fire or civil defence agencies). Commonly used comms equipment includes: Hand-held two-way radios (UHF and VHF) which may feature lapel microphones – Communication headsets with earpieces allowing the hands to be free for other work – Landline telephones such as the internal telephony system in a venue – Cell phones provided by management – Pagers of limited use but can be used as a back-up to summon assistance or ask a – security officer to check in/contact someone Public address systems can be used to communicate generally with customers, or – the systems can be used in defined areas/sections (sectors) only Megaphones for communicating with the public where the PA system does not – operate, as an alternative to the PA system or during emergencies and evacuations. Office equipment Office equipment is needed to support the efforts of security staff by providing the standard services required by all departments/workers in a venue. All venues with a security staff will have a dedicated office which will contain traditional equipment such as: Desks, chairs, cupboards, shelving Computers with internet connection for general administrative tasks – Printers to produce hard copies of reports, plans, assignments – Facsimile machines to provide a back-up for email communication – White boards for planning and messages – Photocopiers for reproducing necessary documents – TV monitor for replaying surveillance vision –
To allow the venue to communicate with emergency authorities – such as when where there is a need to involve police, ambulance, fire or civil defence agencies). Commonly used comms equipment includes: Hand-held two-way radios (UHF and VHF) – which may feature lapel microphones Communication headsets with earpieces – allowing the hands to be free for other work Landline telephones – such as the internal telephony system in a venue Cell phones – provided by management Pagers – of limited use but can be used as a back-up to summon assistance or ask a security officer to check in/contact someone Public address systems – can be used to communicate generally with customers, or the systems can be used in defined areas/sections (sectors) only Megaphones – for communicating with the public where the PA system does not operate, as an alternative to the PA system or during emergencies and evacuations. Office equipment Office equipment is needed to support the efforts of security staff by providing the standard services required by all departments/workers in a venue. All venues with a security staff will have a dedicated office which will contain traditional equipment such as: Desks, chairs, cupboards, shelving Computers with internet connection – for general administrative tasks Printers – to produce hard copies of reports, plans, assignments Facsimile machines – to provide a back-up for email communication White boards – for planning and messages Photocopiers – for reproducing necessary documents TV monitor – for replaying surveillance vision
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