ABSTRACT
The managers of an organization have a responsibility to develop and implement programs in security, safety, and fire prevention. While the duties and responsibilities of these three areas are different, the goal is the same: to prevent, reduce, and control the losses of company assets. The functions of these areas may be combined into one major department or may operate as individual, cooperative units within the company. Major corporations frequently staff separate security, fire, and safety departments all under a corporate director of loss prevention. Regardless of the administrative arrangement, the role of security within an organization requires that security personnel be familiar with the principles and techniques of fire prevention and control and employee safety.
