Security officers are now well-trained and skilled and those who engage their services need to shed the mindset that security officers are odd-job labourers who can be saddled with tasks that are not related to their core functions. In this regard, officers’ job functions should be streamlined to exclude, as far as possible, duties outside those stipulated in the Act.
This will assist in reducing the reliance on manpower in the security industry and increase the effectiveness of officers on the ground.