Administration Manual - B.E.S.T. Undertaking.

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i) Before getting into the Van, the Armed Guards shall load their guns and ensure that the Safety
catches are on;
ii) While leaving the Cash Centre or Bank, one Armed Guard shall go first while the other shall
cover the person carrying cash;
iii) The leading Armed Guard shall be very careful. Any Motor Vehicle stationary in right with
men inside should be viewed with suspicion, same holds good when approaching any cash
centre/bank;
iv) The leading Armed Guard should scan the area around the Cash Van while approaching the
same to detect suspicious movements, if any, of any person or persons;
v) The leading Armed Guard should check if the driver is the same and if so his facial
impression;
vi) Only when satisfied the Armed Guards should allow the cash bearers to board the Van;
vii) One Armed Guard should occupy the seat beside the driver while the other should sit in the
rear with the cash bags and other employees;
viii) On the way, the Armed Guards should :
a) be on look out for faked accidents, bogus Police Officers and unexpected traffic diversions.
The doors and windows should remain closed and locked even while speaking to anyone
including Police Officers. In the latter case offer should be made to go to the nearest Police
Station instead of leaving the vehicle.
b) watch should be kept by the rear Armed Guard for vehicles following the cash van. In such
case it would be advisable to go to the nearest premises of the Undertaking or Police Station.
ix) When the Van stops at a place to remit cash, immediately after the Van stops, the Armed
Guard sitting in the front should get down and remain close to the rear door. Thereafter the
Armed Guard in the rear should open the rear door and the clerk and other employees carrying
the cash should alight. The employees carrying the cash will be flanked on either side by the
Armed Guard. The Armed Guards shall remain very alert and watchful till the time the cash is
remitted.
The Armed Guard sitting in the rear should se that the rear doors are properly locked and
secured from inside when the cashier had gone with the Armed Guard to remit the cash.
When the clerk and other employees after remitting the cash return they should be allowed to
enter the Van, by the Armed Guard present in the Van, after verifying their identity. The rear
door, shall thereafter be immediately secured by the Armed Guard.
x) While the Armed Guard in the front seat and the clerk leave the Van, the driver of the Van,
under no circumstances shall leave his seat, while the vehicle remains stationary, he shall not
leave the switch key on the dash-board.