New Employee Orientation: Facilities Management Department (FMD) Security Division provides information on FMD Security Division’s mission. Successfully securing the workplace begins with an employer and employee partnership. FMD Security Division’s goal is to begin this partnership at the onset of employment.

Through a presentation participants will discuss the importance of everyday information and physical security; Security Division and employee roles and responsibilities; and Security Division points of contact.

Note: This course is presented during Travis County New Employee Orientation Training and is 15 minutes in length.

Topics:

• Security Division roles and responsibilities
• County employee roles and responsibilities
• Security Division points of contact

Incident Reporting for Employees provides processes and procedures for the reporting of suspicious information. Prompt and detailed reporting of suspicious activities and incidents can help prevent crimes, including terrorism and other violent attacks. Unfortunately, indicators, warnings, and criminal activities are often un- or under-reported. Travis County employees are often in positions notice suspicious activities. By knowing, identifying, and effectively reporting suspicious activities, Travis County employees are an important asset in assisting public safety efforts in mitigating criminal activity.

Through a presentation and scenario(s) participants will discuss situations warranting a report; processes for reporting people (including persons and injuries), places and locations, things (including suspicious mail, vehicles, and weapons), and threats (including bombs and packages); and reporting procedures.

Note: This course is 60 minutes in length.

Topics:

• Situations warranting a report (unusual versus suspicious)
• Reporting people (including persons and injuries)
• Reporting places and locations
• Reporting things (including suspicious mail, vehicles, and weapons)
• Reporting events (including crime, dangerous situations, fire, suspicious activities, and threats (including bombs and packages)

Pre-Deprivation Meeting Security and Safety for Employees provides situational awareness and assessment techniques regarding conflict areas and security concerns for before, during, and after pre-deprivation meetings. Well planned pre-deprivation meetings will lower stress levels and increase security awareness for both employees and security personnel.

Through a presentation scenario(s) participants will discuss potential conflict areas; expedited situation, risk, and threat assessments; employer, security personnel, and employee roles and responsibilities; notification process to the Physical Security Operations Center; location setup; meeting (hearing) procedures; situational changes; and risk and threat mitigation techniques.

Note: This course is 60 minutes in length.

Topics:

• Conflict areas
• Situational awareness and assessment
• Risk awareness and assessment
• Threat awareness and assessment
• Employer roles and responsibilities
• Employee roles and responsibilities
• Security personnel roles and responsibilities
• Physical Security Operations Center roles and responsibilities
• Notification process to the Physical Security Operations Center
• Location setup
• Meeting (hearing) procedures
• Situation changes
• Risk and threat mitigation techniques