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Gap fill exercise 2

Security in tourism

Using the list of words below, fill the blanks in the following sentences. The exercise is complete when all blanks have been filled.

photograph	tourism	written	breach
incident	restrict access	screened	procedures
authorisation	protect	security	confidentiality
identification card	monitored	privacy	training

Security is a priority in all areas of .......................... and should................................... employees, clients, company buildings, plant and equipment, cash and valuable documents, confidential commercial information and the ....................... and ......................................of all employees.
To be effective a .............................. system must be planned, implemented and continually ................................................ for improvement and should include:

................................. security policies and .............................................
staff .......................... in prevention and procedures in case of a security breach
reporting systems, evaluation and adjustment after an ............................... or event.

Many commercial companies ............................................... to members of the general public who do not have proper ................................. This usually reduces theft plus a range of public disturbances and employees feel safe and secure.
Visiting tourism industry persons, trades persons, contractors and members of the public should be ............................................. before entering a restricted building or area and they should sign ‘on’ when entering and ‘off’ when leaving.
Companies may issue staff with office keys, filing cabinet keys, the company safe keys plus a security ................................................ with the employees ..................................... In the office these can be worn on a belt or around the neck. It is each employee’s responsibility to ensure these are kept secure as if they are lost it could cause a serious and expensive ............................... of security.

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