107th IOC Session - LA84 Foundation

To serve and protect:
vigilant security and
police personnel
Division of Responsibilities
• General security control
NAOC staff and volunteers
• Supervising security equipment / vehicle
access checks
Private security companies
• Entrance checks / venue patrols
Volunteers and private security companies
• Competition venue / Olympic Village
zoning control
Volunteers or private security companies
• Guarding waxing rooms, rifle storage /
gunpowder room, meeting rooms, etc.
Private security companies
Security staff were distinguished from other
Games operations staff by armbands with the
word “Security” printed in the official languages
of the IOC, with the colour of the armband differing
for venue security managers, volunteers,
and private security company employees. The
uniforms of private security company employees
were clearly distinguishable, and together
with the colourful blue and yellow uniforms of
the police, provided a deterrent to crime.
Prohibited and Restricted Items
A set of “Spectator Rules” was devised that
included a list of prohibited and restricted items
such as weapons, bottles, cans, promotional literature,
and propaganda. Searches for cans and
bottles were particularly strict for the Opening
and Closing Ceremonies, and at the competition
venues.
Cooperation from the Police and
Fire Departments
In August 1997, NAOC signed a formal security
agreement with the Prefectural Police
Department, which covered information sharing,
cooperation in fighting crime, and the handling
of emergencies. The police also offered
valuable assistance on issues which NAOC was
not able to deal with unilaterally, such as terrorism,
bomb threats, guarding VIPs, and visits to
venues by the Imperial Family.
In November 1997, NAOC requested help