- Settore: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
A professional who guards armored car enroute to business establishments to pick up or deliver money and valuables. Respnsibilities include:
* Collects moneybags, receipts, daily guide sheet, and schedule from vault worker.
* Guards money and valuables in transit to prevent theft.
* Records information, such as number of items received, destination, contents of packages, and delivery time at scheduled stops, on daily guide sheet.
* Deposits moneybags, receipts, daily guide sheet, change box, and money with cashiering department.
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A professional who guards aliens held by immigration service pending further investigation before being released or deported. Respnsibilities include:
* Takes into custody and delivers aliens to designated jail, juvenile detention facility, hospital, court, claim's office, immigration facility, or other areas to transact business.
* Escorts aliens departing or arriving by airplane, train, car, ship, or bus.
* Prepares and maintains records relating to detention, release, transportation of alien, and completes application for travel documents.
* May prepare related correspondence.
* May be required to travel throughout nation and foreign countries.
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A professional who screens passengers and visitors for weapons, explosives, or other forbidden articles to prevent articles from being carried into restricted area of air terminal, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include:
* Greets individuals desiring to enter restricted area and informs them that they must be screened prior to entry.
* Asks individual to empty contents of pockets into tray.
* Examines contents of tray for forbidden articles and directs individual to pass through metal-detecting device.
* Asks individual to remove metal articles from person if metal detector signals presence of metal, or uses hand held metal detector to locate metal item on person.
* Places carry-on baggage or other containers onto x-ray device, actuates device controls, and monitors screen to detect forbidden articles.
* Requests owner to open baggage or containers when x ray shows questionable contents.
* Returns baggage and tray contents to individual if no forbidden articles are detected.
* Notifies security guard if forbidden articles are discovered or detector equipment indicates further search is needed.
* May turn on power and make adjustments to equipment.
* May perform duties of security guard.
* May screen boarding passengers against Federal Aviation Administration approved profile of aircraft hijackers.
* May make reports.
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A professional who escorts individuals to protect them from bodily injury, kidnapping, or invasion of privacy.
* May perform other duties, such as receiving and transcribing dictation or driving motor vehicle to transport individuals to disguise purpose of employment.
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A professional who guards prisoners being transported in correctional van between jail, courthouse, prison, mental institution, or other destination. Respnsibilities include:
* Searches or assures that prisoners have been searched by police officer i and receives commitment papers before placing prisoner in van.
* Watches prisoner to prevent escape or violence.
* Delivers prisoner to appropriate authority and obtains signed receipt for prisoner.
* Searches inside of correctional van after each trip to determine if weapons or valuables have been hidden by prisoner.
* May administer first aid to injured or ill prisoners.
* May handcuff violent or dangerous prisoners.
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A professional who guards inmates in penal institution in accordance with established policies, regulations, and procedures. Respnsibilities include:
* Observes conduct and behavior of inmates to prevent disturbances and escapes.
* Inspects locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates for tampering.
* Searches inmates and cells for contraband articles.
* Guards and directs inmates during work assignments.
* Patrols assigned areas for evidence of forbidden activities, infraction of rules, and unsatisfactory attitude or adjustment of prisoners.
* Reports observations to superior.
* Employs weapons or force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners, if necessary.
* May escort inmates to and from visiting room, medical office, and religious services.
* May guard entrance of jail to screen visitors.
* May prepare written report concerning incidences of inmate disturbances or injuries.
* May be designated according to institution as Correction Officer, City Or County Jail; Correction Officer, Penitentiary; Correction Officer, Reformatory.
* May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point, traveling by automobile or public transportation and be designated Guard, Deputy.
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A professional who signals with checkered flag when first race horse crosses starting line after release from starting gate to notify racing timer when to start timing race.
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A professional who controls movement of vehicular traffic through construction projects. Respnsibilities include:
* Discusses traffic routing plans, and type and location of control points with superior.
* Distributes traffic control signs and markers along site in designated pattern.
* Directs movement of traffic through site, using sign, hand, and flag signals.
* Warns construction workers when approaching vehicle fails to heed signals to prevent accident and injury to workers.
* Informs drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
* Records license number of traffic control violators for police.
* May give hand marker to last driver in line up of one-way traffic for flagger at opposite end of site, signaling clearance for reverse flow of traffic.
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A professional who guards entrance gate of industrial plant and grounds, warehouse, or other property to control traffic to and from buildings and grounds. Respnsibilities include:
* Opens gate to allow entrance or exit of employees, truckers, and authorized visitors.
* Checks credentials or approved roster before admitting anyone.
* Issues passes at own discretion or on instructions from superiors.
* Directs visitors and truckers to various parts of grounds or buildings.
* Inspects outgoing traffic to prevent unauthorized removal of company property or products.
* May record number of trucks or other carriers entering and leaving.
* May perform maintenance duties, such as mowing lawns and sweeping gate areas.
* May require permits from employees for tools or materials taken from premises.
* May supervise use of time clocks for recording arrival and departure of employees.
* May answer telephone and transfer calls when switchboard is closed.
* When stationed at entrance to restricted area, such as explosives shed or research laboratory, may be designated Controlled-Area Checker.
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A professional who guards industrial or commercial property against fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry, performing any combination of following duties. Respnsibilities include:
* Patrols, periodically, buildings and grounds of industrial plant or commercial establishment, docks, logging camp area, or work site.
* Examines doors, windows, and gates to determine that they are secure.
* Warns violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles, and apprehends or expels miscreants.
* Inspects equipment and machinery to ascertain if tampering has occurred.
* Watches for and reports irregularities, such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes, and security doors left unlocked.
* Observes departing personnel to guard against theft of company property.
* Sounds alarm or calls police or fire department by telephone in case of fire or presence of unauthorized persons.
* Permits authorized persons to enter property.
* May register at watch stations to record time of inspection trips.
* May record data, such as property damage, unusual occurrences, and malfunctioning of machinery or equipment, for use of supervisory staff.
* May perform janitorial duties and set thermostatic controls to maintain specified temperature in buildings or cold storage rooms.
* May tend furnace or boiler.
* May be deputized to arrest trespassers.
* May regulate vehicle and pedestrian traffic at plant entrance to maintain orderly flow.
* May patrol site with guard dog on leash.
* May watch for fires and be designated Fire Patroller.
* May be designated according to shift worked as Day Guard; area guarded as Dock Guard; Warehouse Guard; or property guarded as Powder Guard.
* May be designated according to establishment guarded as Grounds Guard, Arboretum; Guard, Museum (museums); Watchguard, Racetrack; or duty station as Coin-Vault Guard.
* May be designated Guard, Convoy when accompanying or leading truck convoy carrying valuable shipments.
* May be designated. Respnsibilities include:
* Armed Guard; Camp Guard; Deck Guard; Night Guard; Park Guard.
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