Platsbevakat

Platsbevakat is a Swedish adjective used to describe a location or area that is guarded or staffed on site by personnel. The term signals that staff such as security guards, information staff, receptionists, or other on‑site workers are present to assist, regulate access, monitor activity, and respond to incidents. Platsbevakat are common in settings where safety, order, or crowd management is important, such as event venues, transportation hubs, parking facilities, construction sites, government buildings, hospitals, and industrial facilities.

Etymology and usage notes: platsbevakat is formed from plats (place) and bevakat (guarded, watched over) and follows standard Swedish compound formation. It can be used predicatively, as in “Området är platsbevakat,” or attributively, as in “ett platsbevakat område.” The phrase is often encountered in signage, official descriptions, or safety planning documents to convey the presence of on‑site personnel. The concept is related to, but not identical with, on‑site surveillance or monitoring, which can also involve cameras or remote oversight.

Relation to other terms: in contrast to platsbevakat, obebakat or obevakat denotes an unmanned or unguarded area. Related terms include övervakat (supervised or monitored), säkerhetspersonal på plats (security staff on site), and platsövervakning (site surveillance). The choice of term can reflect the emphasis on physical staffing versus remote monitoring.

See also: security, access control, event management, facility safety.