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Norwegian security guards dread work among violence and threats

Norwegian security guards are ill-prepared to face a tough work environment, according to a new report from the Work Research Institute at OsloMet. One in four dreads going to work.
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The report is called Security and Safety in the Security Guard Occupation. You can read the report here (in Norwegian). 

The report is based on two focus group interviews and a survey of security guards who are all members of the Norwegian Union of General Workers. Union membership is 54 per cent. 71 per cent are men and 29 per cent are women. 

The sector employs some 11,000 people (source: Statistics Norway).

The average security guard has more than 10 years of experience in the security industry and works full-time.

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