Assessment on Disaster and Disturbance Readiness of Security Guards in a University in Negros Occidental

Abstract

The safety of an individual is one of the major concerns that should be taken seriously by society because disasters and emergencies happen without warning. In this regard, this quantitative descriptive-comparative research using a self-made questionnaire assessed the level of readiness in disaster and disturbance of the total population of 29 security guards in a selected university in Negros Occidental. The results showed that the participants are always ready to combat disaster and disturbance. When the participants were grouped according to age, sex, and length of service, they have a very high level of readiness in terms of managing disaster and disturbance. Moreover, the results showed that the security guards in the University are well-equipped in planning, training, education, technology and communication, and coordination and are capable of handling disaster and disturbance risks any time in the future. There is no significant difference in the level of readiness in disaster and disturbance management of the security guards. Appropriate recommendations, including further enhancement of disaster and disturbance emergency protocol to maintain the level of readiness, are presented to address these issues.