Free FL-SO-D Practice Questions

Question 1

A store's authorized loss-prevention officer continuously observes a customer conceal merchandise and pass the checkout without paying. The officer has probable cause, reasonably believes the goods can be recovered, and detains the customer to recover the goods. The customer cooperates. Under Florida's retail-theft detention law, which step cannot wait for a manager's review?

Accepted Answer

Call law enforcement immediately, keeping the detention reasonable in manner and duration.

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Finish the loss report before requesting police attendance.

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Use a thirty-minute investigative hold before calling law enforcement.

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Recover the merchandise and obtain a written statement before deciding whether to call law enforcement.

Question 2

The AED announces, 'No shock advised.' The collapsed adult remains unresponsive and takes only occasional gasps. Emergency medical services have been called, and the pads are attached correctly. For a security officer trained in CPR, the next action is to:

Accepted Answer

Resume CPR immediately, starting with chest compressions.

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Restart the AED for another rhythm analysis.

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Use the recovery position and monitor the person's breathing.

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Give rescue breaths without further compressions.

Question 3

At 22:10, Officer Reyes finds a storeroom door open. Lee, the closing employee, says, 'I locked it at 21:00.' Reyes did not see Lee lock the door or see anyone enter. Select the most defensible report entry.

Accepted Answer

At 22:10, I found the storeroom door open. Lee said he had locked it at 21:00.

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Lee locked the storeroom at 21:00. At 22:10, I found the door open.

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Someone opened the storeroom between 21:00 and 22:10 after Lee secured it for the night; the person's identity is unknown.

Answer

Lee left the storeroom unlocked at closing, allowing access before my 22:10 inspection.

Question 4

Post orders allow an unlisted contractor to enter only after the host's authorization is confirmed. A technician presents a genuine photo ID and a work order, then offers a cellphone number for the host that is not in the site directory. How should the officer establish approval?

Accepted Answer

Call the host through the site's trusted directory while the technician waits outside.

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Escort the technician into the restricted area to obtain the host's approval in person.

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Call the technician's number and accept approval from the person answering.

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Issue a badge based on the matching ID and work order.

Question 5

Gunfire is coming from the east end of an exhibition hall. An unarmed security officer is beside the west exit with several visitors. That exit opens to a clear route away from the attacker; a lockable room is also nearby. Applying Run, Hide, Fight, which plan gives this group the best immediate chance of safety?

Accepted Answer

Lead the visitors out through the west exit, then call 911 from safety.

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Hide in the nearby room until police can escort the group outside.

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Secure the visitors in the room before moving toward the gunfire to locate the attacker.

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Wait at the exit until dispatch confirms the attacker's location.

Question 6

The fire alarm has been raised after cooking oil ignites in a commercial deep fryer. Its electrical supply has been safely isolated. For extinguisher selection, how is the burning oil classified?

Accepted Answer

Class K: cooking oil in a cooking appliance.

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Class A: ordinary combustibles after the appliance is de-energized.

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Class B: flammable liquids, including oil at any cooking temperature.

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Class C: a fire that originated in electrically powered equipment.

Question 7

A deaf visitor with an authorized badge asks in writing how to reach a meeting room. The directions involve one corridor and a turn, and there is no emergency. The officer can communicate most effectively by:

Accepted Answer

Writing the directions and checking that the visitor understands.

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Arranging an interpreter before giving the directions.

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Asking a hearing visitor to explain the directions.

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Speaking more loudly while facing the visitor.

Question 8

A fire alarm control panel displays a SUPERVISORY signal, rather than an ALARM or TROUBLE signal. Which finding best explains that indication?

Accepted Answer

A sprinkler control valve is outside its normal operating position.

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The fire alarm panel has lost its normal AC power supply.

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A smoke detector has sensed smoke in a protected corridor.

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A break has occurred in an initiating-device circuit's wiring.

Question 9

A warehouse's card readers work correctly, but employees prop open a loading door to shorten their route. Stock has disappeared, although no offender has been identified. In an asset-threat-vulnerability assessment, the propped-open door represents:

Accepted Answer

A vulnerability that allows an existing access control to be bypassed.

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A risk estimate combining the likelihood of theft with its financial consequences.

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An asset whose value determines the potential loss.

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A threat that identifies the source responsible for the missing stock.

Question 10

An event hall's approved occupancy is 250 people, including staff. A verified headcount was 218. Since then, 31 people have entered and 23 have left; nine of the 31 entrants were returning ticket holders. These counts cover every entrance and exit. Eighteen more guests are waiting. Which admission instruction correctly applies the occupancy limit?

Accepted Answer

Admit all 18; the resulting occupancy will be 244.

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Admit only one; adding the entrance count to the headcount leaves just one space.

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Admit all 18; occupancy will be 235 because returning ticket holders are not new admissions.

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Admit only 15; the nine re-entries must be added separately to the entrance count.

Free FL-SO-D Practice Questions

Domain 1: Legal Aspects of Private Security

Question 1

Domain 2: Role of Private Security Officers

Question 2

Domain 4: Principles of Communications

Question 3

Domain 5: Observation and Incident Reporting

Question 4

Domain 6: Principles of Access Control

Question 5

Domain 9: Physical Security

Question 6

Domain 12: Safety Awareness

Question 7

Domain 13: Medical Emergencies

Question 8

Domain 15: Event Security and Special Assignments

Question 9

Domain 17: Special Issues

Question 10

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