By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 732 One of the issues that security companies must be realistic about is the need to discipline their security officers. The industry is such that guards cannot always be fully supervised because they
By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 755 All reputable security companies run background checks before hiring new guards to be certain that both the client and the company itself are protected and represented by reputable individuals. For the
By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 511 If your office or facility employs one or more security guards that perform patrols of your business or campus, you must be certain that your guards are performing their duties while
By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 600 Over the past several years, we have all witnessed unprecedented volatility in our national politics. To be sure, there is a lot of anger, resentment and finger pointing between members of
By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 555 The tragic shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, underscores an unfortunate truth of our current time: places of peace and worship are particularly vulnerable to random violence.
By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 497 For individuals in the spotlight, fame offers both the pleasure of positive recognition, and the dangers that accompany being a known entity. Whether you’re a famous performer, a political figure, or a
By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 649 Imagine this: you receive a call late at night, learning that a fire has started at your business, leaving the structure in ruins. If you’re like most business owners, you first thought
Planning for Employee Termination is Your Best Insurance By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 643 A disgruntled former employee can threaten more than your company’s reputation. Even when you follow clear human resource protocol in terminating an underperforming or
Positive Behavior Training for Security Officers By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 662 When hiring security officers, you want to employ individuals who are highly-trained in crisis management, adept at handling conflict with professionalism and wisdom, capable of de-escalating
School Security: The Importance of Highly Trained School Security Officers By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 682 In the past several years, we have seen our schools become the site of deadly mass shootings. According to statistic from FBI
