Security guard company Q&A
How do I report a security incident to the client?
Short answer
- The guard tells dispatch as soon as the incident happens, and dispatch records it in the panel.
- Pick the category and severity, then add a description of the incident.
- The incident appears in the panel's incident list, and the dispatcher or manager assesses its severity.
- For urgent incidents, set the escalation status; your company then informs the site manager and, if warranted, the client directly. 4guards sends nothing automatically.
- At the end, close the incident (it can be reopened if new facts appear); you write the report for the client from the incident data and send it yourself.
What the law says (brief)
- Law 333/2003 on the protection of objectives — the guard must report any event that affects the site's safety.
- Government Decision 301/2012 — the methodological norms require written records of incidents and the measures taken during a shift.
Practical examples
- Example: the guard spots a forced access door at a warehouse at 2:14 AM. They tell dispatch, who record the incident in the panel with a description and mark it as serious. The dispatcher then informs the site manager and the client by phone or e-mail, because 4guards does not send messages.
Common mistakes
- The incident is reported verbally, by phone, with no written record — there's no later proof for the client or insurer.
- The report reaches the client days late, when the urgency called for immediate notification.
- The incident description is vague — without what happened, where, when and what measures were taken, any later claim is weakened.
How 4guards helps
- Incident reports in the panel, with category, severity, description, status and escalation status.
- Escalation status, closing and reopening of incidents, plus incident statistics. Nothing is sent to the client automatically.
- Incident history per site in the panel. 4guards does not send incidents to the client and has no portal page where the client can view them: you send the report to the client yourself.