The United Kingdom Crowd Management Association (UKCMA) represents the highest professional performers within the event crowd management sector.
Freshers season may be coming to an end in Scotland, however preventing violence against women and girls is always of vital importance. Kirsty Tagg, the SIA's lead on this topic, has reported on the Security Industry’s role in supporting a safe and enjoyable Freshers season. To read this article, visit: https://thesiauk.wordpress.com/
The SIA Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) provides a recognised hallmark of quality within the private security industry. This is a progressive quality standard which means the standard that companies must meet in order to be approved is continually assessed. This assessment is done over 78 different areas of a business, from health and safety to finance to staff training and beyond. It encourages businesses to tailor their service to the needs of the customer and ensures a high quality of service. Security Scotland has been SIA approved since 2009.
International Dog Day is celebrated on the 26th of August every year. This day is all about paying tribute to these incredible animals who work selflessly to bring comfort, keep us safe, and save lives. Here are a few of our own Dogs in Security. To celebrate International Dogs Day yesterday, we thought it would be fitting to introduce you to one of our most loved members of the office, Chewie.
Women’s Equality Day is all about uplifting and empowering women, and celebrating how far women have progressed, defying all odds and oppression. The security Industry used to be considered a male dominated industry, but today we are seeing less of that gender imbalance, with more women in security now than ever before. But this can always be improved. We want to advocate for gender equality in Security Scotland and encourage more women to apply for positions in security and safety. If you have ever considered working for us, check out our website for our current vacancies: https://securityscotland.com/join-the-team/
Whilst the types of injuries during a terrorist attack may be no different to any other incident, the dangers posed by attacker(s) will require greater planning on the level of first aid preparedness. To learn more on Counter Terrorism First Aid Awareness from #NaCTSO, Check out the video below or visit the #ProtectUK website: https://www.protectuk.police.uk/first-aid-preparedness
The National Counter Terrorism Security Office have an update if you are looking into booking training courses or products that claim to be endorsed by NaCTSO. With fraudulent courses rife right now its important to keep yourself in the know: "We would like to inform you that @NaCTSO do not endorse any current courses or products that mention supporting either compliance of the Protect Duty or the Competent Persons Scheme. We are unable, at this stage, to provide any assurance for third party courses that are not endorsed by NaCTSO, or not hosted on the ProtectUK site unless otherwise specified." To read the full article, please see: https://www.protectuk.police.uk/
The team visited the Principality Stadium, Sunderland AFC, Etihad Stadium, Hampden Park & Wembley Stadium, working 16 sold out shows that were attended by just under a million people. Our staff were deployed in all the key & high-profile areas which included backstage, dressing rooms, artist routes, stage protection & front of stage security. We worked in close partnership with Guardforce Management, Stadium Safety Teams and Police forces across the UK as well as the Tour Management to ensure a seamless operation was delivered throughout the tour. Guardforce Security Limited Police Scotland Metropolitan Police Service
On World Humanitarian Day (#WHD) August 19th, the world commemorates humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work, and we honour all aid and health workers who continue, despite the odds, to provide life-saving support and protection to people most in need.
We asked our team to send us some of their favourite photos of them at work with their teams and we loved the feedback we received. We are so glad to know that our workplace is one where people work hard and also create lasting friendships.