Security guard

Security services are a critical service for protecting objects and events and personal protection. About public security services such as the police, they are now increasingly awarded by outsourcing to private companies.

Modern facility management distinguishes between three core areas: infrastructural, technical and commercial building management. In the first region, the security services, in addition to cleaning services, the most important component.

• 2.1 Legal framework
• 2.2 Uniforms and Uniform
• 2.3 insurance 2.3.1 problem
• 2.3.2 First approach

Range of services

The service spectrum of the industry and subordinate occupational groups typically involves the security services listed below.

Tasks

Security services

The basic tasks of a relevant service contract for security services is the Individual security services, the input and exit control as an object and plant protection with porter activities for the control of employees, but also preventive fire protection in control programs, in particular the monitoring of alarm systems, possibly also stationary for a emergency and service control center. For sensitive personal is the armed and unarmed personal protection. In the shipping industry there are significant tasks in cash and valuables transportation and the security courier services arise.

The market for security services in Germany

2012 determined the following merchants also instrumental in the German market for security services:

• * ) Revenue and / or employee figures are partly estimated
• 1) Sales of security services of VSU United security company GmbH
• 2) The decline in sales is, inter alia, justified by cost-cutting measures in the U.S. Army.
• 3) Exclusive Kursana and Culture department store. Total sales Dussmann Group 2012: 1,729 million euros
• 4) domestic sales including service companies and unities: 435.5 million euros

The inclusion in this ranking is subject to well-defined criteria. More than 50 percent of sales must be made with facility services sales, which contain partially or exclusively security services. More than two- thirds of the revenue to be earned on the external market. Companies with a single specialized service (eg cash and valuables logistics) are not considered.

Lünendonk GmbH, Kaufbeuren, continuously since 2009 considered the market for security services in Germany. Here, the market research firm does not claim to represent the overall market. It focuses rather on the examination of the leading vendors in a particular market segment. In addition, some medium-sized and small security providers are included for comparative purposes in the analyzes. These companies together represent the basic structure of the market and such a high share of sales in the market that inferences for the overall situation and development are possible. The analysis of 2013 includes 40 companies, including the Top 25 The latter are listed according to their domestic sales.

The German market for security services is characterized by a strong diversification of revenues. This is primarily because that shape that focused on both Security Services specialist with partly three -digit million turnover and generalists with a broad portfolio of services to the security market. Lünendonk therefore taken into account in addition to pure security providers and facility services company (FS ), which regularly achieve significant revenue with security services.

The analyzed by Lünendonk providers expect in terms of market volume in 2013, with growth of 4.1 percent. By 2020, the respondents expect an average growth rate of the market volume of 4.1 percent per year also.

2012, the company still expected 5.2 percent overall sales growth. They were able to achieve 5.1 per cent thereof. Businesses are looking more subdued than in the previous year to the current fiscal year 2013 with 4.0 percent overall sales growth. For the next five years, revenue growth is expected to be slightly higher with an average of 4.8 percent per year. In the long-term forecast (2018-2020) providers remain with an average of 4.4 percent per year rather conservative.

The growth of total sales of security services went from 6.0 percent for 2010/11 to 3.5 per cent for 2011/12 back. Overall, the companies studied increased their domestic sales of security services in 2012 by an average of 3.4 percent; compared to the previous year ( 5.8%) went back this value enormously. In absolute terms, the domestic companies grew significantly more ( 4.9%).

The providers surveyed have implemented in 2012 7.95 billion euros, 2.93 billion euros with security services. International business plays a total of 0.9 billion euros only a minor role, the foreign sales with security services is negligible with a total of 47 million euros in its meaning. The security business thus takes place almost exclusively in Germany. The German security services feel pampered in the domestic market and are ( therefore ) hardly active in other European or even global markets. Most companies look for foreign activities also no reason: Since the clients are primarily operates nationally and rooted, the calls for international support are very low.

To compare the security service provider operating in the domestic adequate staff numbers for Germany are used exclusively. The analyzed companies employed a total of 247 071 employees in 2012. Of these, 87 943 people were employed in the field of security services. Are average, this 6,026 people (2011: 5,857 ). Among them an average of 2,145 employees were security (2011: 2,103 ).

2012 was generated by the participants on average 62.7 percent of their revenue from security services. Like last year, the core competence of the security service, the object and plant protection, with 52.3 percent of the revenue share and 43.2 percentage points, far ahead of the other benefits. The other services, such as reception services, area and patrols and airport security, play a subordinate role. The deviation in the power spectrum between the service providers on the other hand runs one size larger than the object and plant protection. To some extent, with trades that are on average lower than 10.0 percent in each service generates more than 50 percent of sales.

Public authorities and services provide with a revenue share from the current 22.0 percent on the largest banking sector of the security services industry dar. The following are the branches "Other industry" (11.3%) and " banks " ( 11.0 %). The other market sectors move in the single digits. Higher revenue shares the service providers expect future market sector "Transport / Logistics ". The projected turnover for 2013 is 0.9 percentage points higher than the share for 2012 of 5.9 percent. Also in " Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals " 2013 will see the service provider a higher order volume of 4.7 per cent (2012: 3.9%). A future less importance the companies expect in addition to the authorities in the sectors of the market " banks " (-0.5 percentage points), " Automobile" (-0.7 percentage points), "Trade" (-0.2 percentage points) and " consumer goods industry " ( -0.2 percentage points).

" Staff shortage " was identified by all businesses as currently the strongest hindrance factor in the industry. Right behind it follows " Low prices, professional fees " - by continuing difficult economic situation becomes more competitive on price on. Some companies operate the price - dumping even to the extent that the revenues do not even cover the costs.

Other services

The model of engagement of the Security Service has undergone a significant transformation in recent years. As part of the increased outsourcing of operational functions more and more activities are transferred to the security service. In addition to cost savings are important arguments for a client that security staff are active already in the object and that in addition to knowledge of processes and the power of the keys, and therefore access is available to many processes in the company.

Additional Services

In addition to the actual tasks of securing and guarding arrive at the so-called all- service - services add further accompanying tasks, such as cleaning, winter and sporadic services. From the former civil servant ushers, logistics services such as receipt or in -house developed transport (including forklifts ), courier and messenger services, and postal and telephone service. The porter with the control input to the object were so additional work, which also ran through the input of the object attached to. Primary remains also the Toraufschlussdienst ( opening a factory gate at a certain time such as when starting work ) was obtained. On the other hand, the janitor service towards the surveillance and control developed in house, so back to the porter duties.

Since the object of safety and security service with the terms familiar spot and may not be full-time is busy, came activities added by Occupational Safety Act ( OSHA safety), planning, trade, installation, maintenance and repair of alarm and other safety systems. This goes to maintenance and repair of systems or checking and repair of hand fire extinguishers.

The attacks on railways and railway safety devices, whether as a terrorist attack or because of cable theft due to high non-ferrous metal prices and the reduction in workforce, especially of civil servants train members often goes on the monitoring and control in public transport to security companies.

Objects and bodies

Objects in which security services are active, have increased protection or pacification required. Here are barracks and ammunition depots, to name turbines ( particularly nuclear power plants) and storage for valuable goods or hazardous materials. Based on experience from terrorist attacks come Stations (DB Sicherheit GmbH ), public transportation ( subway station ), ports and airports ( security check ) more into view. In addition to particularly vulnerable private buildings, including embassies, public institutions and museums to the particularly sensitive objects. For large crowds, such as in clubs and discotheques or for sports events in stadiums guarding of subobjects or the protection of the order are important.

The members of the Security Service practice in such objects in general, the power of the keys and the house right as " possession servant " from.

Admission requirements and bases in Germany

Legal framework

The legal bases for the action of § 34a of the Commercial Code ( Industrial Code ) and the Security Regulation ( BewachV ). Employees of private security firms are only anyone legal rights of citizens ( everyman § 127 paragraph 1 Code of Criminal Procedure - provisional arrest ) to such as § 32 of the Criminal Code ( self-defense ), emergency aid, emergency, and the § 123 StGB ( house rules ). Exceptions arising from the lending with sovereign rights; force in Germany in the fields of aviation, nuclear power plants and military.

Qualification certificates pursuant to § 34a lead to the safety officer, other qualifications are possible as a master for protection and safety.

Uniforms and Uniform

Specifies the security service for its security staff a uniform, so he has to make in accordance with § 12 BewachV that they can not be confused with uniforms of members of the armed forces or government enforcement agencies and that no badges are used, the official badges are confusingly similar. Safety employees who will enter fenced property in the line of duty must wear uniforms. Due to the progressive change of the German police uniforms this service many trims of the private security services look very similar. The problem, however, is that the state security services in hindsight may not prohibit the use of their existing uniforms.

Safety experts in the field must wear a statement of the employer's employment open in Germany.

Insurance

Legal requirements: The minimum legal standard for liability is defined as liability insurance via the § 6 BewachV. Thereafter, the security company is obliged to have a public liability insurance with the following minimum insurance:

The services of the insurance company for all damages caused within a policy year must be at least twice the above minimum levels of insurance.

Problem

There are two basic tendencies which identify the statutory minimum standard of insurance coverage to be insufficient. Firstly, the concentration of values ​​has increased significantly in many to be guarded objects such as industrial facilities, data centers or shipping warehouses so that the minimum investments are often enough not even begin to make up for loss. Second, the range of activities has clearly developed a security guard away to comprehensive service. The coverage of many security company took no account of this change. The operational description of " security company " is regularly insufficient to cover the variety of tasks and ensure the necessary insurance coverage.

In the Security Regulation no coverage for lost keys is required. However, a loss in the six figures, by the loss of a single grand master key a master key to enter. The sums insured for this risk are often too low, so that a non- insured lost key can already lead to the insolvency of the security company. As a result, the client has to pay the damage that has occurred in this constellation.

Unlike other employers in the security service is also liable for criminal acts committed by a security guard at a customer in fulfillment of the service. These include thefts of all kinds and even arson. In the majority of insurance contracts of security services in Germany, this risk is not insured.

First approach

The Federal Association of Security Industry Association ( BDSW ), in which more than 80 % of industry turnover is organized, deals with the question of the necessary and timely insurance coverage for security services since the end of 2006. From the considerations for establishing the membership of the BDSW as a quality seal out was the target minimum standard developed insurance coverage, has yet to be conclusively decided by the membership on the. It comprises mainly insurance amounts that are significantly above the statutory minimum standard according to § 6 BewachV and also above the proposed standard DIN 77200, a description of the least insured activities and positively phrased insurance coverage for criminal acts of the security staff. The sums insured are: