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Who has the responsibility to escort visitors, vendors, and other non$-$employees when visiting protected areas?

Security Force Duties: Guards and Watchmen

Frequent security tours by guards and watch men serve as a deterrent by providing high visibility of the plant secunty force. Moreover, such tours offer a means of continued inspection of security areas, physical bamers, and intrusion detection devices.

Certain licenses are required by $10$ CFR Part $73$ to routinely search individuals, packages, and vehicles for explosives, firearms, and incendiary devices and for concealed special nuclear matenal Such searches are most effective when performed by in dividu als specifically assigned and trained for the task of searching Guards and watchmen usually perform the searches required at entrance points into a protecled area and at exit points from material access areas

Visitors, vendors, and other nonemployees are required to be escorted while with in protected areas Escon responsibility usually is taken by the employee being visited However, vehicle divers, centain packages, and, in some cases, individuals being taken into a plant may be esconted bv members of the security force