COVER STORY
TRAINING FOR SECURE FM
Managing Director of the Linx International Group, David Gill tells you everything you need to know about security, to be a great facilities manager.
The security of people, processes and places is featuring increasingly in the remit of the facilities manager. They are often expected to make important high-value decisions without any prior knowledge or experience in the area of security. Consequently, more and more people from the FM world are seeking out training that will give them a broad understanding of security and risk, without needing to become accredited security professionals. This type of training has not been available until now.
You don’t need to be a security expert to
protect your facilities You do however, need to be able to robustly assess the risks and threats that your facilities face, where they
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are likely to originate from, and how you as Facilities Managers, are instrumental in implementing efficient countermeasures to mitigate their impact, or even prevent them from happening.
In speaking with many facilities managers, I have heard countless instances whereby they have been expected to inform on decisions that could have significant implications for the safety and security of an organisation. Through no fault of their own, they have been left at the mercy of the suppliers, service providers and installers (CCTV cameras, guarding and access control are all good examples) to specify what was needed, how it should be implemented and costed. Of course, it makes sense to heed the word of the experts (if they are from a trusted party), but to
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