Editing Physical security (section)

=== Security personnel ===
{{Main|Security guard}}
[[File:Private factory guard.jpg|thumb|right|Private guard of a [[Economy of China#Industry and manufacturing|Chinese factory]]]]
''Security personnel'' play a central role in all layers of security. All of the technological systems that are employed to enhance physical security are useless without a security force that is trained in their use and maintenance, and which knows how to properly respond to breaches in security. Security personnel perform many functions: patrolling facilities, administering electronic access control, responding to alarms, and monitoring and analyzing video footage.<ref>{{cite book|author=Reid, Robert N.|chapter=Guards and guard forces|title=Facility Manager's Guide to Security: Protecting Your Assets|publisher=The Fairmont Press|year=2005|isbn=9780881734836|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqFQdGnyXsYC&pg=PA237|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105015948/https://books.google.com/books?id=rqFQdGnyXsYC&pg=PA237|archive-date=2018-01-05}}</ref>