INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP BYLAWS
As a condition of Individual Membership (and to qualify as a "Registered Member") applicant must read, understand, agree to, and abide by, all PSPA BYLAWS, which includes the below described: (1.) Membership Pledge, (2.) Professional Ethics and (3.) Business Conduct.
Individual Applicants, who disagree or refuse to comply with the PSPA Organizational BYLAWS, will be listed as a Non-Registered Member. Additionally, non-registered members are encouraged to discontinue use of this website as well as cease any participation or affiliation with our organization.
Non-Registered members have "Restricted Access" to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to: Membership Certificates, Pocket Identification Cards, Training Programs, and Certification Exams. While agreeing to PSPA BYLAWS is not mandatory, it is mandatory in order to be listed as a Registered Member as the intent of PSPA Registration (as a Registered Member) is to recognize those members who pledge to uphold the integrity of the profession in which we serve.
MEMBERSHIP PLEDGE
I understand that membership in PSPA is a "Privilege" not a "Right."
I promise to maintain the highest levels of Honesty and Integrity in my Personal Life and in my Business Life.
I promise to treat others with Dignity and Respect in my Personal Life and in my Business Life.
I understand that: Private Security Professionals, including but not limited to: Security Officers, Security Supervisors, and Security Managers are charged with a variety of responsibilities from basic and fundamental to highly technical and complex. Private Security Professionals are often held responsible with the monitoring and safeguarding of America’s people and property. Private Security Professionals must be well trained and knowledgeable. They must have available to them up-to-date employer resources including but not limited to policies and procedures applicable to each job-at-hand in addition to accessible and effective senior and/or executive level operational and legal guidance. The ability to understand and comply with today’s ever-changing laws, rules, and regulations, coupled with job-site-specific policies and procedures is paramount to the success of the Private Security Professional and those with whom he/she serves.
I understand that: Private Security Professionals must acquire and retain a requisite skillset sufficient enough to achieve legal, safe, and effective results in all that they do.
I understand that: Private Security Professionals must NOT accept deployment for work without meeting all applicable federal, state, and local requirement(s); in addition to requisite educational skillsets, including but not limited to hands-on field training necessary to lawfully, safely, and effectively perform all general, as well as, site-specific job requirements, policies, procedures, and best practices.
I promise to immediately report (to my Employer(s) any/all job duties or requests that I have determined to be outside the scope of my education, training or ability.
I promise to immediately report (to my Employer(s) any/all suspected or known, job-site Safety Hazards that I become knowledgeable of or subjected to.
I promise to immediately report (to my Employer(s) any/all suspected or known, Violations of the Law and/or Questionable Employment Practices that I become knowledgeable of or subjected to.
I promise to immediately report (to the Local Authorities) any/all Illegal or Unlawful Activities, I witness or become knowledgeable of.
I promise to report (via the PSPA Mediation Service) any/all suspected or known Violations of the Law and/or Questionable Employment Practices that were previously reported to my Employer(s) but have not been properly addressed and resolved within a reasonable time frame.
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
I understand that Private Security Professionals are held to the same standard as that of the General Public (more specifically) that of a "Citizen" of the United State of America.
I understand that Private Security Professionals are not Police Officers and are NOT expected to respond or act as Police Officers.
I understand that Private Security Professionals have a fundamental responsibility to Detect, Deter, Observe, and Report while Police Officers have a fundamental responsibility to Protect and Serve.
Private Security Professionals are accountable for their Personal Safety "first and foremost" then the safety of others, only, if and when their individual safety will not be placed in jeopardy.
As a Rule-of-Thumb, People-first, Property-second.
BUSINESS CONDUCT
Private Security Professionals, based upon State Regulations (as applicable from Jurisdiction-to-Jurisdiction) may be required to wear a designated uniform, adorned with specific insignias, name tags, patches, and/or a badge.
Private Security Professionals, while on-duty and while wearing a designated security uniform, have a fundamental responsibility to: the Private Security Industry, their Employer(s), and the general Public-at-Large. Uniformed security personnel must ensure their uniform, while on-duty, is: (1.) in compliance with all applicable laws and/or applicable regulatory agency requirements, (2.) neat and clean at all times and (3.) worn in its entirety with the shirt tucked inside the pant. It must be understood, the public-at-large cannot be expected to know who is on-duty or off-duty therefore all uniformed personnel must conduct themselves as if they are on-duty at all times. Furthermore, it is highly recommended that security uniforms ONLY be worn while on-duty.
Private Security Professionals are generally expected to arrive for work, timely enough to: (1.) check-in, (2.) receive applicable equipment, (3.) receive applicable pass-down information, and then begin work.
Private Security Professionals are generally expected to exit from work, timely enough to: (1.) check-out, (2.) return applicable equipment, (3.) communicate applicable pass-down instructions, and then exit the work site.
Private Security Professionals may from time-to-time be asked to work additional hours or shifts based upon ever-changing business needs including, but not limited to: staffing adjustments and emergency coverages.
Private Security Professionals are in-trusted with Confidential Information, including, but not limited to: Records, Reports, Documents, Lists, Policies and Procedures, which must be maintained and safeguarded against unauthorized use.
Private Security Professionals must acquire and maintain a firm understanding of all job related policies and procedures as the failing to perform as prescribed may result in a financial loss, personal injury or worse, loss of life.
Private Security Professionals, who discover or become knowledgeable of inaccurate or out-of-date policies and/or procedures, must report their findings to the appropriate employer representative(s) in a timely manner.
Private Security Professionals, from time-to-time, may be asked by their employer to provide services other than those described in a formal job description. In such events and if the request is reasonable (within the law and within the scope of an individual's education, training and physical ability) it is generally considered an acceptable practice to honor the request.
