1 .Emergency notifications—Your post orders should contain who is to be notified in the event of an emergency whether by site, region, or business unit.

2 . Emergency plan—You need to have an emergency plan in case your SOC is required to evacuate the building they are located, which could be due to many things such as a gas leak or fire. If you have a backup location to move to or activate, this should be written in detail here.

3 . Fire—Your SOC needs a plan on what to do if there is a fire. UL requires that tarps be placed over alarm monitoring equipment. If your SOC is UL certified to monitor fire alarms, this section is a good place to put basic alarm monitoring and response procedures to fire alarms.

4 . Medical emergencies—Procedures should be in place for receiving medical emergency alerts inside the SOC’s building, and at other sites with and without security officers.