National Security Alliance (NSA) retail security officers are not only trained loss prevention specialists, but can also adapt to multiple security and safety situations that have the potential to occur in a retail environment. Assisting in the management of evacuations for fire and bomb threats, dealing with medical emergencies, directing traffic where required, handling disgruntled customers, investigating damage to property, and providing support to the relevant authorities in the case of common assault are all circumstances that security officers are often called upon to deal with in a retail environment; outside of their primary role of loss prevention.
NSA ensure that all retail security officers are trained to deal with such situations, maintaining a composed presence of mind, and wherever possible, employing practices and actions that deter or delay situations from occurring.