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In a climate where emotions are raw and people feel an urge to express their frustrations en masse in public and physical ways, it is crucial for schools, government buildings, retail outlets, healthcare facilities, corporate campuses and more to maintain a high-level of physical security, thereby protecting human life, infrastructure critical to operations and valuable inventory.
From government buildings to retailers to pharmacies, security personnel and other responding parties must be able to quickly close off building envelopes to keep people and property safe.
Here are few ideals for protecting exterior openings, and assessing the level of security required:
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JTFSecurity Group Inc. is proud to announce the launch of our new Employee Referral Program available to all our employees!
During these strange COVID-19 times, JTF has created a program where employment is put forward while supporting three different charities. Not only does this help to grow our team for our impending takeover, but it also generates a sentiment of collectivity.
Here is how it works: Employees that refer a licensed friend, family or acquaintance (and that person ends up working for JTF for a minimum of 24 hours), will receive $20
Mobile patrols are a service that JTFSecurity is proud to offer in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Our community patrol cars are ready to help all our clients and make our communities safer!
JTF offers an excellent service that will surpass your expectations; all our drivers and employees who handle mobile patrol services are specially trained.
Mobile patrols are not only a visible crime deterrent and cost-effective- they are useful in a wide range of industries. No matter if you are a homeowner, a property management company or a business owner, JTF can offer the
It is very important to remember that items that might not seem too valuable to you, such as medical face masks, a grocery bag or sunglasses, can be the exact item that someone is looking for.
Fun fact: the most stolen items from cars in Canada (from Toronto to Vancouver to Montreal) are smartphones and personal electronics such as headphones, chargers, tablets and GPS devices.
JTF has a few tips everyone can follow to limit and stop auto crime!
Did you know that JTFSecurity offers Home and property checks in the Tofino peninsula? We have local, vetted and bonded licensed guards who can discreetly or overtly check on your property and residence. We do both interior and exterior checks of your homes and outbuildings, perimeter checks, inside conditions, and any specific custom requests.
Here is 6 reasons why you should choose us!
1) We are local. We know the land, we know the people.
It makes a difference- our guards are themselves residents of the peninsula. They understand the community dynamics, are available as needed, and will always keep the extra eye on your property.
JTFSecurity values family. As a leading a progressive security company, we understand the value of all our employees personal lives as much as we give importance to developing their career. Here are a few words from our Director of Operations, Taina Uitto.
Family first-
As someone who works very closely with all of our JTF employees, I was pleased to find out that our company was a finalist in the Family First category for our local Chamber of Commerce awards.
In addition to my other hats, as a scheduler my approach has always been to individually work with everyone on the team to ensure that their schedules match with their other priorities in life. As a full-time single mom myself, I understand that life outside of work, sometimes demands a lot from us as well.
COURTENAY -- Two people have been arrested following a weekend assault on a security guard at a Courtenay hotel.
According to one of the directors of the security firm at the Travelodge Hotel in Courtenay, one of the guards was assaulted Saturday evening by two people who were not guests of the hotel.
These days it seems like everyday there is some new app or account that needs to be created or kept up to date. Whether it be for work, family reunions, online shopping or myriad of other things, no matter what, a new password will be required. However, we do not always realize how much information these simple (or not so simple) keywords and numbers keep hidden and secure from troublesome hands.
A study analyzed over 18 million passwords to find the 20 most common ones. The goal of the research was also to find patterns in the way people searched the web that could help hackers around the world.
The best way to prevent theft and fraud is to create an environment where customers and employees don't have a chance to get away with it. Here are a few ways to help your company or business stay safe.
Vancouver Police recently shared the results of an operation they ran targeting shoplifters. 130 convictions were secured.
Most importantly, the prevalence of violent shoplifting incidents proves itself to be highly alarming.
Here are 12 safety tips for Loss Prevention Officers and Retail Security Guards.
-Always introduce and identify yourself as security twice- especially if you are in plain clothes- so there would be no confusion.
-Risk vs Reward: Regardless of the store's SOP, guards need to factor for themselves and calculate the risks vs rewards of any attempt to arrest, detain or recover merchandise.
Security is as much about protecting people and property as it is about serving and assisting. This is why we have high expectations of our teams to deliver excellent customer service. Interestingly, however, customer service is still the less familiar and perhaps less popular concept when it comes to security, and hence something that many entry-level guards have to be trained and coached on.
At JTFSecurity we base our customer service ethic for our guards on three R’s: Reliability, Responsiveness, and Relationship Building.
A security guard’s responsibility is to handle individuals with different personality types in the best possible way. When dealing with irate individuals, a security guard must always:
Nowadays, a protective agent can mean many things and have many different roles: there are Executive Protection Officers, Asset Protection Agents, Patrol Officers, Bodyguards, Security Guards, Security Managers and the list goes on. Even if the job descriptions of these titles diverge, all these security specialists need similar qualities to be good at their job. Here are 6 attributes that protective agents should possess:
It is as if we all suffer from some level of cognitive dissonance. The difference between feeling safe and being safe. And long the way are the many agencies, organizations, policies, plannings that most civilians entrust with their personal safety- us- the security professionals.
Yet, as I get to the airport in the back of my Uber I cannot but notice the planes taking off in abrupt ascents less than 800 meters from us. There are also the various police agencies, private security companies, airport greeters, and in many airports around the world- heavily armed military personnel. But today, I am only flying nationally from Vancouver Island to Toronto...
Body Language is older than spoken language. If the human race is nearly 3 million years old, human speech is only 100,000.
As a security professional, it is vital that you develop the skill of observation. Take the time to learn how to read and decode body language: first individuals and then of groups of people.
Here are a few mistakes I’ve seen security guards make …
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred an enormous demand for security guards, whose job descriptions have been expanded to include temperature checks, grocery store crowd control and — in at least one case — removing bodies from a morgue.
Have you ever been in the middle of a heated conflict where deescalation could have been useful? Here are 9 useful, basic but important tips to help you deescalate a situation without the use of force and in a respectful way.
The JTFSecurity administrative team is delighted and thankful to announce that the Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce has nominated JTFSecurity (not in one category) but in 3 categories for the Chamber 2020 Awards that will be held virtually on January 30th, 2021.
Not only that, we are even more thrilled to also be a 2020 Chamber Award finalists for the....
