Legal boundaries and NSI training
Not publishedof exam
Course versus licenceCurrent authority instructionsPreventive security roleTraining assessment
Guard duties and specialist settings
Not publishedof exam
Post orders and handoverSpecialist settingsPatrol and escalationCommunication
Fire and critical incidents
Not publishedof exam
Evacuation and fire alarmsSuspicious itemsGas and telephone threatsAlarm procedures
First aid and occupational safety
Not publishedof exam
CPR and AEDBleeding and chokingHeat illnessWorkplace risk controls
Access, observation and reporting
Not publishedof exam
Identity and permissionSearches and key controlCCTV and reportsEvidence handling
Quick Facts
- Course
- NSI Basic Security Guard
- Audience
- Abu Dhabi and Western Region
- Published Written Pass
- 70%; authority variations possible
- Course Grading
- Five components; physical tests also
- Exam Count / Time
- Not published by NSI BSG
- Course Validity
- 2 years; licence separately controlled
- Police
- 999
- Ambulance / Fire
- 998 / 997
Abu Dhabi BSG vs Dubai SIRA
NSI BSG
- Course audience: Abu Dhabi/Western Region
- Legacy PSBD search terminology
- Course certificate is not universal permission
Dubai SIRA
- Dubai security-personnel licensing
- Separate local approval process
- Confirm role and employer requirements
Confirm actual emirate and assigned role
Lawful Response Picker
- Visitor refuses a required entry search→Refer or deny entry under procedure
- Someone presents a badge for wrong-zone→Verify permission before allowing entry
- A confrontation creates immediate danger→Withdraw, seek help and call police
- Course certificate presented as work permission→Check separate authority approval and licence
Law and Course Boundaries
- Article 12
- Preventive protection; not police functions
- Article 16
- Weapons require approvals and licences
- NSI BSG Audience
- Abu Dhabi and Western Region
- Dubai Work
- Check separate SIRA personnel licensing
- Course Certificate
- Does not itself authorise employment
- Retake Rules
- Obtain current authority and NSI instructions
Guard vs Police
Private Guard
- Prevents, observes and reports
- Follows lawful assigned site duties
- No general police investigation authority
Police
- Exercises statutory law-enforcement powers
- Investigates crimes under legal authority
- Directs criminal-incident response
Uniforms do not confer police powers
NSI Published Course Assessment
- Written Component
- 40%; written pass mark 70%
- Language Component
- 20% of published course grading
- Practical Component
- 20% of published course grading
- Notebook / Deportment
- 10% each; physical tests also listed
- Overall Course Pass
- 70%, unless authorities specify otherwise
- BSG Course Validity
- 2 years; separate from licence conditions
Four Ds
Deter, detect, delay, deny; use complementary protection layers
Deter: visible protectionDetect: alarms and observationDelay: barriersDeny: controlled access
Patrol and Reporting Picker
- A lone-worker radio stops working→Report and restore required communication controls
- CCTV footage captures a serious incident→Preserve recording and authorised transfer record
- Relief guard arrives with unresolved incident→Explain actions, risks and outstanding tasks
- Report contains an unverified claimed motive→Attribute or label uncertainty explicitly
Guarding and Patrol
- Life Safety
- Avoid confrontation during armed robbery
- Handover
- Incidents, risks, keys, faults, outstanding actions
- Post Orders
- Use current lawful site instructions
- Lone Working
- Confirm check-ins and missed-contact escalation
- Electrical Hazard
- Isolate area; summon authorised assistance
- Suspicion
- Report behaviour and context, not stereotypes
Specialist Setting Priorities
- Hospitals
- Protect care, privacy and emergency access
- Events
- Monitor crowd pressure; maintain escape routes
- Museums
- Report damage; do not handle exhibits
- Critical Infrastructure
- Verify zone-specific permission and contractor task
- Cash in Transit
- Requires correct specialist role and training
- Ports / Airports
- Restricted access; respect customs/immigration boundaries
PASS for Trained Extinguisher Users
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep; always preserve escape
Correct extinguisher ratingRaise alarm firstWithdraw if conditions worsen
Water vs CO2 Extinguisher
Water
- Suited to rated ordinary-combustible fires
- Do not use on energised equipment
- Never spray into burning cooking oil
CO2
- Use only for rated fire hazards
- Asphyxiation risk in confined spaces
- Follow handling instructions; cold-discharge hazard
Read rating and retain safe escape
Fire and Suspicious-Item Picker
- Fire or smoke threatens an escape→Raise alarm; use alternative safe route
- Small fire, trained guard, suitable extinguisher→Only attempt with clear escape available
- Suspicious object discovered during search→Leave untouched; withdraw and notify police
- Gas smell inside an enclosed area→Evacuate; avoid switches; call from safety
Fire and Evacuation
- Fire Triangle
- Fuel, heat and oxygen
- Raise Alarm
- Call 997; implement evacuation plan
- Extinguisher Selection
- Read rating; colour alone is insufficient
- PASS
- Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep; trained users
- Safe Exit
- Maintain escape route; withdraw from danger
- Re-entry
- Only after police/Civil Defence all-clear
Critical Incident Response
- Gas Leak
- Withdraw; avoid switches; call from safety
- Suspicious Package
- Do not touch, open or move
- Exclusion Zone
- Follow plan and police directions
- Telephone Threat
- Record exact words and call details
- Alarm Fault
- Report, record and apply authorised controls
- Missing Evacuee
- Tell responders; do not re-enter danger
Heat Exhaustion vs Suspected Heatstroke
Heat Exhaustion
- Weakness, sweating, dizziness possible
- Cool; fluids only if safely alert
- Escalate worsening or persistent symptoms
Suspected Heatstroke
- Confusion or collapse during heat exposure
- Call 998 and begin rapid cooling
- No oral fluids if consciousness impaired
Do not wait for a thermometer
First-Aid Picker
- Adult unresponsive and breathing abnormally→Call 998; CPR and AED
- Severe external bleeding seen→Direct pressure; urgent ambulance assistance
- Conscious adult cannot cough or breathe→Trained back-blow and thrust sequence
- Confusion or collapse during heat exposure→Call 998; cool rapidly; protect airway
Immediate First-Aid Decisions
- Unresponsive, Abnormal Breathing
- Call 998; start CPR; obtain AED
- Adult Compressions
- 100–120/min; approximately 5–6 cm
- CPR With Breaths
- 30:2 when trained and able
- Life-Threatening Bleeding
- Direct pressure; trained limb-tourniquet use
- Severe Adult Choking
- 5 back blows, 5 abdominal thrusts
- Heat With Confusion
- Emergency cooling and 998; no drinks
Safety Boundaries
- Scene Safety
- Protect yourself before approaching casualty
- AED Analysis / Shock
- Nobody touching; follow device prompts
- Pregnant Choking Adult
- Use chest thrusts instead of abdominal
- Embedded Object
- Do not remove; pressure around object
- Heat Prevention
- Rest, cooling, hydration, acclimatisation and monitoring
- Practical Competence
- Use current training and dispatcher instructions
Report Essentials
Who, what, when, where, actions, notifications
Describe observed factsAttribute other accountsState uncertainty clearly
Fail-Safe vs Fail-Secure
Fail-Safe
- Releases upon operating-power loss
- Check emergency-egress arrangements
Fail-Secure
- Controlled side remains secured without power
- Check emergency-egress arrangements
Neither label alone defines fire-alarm integration
Access and Search Controls
- Entry Check
- Identity, permission, destination and visit purpose
- Visitor Privacy
- Collect only authorised necessary information
- Search Refusal
- Refer or deny entry; never punish
- Dangerous Find
- Stop search; isolate; notify responders
- Vehicle Search
- Control traffic; use trained safe methods
- Missing Key
- Notify control; assess exposed access immediately
Observation vs Inference
Observation
- What you directly saw or heard
- Record time, place and exact words
Inference
- Interpretation or suspected explanation
- Label uncertainty and attribute other accounts
Keep guesses separate from witnessed facts
Records and Evidence
- CCTV Fault
- Record affected view; arrange compensating observation
- Original Footage
- Protect against overwrite; authorised export only
- Evidence Transfer
- Log handlers, times and material transferred
- Radio Message
- Identity, location, facts and assistance needed
- Notebook Correction
- Original remains readable; identify the correction
- Incident Report
- Separate observations, attributed accounts and inference
Common Traps
Course Validity versus Permission to Work
Valid course certificate ≠ Current authority requirements and employer authorization
Assessment Notice versus Universal Duration
Timing in your actual assessment notice ≠ Unpublished universal NSI test-duration assumption
Search Refusal and Lawful Escalation
Lawful site-procedure escalation after refusal ≠ Refusal authorizes force
Equipment Rating versus Colour Shortcut
Equipment rating and operating instructions ≠ Universal class-letter or colour shortcut
Heatstroke Response: Confusion Requires Urgent Cooling
Urgent cooling when confusion occurs ≠ Waiting for a temperature measurement
Evidence Preservation versus Personal-Phone Copies
Protected originals; authorised exports; logged transfers ≠ Uncontrolled personal-phone copies: confidentiality risk
Last Minute
- 1.UAE: police 999; ambulance 998
- 2.UAE: fire/civil defence 997
- 3.Confirm course, authority and assigned role
- 4.Prioritise life over property
- 5.Read current post orders
- 6.Verify identity and zone permission
- 7.Maintain emergency exits and safe routes
- 8.Leave suspicious items untouched
- 9.Use current first-aid training
- 10.Record observations without invented motives
- 11.Protect original evidence and confidentiality
- 12.Report faults and missing keys
- 13.Complete a meaningful shift handover
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