How do they match: Transportation Security Screeners

  • Ask passengers to remove shoes and divest themselves of metal objects prior to walking through metal detectors.
  • Contact police directly in cases of urgent security issues, using phones or two-way radios.
  • Contact leads or supervisors to discuss objects of concern that are not on prohibited object lists.
  • Follow those who breach security until police or other security personnel arrive to apprehend them.
  • Notify supervisors or other appropriate personnel when security breaches occur.
  • Patrol work areas to detect any suspicious items.
  • Perform pat-down or hand-held wand searches of passengers who have triggered machine alarms, who are unable to pass through metal detectors, or who have been randomly identified for such searches.
  • Test baggage for any explosive materials, using equipment such as explosive detection machines or chemical swab systems.