Use physical intervention to support close protection
Overview
This NOS sets out the skills, knowledge and understanding for you to use
physical intervention techniques to protect the principal from threat.
This NOS covers the following activities:
Respond to threats to your principals
Use physical intervention to protect your principals
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Respond to threats to your principals
P1 maintain the security and confidentiality of information relevant to threats
to your principal
P2 give clear and concise instructions to the principal and team members
where appropriate, following standard operating procedures
P3 act within the responsibilities of your role in the protection team
P4 maintain the health, safety and welfare of the principal, yourself and
colleagues while taking responsive action to deal with threats to your
principals
P5 minimise the threat of harm or injury to others who are not directly
involved in incidents
P6 be aware of and prepared for secondary or subsequent incidents that
could compromise the safety or security of the principal
Use physical intervention to protect your principals
P7 use physical intervention techniques immediately, decisively and
effectively to protect the principal
P8 neutralise sources of threat using only reasonable, necessary and
proportionate force required to maintain the safety and security of the
principal, yourself and colleagues
P9 call for assistance as necessary to maintain the safety and security of the
principal
P10 remove the principal from sources of threat to a position of safety as
soon as practicable
P11 use physical intervention techniques effectively to facilitate the removal
of the principal from the threats
P12 maintain the health, safety and welfare of the principal, yourself and
colleagues while using physical intervention to deal with threats to the
principal
P13 be aware of and prepared for secondary or subsequent incidents that
could compromise the safety or security of your principals
P14 record accurate and full details of threats and force used to protect the
principal, in line with standards operating procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
Legal and organisational requirements
K1 current relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice and guidelines
relating to using physical intervention within close protection
Respond to threats to your principals
K2 the signals and commands that are used and how to follow them
K3 how to encourage your principals to follow commands or instructions,
whilst respecting their position or status
K4 the role and responsibilities of protection team members
K5 any medical conditions of your principals, which you must take into
account when responding to threats
K6 the capabilities and limitations of typical personal protection equipment
available to you
K7 the sources and nature of potential threats to your principals and how to
recognise them
K8 how to recognise signs of potential attack on your principals
K9 how to recognise actual and potential weapons
K10 surveillance and counter-surveillance techniques and how to use them
K11 what action you are authorised to take to deal with incidents that could
compromise the safety and security of your principals, yourself and
colleagues
Use physical intervention to protect your principals
K12 how to assess the risk involved in using physical skills, particularly in
relation to the threat
K13 how to use physical intervention techniques effectively
K14 why it is important to record details of attacks and use of force,
particularly when this may have to be used as evidence
Confidentiality of information
K15 how and why you should maintain the security and confidentiality of
information
Scope/range
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Scope Performance
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Scope Knowledge
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Values
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Behaviours
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Skills
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Glossary
In these National Occupational Standards;
physical intervention techniques: to deal with attacks on your principals,
you, your colleagues
risk: is defined as the level of vulnerability to the threat
threats: refer to man made or natural hazards likely to cause damage, harm
or loss, including life threatening, non life threatening, verbal attack, physical
attack, direct, indirect
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