At 1500 hours, you, as well as other employees of the ZYX firm, hear a 3-to-5-minute wavering sound on sirens. There has been no previous notification of an impending test of the siren system. If you have adequately done your job as security manager, the employees should recognize that the following action should be taken.

Because this signal means an actual enemy attack against the United States has been detected, protective action should be taken immediately.

Ignore it as there has been no confirmation that it is for real.

Because this signal means an actual enemy attack against the United States has been detected, protective action should be taken immediately.

Because this is merely an alert signal, proceed with normal activities until you are advised to take other action.

Do nothing until the Federal Emergency Management Agency verifies the status of an emergency.

Ignore it because most situations such as this have proven to be equipment malfunctions.

The continuity of business and industrial leadership and direction are essential parts of all industrial emergency plans. The following specific measures should be included in the development of a plan for continuity of leadership except:

Providing for a special stockholder meeting immediately after attack to provide for methods of operation

Ensuring a functioning board of directors

Establishing lines of succession for key officers and operating personnel

Establishing an alternate company headquarters

Providing for a special stockholder meeting immediately after attack to provide for methods of operation

In reviewing the emergency plans of the ZYX Corporation, the legal counsel of the firm notes that under nuclear disaster conditions there is a definite possibility that a quorum of the board of directors cannot be readily assembled, which will not allow action in accordance with law. Which of the following methods generally would not be acceptable to remedy this legal problem?

Utilize a chain of command and execute proper power of attorney papers for the top three officials so the most senior could execute legal affairs if the board is not functioning.

Reduce the quorum number if allowed by state law.

Fill board vacancies if allowed by state law.

Establish an emergency management committee, if allowed by state law.

Appoint alternate directors, if allowed by state law.

Utilize a chain of command and execute proper power of attorney papers for the top three officials so the most senior could execute legal affairs if the board is not functioning.

Provisions for the establishment of emergency lines of executive succession should be included in a company's emergency plans. Which of the following cannot be relied on as being valid in making decisions in this regard?

Responsibility for day-to-day operations is vested in the officers.

The board of directors sets general policy.

The board of directors is the entity legally responsible for corporate activity.

The board of directors usually meets at stated times such as monthly or perhaps even only quarterly.

Responsibility for day-to-day operations is vested in the officers.

Generally speaking, state statutes usually vest specified functions in particular officers and usually set out in detail the duties of officers.

In devising plans to protect vital records during an emergency. a prime decision to make would be the identification of vital records. Whether such records are vital depends to a large extent on the type of business conducted. However, as a general rule, all of the following would be considered vital to any corporate organization except:

Personal identification fingerprints of employees

The incorporation certification

Personal identification fingerprints of employees

The selection of records to be protected under an emergency vital records protection program is a difficult operation. Which of the following statements is considered to be incorrect in making such a selection?

The vital records protection program is an administrative device for preserving existing records.

Management should protect vital records by systematically determining what information is vital.

The vital records protection program is an administrative device for preserving existing records.

If a particular record does not contain vital information, it has no place in the company's vital records protection program even though it may have other value for the company.

Decision making in determining individual vital records should be rapid. A record either contains vital information or it does not.

Vital information is not necessarily on paper.

Some of the vital company information that management seeks to protect is processed by a computer and captured on distinctive media associated with electronic data processing. Effective protection of this vital information is complicated for a number of reasons. Which of the following is incorrect in this regard?

A nuclear detonation produces an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that could cause considerable damage. However, well-tested EMP-protective devices are available.

Formerly dispersed information is consolidated, which intensifies its exposure to possible destruction or compromise.

The data processing medium is extremely vulnerable to a wide variety of perils such as fire, water, dirt, and hazardous chemical gases.

Both the computer and the area in which it is located must be protected along with the vital information.

Information transmitted over a distance for remote computer processing is out of the company's direct control for an extended period of time.

As the security manager of the ZYX Corporation, you have been given the responsibility of improving the security of the computer facility. Which of the following would least improve the security?

Make sure all unused wiring, including telephone cables, is neatly stored in the computer room.

Make the facility as inconspicuous as possible.

Provide 24-hour security guard surveillance of the area.

Strengthen controls over access to the facility.

Make sure all unused wiring, including telephone cables, is neatly stored in the computer room.

Wherever local fire codes permit, remove water sprinkler fire extinguisher systems and replace with carbon dioxide or halon 1301 systems.

The vital records protection program is designed to protect and provide the information needed by the company for survival in a disaster or emergency. Periodic vital records protection program tests must be provided for to determine the adequacy of the protection program. Which of the following observations is incorrect?

The test period should not be limited in time but should be extended as long as needed.

The company security officer, records manager, and internal auditor should test or evaluate the program at least once a year.

Every effort should be made to make test conditions as realistic as feasible.

Specifically, the test should determine that the company's various vital information needs can be satisfied in a typical emergency situation.

The test period should not be limited in time but should be extended as long as needed.

The test should be located off of company premises, if possible.

The president of the ZYX Corporation expresses concern relative to the company's ability to act in an emergency to protect life and property. He instructs that you undertake the necessary action to establish the desired emergency capability within the facility. Which of the following should be the first step in initiating this action?

Appoint an emergency coordinator at the corporate level.

Contact established guard companies to make bids to oversee the operations.

Do nothing until funds have been appropriated.

Appoint an emergency coordinator at the corporate level.

Make a physical survey of the plant.

Form a committee of key executives to operate out of the command level.

Providing for proper succession of management in the event of a disaster is a key part of any disaster plan. Your prime responsibility in the development of a management successor list would be to select:

Enough names so as to make sure that at least one person on the list would always be available during an emergency

Key personnel who have engineering degrees

Those individuals who have been with the company in excess of 10 years

Enough names so as to make sure that at least one person on the list would always be available during an emergency

Those who hold an executive position of president, vice president, treasurer, or secretary

Either the plant manager or security director to head the corporate emergency planning activities

In establishing a disaster plan, provision should be incorporated that would permit you to be prepared for a variety of emergency situations. Which of the following probably would not have a key role in such plans?

The Radiological Defense Service

In any well-designed disaster plan, you as security manager have as a primary goal the achievement of 'emergency readiness.' Which of the following explanations most adequately defines the term 'emergency readiness?'

It means that you are prepared to react promptly to save life and protect property if your plant is threatened or hit by a major emergency or disaster of any type.

It means that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has inspected and approved the company's disaster plans.

It means that all security personnel have met minimum training standards of the state in which the plant is located.

It means that all officials of the security department have successfully passed the Certified Protection Professional CCPP) examination.

It means that the security staff is 100 percent manned.

Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks in planning for disaster and emergencies is the actual formulation of a basic disaster plan. Which of the following is an incorrect procedure in developing such a plan?

There should be a listing of types of emergencies limited to those experienced by the company in the past.

The basic plan should provide for coordination of government and company actions before and during a disaster.

A glossary of terms used should be included.

There should be a listing of types of emergencies limited to those experienced by the company in the past.

The plan should utilize appendices as needed, such as maps, call-up lists, and mutual aid agreements.

The plan should specifically provide for coordination of government and company action before and during a disaster.

Although protection of people is without a doubt the first priority in planning for emergencies, shutdown procedures must be thorough and done by those who are trained to do so. Your disaster plan should have such shutdown procedures assigned to:

Maintenance employees on each shift who handle these procedures on a regular basis

Emergency shutdown procedures are of great importance because orderly shutdown measures may help avert damage and loss. Your emergency preparedness planning should provide for the following actions except:

Time should not be wasted in attempting to move critical or valuable items inside.

Such plans should be developed and tested by the department managers concerned.

Time should not be wasted in attempting to move critical or valuable items inside.

Personnel on each shift should be designated to close doors and windows.

Section heads must complete shutdown check-off lists and supervise shutdown procedures in their particular areas.

Precious metals and original drawings should be in locked storage or be moved to safer locations.

After the disaster plan has been fully prepared and tested, you as the security manager must make certain that the employees thoroughly understand it and actually take an active interest in it. Which of the following should not be done in your program of informing and educating the employees as to the plan?

Information disseminated to management should be prepared no differently from that contained in a general employee announcement.

Safety committees playa very important role in the development of the emergency plan.

Daily newsletters, bulletins, postings, and sales magazines should be closely evaluated as possible channels for the dissemination of disaster information.

New employees should be made aware of the existence of the disaster plan as soon as they come on duty.

Supervisory personnel are considered spokesmen for the company and employees naturally turn to these individuals for information.

In order to adequately plan for emergencies, the security manager must make certain that the corporation has access to all necessary resources that will save lives, minimize damage, and ensure the continued operation of rapid restoration of damaged member plants. Most plants ensure access to such resources by:

Relying on their own self-help organization and equipment and joining hands with other plants in the community for mutual aid

Providing for a budget that will supply all the resources needed to cope with a major emergency

Establishing appropriate liaison with the police, fire, rescue, and medical forces of the community to provide services as needed

Relying on their own self-help organization and equipment and joining hands with other plants in the community for mutual aid

Establishing appropriate contact with the nearest military base

Contracting with local security companies to provide necessary resources, if needed during an emergency

In forming an industrial mutual aid association, a number of definitive plans must be made. Which of the following is not true and should not be relied on in formulating these plans?

Capital outlay and operating costs are usually modest.

Each member firm must be willing to defray industrial mutual aid association expenses.

Capital outlay and operating costs are usually modest.

The basic operating element of a mutual aid association is an operating board.

Any industrial mutual aid association should be established in advance of emergencies, not afterward.

A small operating headquarters should be established where appropriate files and records can be maintained.

A key role in any emergency will be played by the plant manager or, in his or her place, an authorized official such as the emergency coordinator or security chieF. Which of the following should not be done personally by this official?

Take personal charge of all operations at the disaster scene.

Activate the plant control center.

Alert and inform the local government emergency coordinator.

Brief plant control center staff on the emergency situation.

Mobilize employees and other resources to the extent required.

No document associated with disaster planning is more important than the disaster plan manual. In preparing this manual, all of the following are applicable except:

Do not clutter this manual with such minor items as the geographic location of the plant, site plans, floor plans, and utilities layouts.

All plant emergency operations plans should be put in writing.

Prepare and test the emergency plan before it is needed.

Make the disaster plan manual distinctive by using a special color for the cover.

Each plan should contain statements of company policy regarding emergency planning.

The keys to the success of any emergency organization and plan are training and testing.In designing effective testing procedures, the following are all valid observations except:

Plenty of advance notice should be given so all possible preparations can be made.

Records should be maintained so deficiencies can be corrected following the test.

The testing exercise should be as realistic as possible.

Plenty of advance notice should be given so all possible preparations can be made.

One of the best times to test the plant emergency plan is in coordination with your local government periodic test exercises.

Testing of the emergency plan should require the actual operation or simulation of every element of the plan in all possible emergency conditions.

What is considered an advantage of requiring minimum training requirements of security officers?

Productivity increases dramatically with proper training.

There is a sales and service advantage if trained guards are provided.

Promotions are more easily made.

Which of the following procedures is recommended to motivate nighttime guards?

Give the night shift an elite status.

Pay for nighttime guards should be higher than for daytime guards.

People should be 'promoted' to being on the night shift.

Make night jobs as attractive as possible.

Which of the following constitutes a prime responsibility entrusted to the guard force of a museum?

Protection of objects of art against all hazards

Enforcement of institution's rules and regulations

The safety and well-being of visitors and the employees of the museum

The Bank Protection Act specifies that each banking institution:

Must have a security officer but not necessarily at each location

Must have a security officer at each location

Is not required to have a designated security officer

Must have a security officer but not necessarily at each location

Must have at least two security officers at each location

Which of the following factors should be evaluated in considering the need for security officers to have weapons?

The type of encounter to be faced by the security officer

The nature of the potential threat

The operational objective of the security officer

Which of the following would be an argument against the use of nonlethal weapons by the security officer?

It might escalate confrontations with security officers because offenders would feel less threatened.

They do not pose a substantial risk of death if used properly.

They provide an alternative to guns where the situation requires less than lethal force.

Use of nonlethal weapons reduces the risk of death to innocent bystanders.

It might escalate confrontations with security officers because offenders would feel less threatened.

The issuance of weapons to guards is usually not justified:

In a situation where there seems to be no danger to life without weapons

In a situation where deterrence is needed in handling a large amount of cash

In situations in which terrorism is a real threat

In a situation where there would be a greater danger to life without weapons than with them

In a situation where there seems to be no danger to life without weapons

In issuing policy statements regarding the handling of disturbed persons, the primary consideration is:

Reducing the disturbed person to a form of benevolent custody and eliminating the immediate danger

Legal liability to the disturbed

Reducing the disturbed person to a form of benevolent custody and eliminating the immediate danger

Legal liability to employees and third persons if restraint is not achieved

Employee-community public relations

The argument usually used by contract guard representatives as a selling point in their services is:

They provide a reduction in cost.

There are no administrative problems.

They provide a reduction in cost.

Their objective is carrying out duties.

Which of the following should be a required criterion of the security guard's post orders?

The order should be written at the lowest level possible.

Each order should deal with multiple subjects.

The order should be indexed sparingly.

A major study on private security was prepared by the:

Private Security Task Force of the National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals

American Society for Industrial Security

International Association of Chiefs of Police

Private Security Task Force of the National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals

Harvard Symposium in Private Security

The number of security guards required for a facility is determined by:

Number of entrances and hours of operation

Physical complexity of a facility

Number of security guards required to protect the facilities

Number of escorts or special assignments required

ASIS CPP Practice Test 14 - Free Online Exam Prep & Questions

In emergency planning, nothing is more important than making sure that employees of your plant are thoroughly familiar with the National Attack Warning Signal. Which of the following is the correct signal?

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