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Use hand held electronic equipment whilst transporting cash and valuables

URN: SFSCVT6
Business Sectors (Suites): Providing Cash and Valuables in Transit Services
Developed by: Skills for Security
Approved on: 01 Nov 2015

Overview

This NOS sets out the skills, knowledge and understanding for you to competently use hand held electronic equipment, including carrying out start and end of duty checks.

This NOS is aimed at people providing a cash and valuables transit service.​

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. confirm hand held electronic equipment issued is functioning as specified in company procedures
  2. report defective hand held electronic equipment in line with company procedures
  3. return hand held electronic equipment to designated locations at the end of duty
  4. enter the required information into hand held electronic equipment within acceptable timescales
  5. confirm that the information entered is accurate
  6. make corrections to information entered when required, following company procedures
  7. follow company procedures for manually recording information in the event of system failures
  8. produce accurate printed documentation from information entered into hand held electronic equipment
  9. submit printed documentation within agreed timescales, to persons authorised to receive it

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. the details to enter when signing on and signing off hand held electronic equipment
  2. procedures for returning hand held electronic equipment at the end of duty
  3. types of information to enter into hand held electronic equipment
  4. operational procedures for entering information into hand held electronic equipment
  5. company procedures for manually recording information in the event of system failure
  6. how to correct information already entered into hand held electronic equipment
  7. types of document that need to be printed
  8. who should be in receipt of printed information​

Scope/range

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

​In these National Occupational Standards;

required information:* can be customer details, consignment information, trip information

persons authorised to receive:* are customers, colleagues​

Links To Other NOS

External Links

Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

01 Nov 2018

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Skills for Security

Original URN

SFS CVT6

Relevant Occupations

Elementary Occupations, Elementary Security Occupations

SOC Code

9231

Keywords

cash and valuables in transit; cvit; equipment; transport; checks; information