HRD FACTOR IN SECURITY

In the course of discussion, a senior security practitioner talked about a host of operational problems connected with the running of private security agencies. Some of the real problems were like client management, proper enforcement of labour laws and welfare measures vis-à-vis the role of concerned government officials and chronic shortage of able and professional working hands. While all these are fully appreciated, what was amazing was lack of any reference to problems of man management and lack of training or security education for the working hands. This would underline a great lacuna in the running and management of private security agencies as a professional body.

For reasons varying with individual leaders, the art of basic man management is not often fully taken care of. Man management, we humbly submit, is not only ensuring payment of regular monthly salaries to the staff but should also take care of personal problems of the staff as also difficulties while on duty and regular in-service training at intervals. That daily necessities and environmental requirements are met satisfactorily should also be of equal concern. Not that these aspects are lost sight of at every place but hard experience is that not many senior security practitioners pay enough attention to these details. It is an aphorism that the strength of the security force becomes more than double if the members thereof are contented. On the other hand, unhappy and dissatisfied members of the staff could indeed be veritable sources of danger, especially from the professional angle. Wise security practitioners, therefore, never forget to give high priority to what could be called “HRD Factor in Security” in their scheme of things. IISSM wish others in the profession follow them sincerely.