Duress alarm systems, sometimes referred to as panic alarms are utilised in workplaces when the need is identified to protect employees and other staff from risks associated with hazards including personal assault, robbery or other environmental hazards.

Safe Work Australia recently released a report entitled "Attitudes toward risk taking and rule breaking in Australian workplaces." As many security risks are also safety risks, this report is important for security leaders and risk professionals alike.

A key consideration in security risk assessments is the influence local crime rates might have against operational security risks. This is particularly important in workplaces where there are public-facing staff such as receptionists, customer service officers and other operational workers who might be exposed to aggression and other potentially violent crimes. Risks must also be considered for staff…

Risk assessors and security leaders need to ensure suitability of any equipment recommended or installed as part of any security risk minimisation strategy. In 2013 the England and Wales Central Court sentenced an offender over the sale of a fake bomb-detector.

Former members of ASIS International who have not renewed for 2015 at this stage please read on for a message from our Chair - Dr Tony Zalewski. Please note access to the "Members Only" area is currently suspended pending renewal.

This case study highlights the issue that access control must be consistently applied, no matter what position an individual has in the workplace. It involves a New Zealand lawyer, a prisoner serving a sentence for serious crimes, and a prison allowing for “professional” visits between lawyers and prisoners. Of course, Victoria did have something similar with a former female prison officer and a long…

To ensure that the CPP exam content remains current and accurately reflects job-related activities, competencies, and professional standards, ASIS conducts a job analysis (or role delineation) approximately every five years. This process has led to the updating of the domains, tasks, and knowledge areas comprising the CPP test content outline. These changes will not take effect until February 2016.

ASIS International publishes” Preparing for the CPP, PCI, and PSP Exams” to assist security professionals who wish to attain these designations. ASIS International provides the complimentary publication to encourage security professionals to use this publication for individual or group study.

As valued ASIS International members you may not always be aware of what we are doing behind the scenes. Each month, ASIS International updates in real time membership data and statistics which is available directly from the ASIS membership database. Please read on for more “behind the scenes” information.

ASIS Victoria Australia anticipates this will be our largest event of recent times. National Australia Bank (Nab) have kindly sponsored this event which is a must for security leaders under our theme of security risk management.