Managing Security Overseas: Protecting Employees and Assets in Volatile Regions
Features
Providing a Blueprint for Establishing a Safety and Security Program, This Book Explains How To:
- Identify natural and man-made risks, liabilities, and security threats to employees and assets outside of the country
- Create pre-deployment training programs to provide personnel with resources to keep them safe
- Establish policies, procedures, programs, and technologies for locating employees around the world at a moment’s notice
- Gear programs towards employees who do not feel the need to be protected
- Develop comingling crisis management and security plans for overseas projects
- Liaison with foreign law enforcement, government agencies and militaries, and how to best utilize U.S. and Western government resources
Summary
Threats to multinational corporations come in two forms: natural and man-made. This book illustrates the types of risks that confront corporations when working outside of North America. It provides key tools and understanding that are required to do business in a safe and secure manner, no matter the level of risk. It walks through a logical framework for safety and security program development from Day One. Using real-world case studies and examples, the book is a useful reference to security managers, security consultants, contractors, frequent global business travelers, and for those who are presently or soon-to-be assigned in overseas positions.
Table of Contents
RISKS AND THREATS OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND OPERATIONS
Challenges of Security Management in Global and High Risk Operations
Travel Tracking and Travel Intelligence Issues: "It’s 3:00 AM – Do you know where your ex-pats are?"
Risk Assessment Methodologies: The 5:00 PM Friday Telephone Call – "We’ve Got a Project Kicking Off Monday in Colombia…Not Missouri"
Protecting People Who Don’t Believe They Need to Be Protected: "I would prefer to go ‘Low Profile’"
POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND METHODS
Security, Crisis Management, and Evacuation Planning: The 2:00 AM Friday Telephone Call: "The missiles are flying all around Israel and landing on our jobsite!"
Protecting People and Assets Around the World: From Green Acres to the Green Zone
Pre-Deployment and Security Awareness Training: "Tell me everything I need to know in about 15 minutes"
KEEPING CURRENT AND ON TRACK
Crisis Management Do’s and Don’ts: Pushing the Panic Button
Establishing and Maintaining Contact and Coordination with Local, Regional, and International Authorities: "We need a favor, we have people in your country whom we need evacuated – NOW!"
Keeping Current and Maximizing Your International Crisis and Security Management Efficiencies: "Now that you have solved my issues, why should I keep you around?"
How to Be All Things to All People: Putting It All Together
