Week One: General Introduction and Conceptual Clarifications
This aspect of the course will expose students to meaning of industrial security; the
responsibility and the roles of industrial security; of industrial security; historical background
to security management; the industrial revolution; various factors that contributed to
industrial revolution; the rise of the industrial security in Nigeria; problems militating against
industrial security in Nigeria; major problems of the rise of industrial security in Nigeria;
impact of Loss on businesses and consumers; corporate Terrorism.
Meaning of Industrial Security
Industrial Security management can be defined from various perspectives depending on
whom and what is actually involved. It involves the activities to satisfy the need, to ensure
the absence of danger and wary, and to prevent unacceptable loss and danger to corporate
assets (tangible and intangible), as well as to enhance business profitability.
Industrial Security requires
a) awareness,
b) avoidance,
c) planning,
d) protection,
e) preservation,
f) alarm,
g) deterrence and
h) reaction.
The Rise of the Industrial Security in Nigeria
About thirty years ago very little was known about the industrial security in Nigeria. It only
some Government agencies and parastatals had security departments. They included the
Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company, the
Universities and in later years the Nigeria Ports Authority and the Nigeria Airport Authority.
The security department of the Nigeria Ports Authority did not last very long. It was
dissolved for undisclosed reasons.
The only known security agency was the Nigeria Police, which was Government's sole
legally constituted agency for crime prevention and law enforcement. Also the Armed Forces
for safeguarding the security of the country from overt outside aggression.
As the economy of the country progressed, especially with the enactment of the Nigeria
Enterprise Promotion Act of 1972 and 1977 (otherwise known as the Indigenisation Decree),
many business which were hitherto in the hands of foreign businessmen passed into the hands
of Nigerians. There was sudden upsurge in government revenue from petroleum exploration,
the economy became suddenly over liquid. The result of the excess liquidation was inflation.
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, The Responsibility and Roles of Industrial Security
The responsibility and roles of industrial security are as follows.
1. The protection of organization personnel from fire, accident and other hazards.
2. The protection of organization assets from fire, fraud, damage and trespass.
3. The detection of offenders if crime is committed.
4. The prevention of loss of organization assets crime.
5. The preservation of organization rules and regulations.
6. The maintenance of organization prestige at all times.
Historical Background to Security Management
Security Management is a separate branch of human knowledge has a recent origin, the
practice of security management is as old as human society.
The story of security dates back through thousands of years in human history when
individuals, communities and groups recognised the threat, danger or peril around their lives
and property, and made efforts, individually and collectively to protect their lives and
property.
The philosophy of security is entrenched in an age-long ideology that was from creation and
God sanctioned our lives by nature for protection.
Adam was securing Garden of Eden before he misbehaved and was sent away by God.
The history of man is replete with activities which led to emergence of the idea that is now
known as security management.
Archaeology has unearthed extensive accumulations of elaborate security achievements. The
mammoth worlds of the ancient Babylon, the pyramids of Pharaohs, the Roman Empire, etc.
rival the accomplishment of modern security management considering the state of
technology.
The glory that was Rome must be credited in great part to superior activities. Roman region
conquered an empire that in the 2nd century of the Christian era, comprehended the farthest
past of the earth and the most civilized portion of mankind. 'These vast domains were linked
together by an elaborate security network that started from Rome into the other provinces.
The Industrial Revolution and Various Factors that Contributed to Industrial
Revolution
In history, economics and other business books have been filled with accounts of the
technological innovations of the industrial revolution in Great Britain and United States of
America and other countries. There was very few information about the security management
methods and techniques that helped to make that progress possible. It seems highly unlikely
that they could have made the industrial progress of the 19th century without a foundation of
successful security management.
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This aspect of the course will expose students to meaning of industrial security; the
responsibility and the roles of industrial security; of industrial security; historical background
to security management; the industrial revolution; various factors that contributed to
industrial revolution; the rise of the industrial security in Nigeria; problems militating against
industrial security in Nigeria; major problems of the rise of industrial security in Nigeria;
impact of Loss on businesses and consumers; corporate Terrorism.
Meaning of Industrial Security
Industrial Security management can be defined from various perspectives depending on
whom and what is actually involved. It involves the activities to satisfy the need, to ensure
the absence of danger and wary, and to prevent unacceptable loss and danger to corporate
assets (tangible and intangible), as well as to enhance business profitability.
Industrial Security requires
a) awareness,
b) avoidance,
c) planning,
d) protection,
e) preservation,
f) alarm,
g) deterrence and
h) reaction.
The Rise of the Industrial Security in Nigeria
About thirty years ago very little was known about the industrial security in Nigeria. It only
some Government agencies and parastatals had security departments. They included the
Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company, the
Universities and in later years the Nigeria Ports Authority and the Nigeria Airport Authority.
The security department of the Nigeria Ports Authority did not last very long. It was
dissolved for undisclosed reasons.
The only known security agency was the Nigeria Police, which was Government's sole
legally constituted agency for crime prevention and law enforcement. Also the Armed Forces
for safeguarding the security of the country from overt outside aggression.
As the economy of the country progressed, especially with the enactment of the Nigeria
Enterprise Promotion Act of 1972 and 1977 (otherwise known as the Indigenisation Decree),
many business which were hitherto in the hands of foreign businessmen passed into the hands
of Nigerians. There was sudden upsurge in government revenue from petroleum exploration,
the economy became suddenly over liquid. The result of the excess liquidation was inflation.
1
, The Responsibility and Roles of Industrial Security
The responsibility and roles of industrial security are as follows.
1. The protection of organization personnel from fire, accident and other hazards.
2. The protection of organization assets from fire, fraud, damage and trespass.
3. The detection of offenders if crime is committed.
4. The prevention of loss of organization assets crime.
5. The preservation of organization rules and regulations.
6. The maintenance of organization prestige at all times.
Historical Background to Security Management
Security Management is a separate branch of human knowledge has a recent origin, the
practice of security management is as old as human society.
The story of security dates back through thousands of years in human history when
individuals, communities and groups recognised the threat, danger or peril around their lives
and property, and made efforts, individually and collectively to protect their lives and
property.
The philosophy of security is entrenched in an age-long ideology that was from creation and
God sanctioned our lives by nature for protection.
Adam was securing Garden of Eden before he misbehaved and was sent away by God.
The history of man is replete with activities which led to emergence of the idea that is now
known as security management.
Archaeology has unearthed extensive accumulations of elaborate security achievements. The
mammoth worlds of the ancient Babylon, the pyramids of Pharaohs, the Roman Empire, etc.
rival the accomplishment of modern security management considering the state of
technology.
The glory that was Rome must be credited in great part to superior activities. Roman region
conquered an empire that in the 2nd century of the Christian era, comprehended the farthest
past of the earth and the most civilized portion of mankind. 'These vast domains were linked
together by an elaborate security network that started from Rome into the other provinces.
The Industrial Revolution and Various Factors that Contributed to Industrial
Revolution
In history, economics and other business books have been filled with accounts of the
technological innovations of the industrial revolution in Great Britain and United States of
America and other countries. There was very few information about the security management
methods and techniques that helped to make that progress possible. It seems highly unlikely
that they could have made the industrial progress of the 19th century without a foundation of
successful security management.
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