Health, Safety & Security
ISO 18788:2015 Management system for private security operations – Lead Implementer
Overview
A programme for those responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining a management system based on ISO 18788:2015. It walks through context, leadership, risk-based planning, documentation, operation, performance evaluation and improvement, ready for certification.
The standard
About the standard
ISO 18788:2015
Private Security Operations Management System
Sets out a business and risk-management framework for organizations that carry out or contract private security operations, including armed and unarmed services. It combines Plan-Do-Check-Act management-system requirements with detailed guidance on accountability to law, respect for human rights, and impact on affected communities. The intent is to let security providers demonstrate professional, accountable operations to clients, regulators, and the public.
Key objectives
- Provide a risk-management framework for private security operations
- Demonstrate accountability to applicable law and human-rights norms
- Manage the impact of security operations on local communities
- Support consistency with relevant voluntary codes of conduct
- Enable certification of a security operations management system
Who uses it
Providers of private security operations and their clients.
Contribution to the SDGs
Per ISO, ISO 18788 contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do
- Translate the requirements of ISO 18788:2015 into an implementation plan
- Define context, scope, policy, objectives and roles
- Apply risk-based thinking and plan actions
- Build the documented information and operational controls
- Set up monitoring, internal audit and management review
- Prepare the organisation for certification
Who should attend
Managers, consultants and project leads responsible for building or maintaining a management system.
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