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SCaN for all staff

The SCaN For All Staff module is designed for all members of staff across an organisation venue or event, to increase their awareness of hostile reconnaissance and how they can help to help counter it.
Keywords: NPSA , Protective Security , Business , SCAN , Training , Staff training

SCaN for security managers

This page is a dedicated space for security managers to utilise the SCaN tools, and the guidance available and tailored for security staff.
Keywords: NPSA , Business , Physical Security , SCAN , Training , Security Managers

Notifying your intention to hold pathogens and toxins

If you or your work premises hold, keep or use stocks of specified disease-causing micro-organisms and toxins, you need to inform the Home Office.
Keywords: CBRN , Threat , Substances , Chemical , Attack Methodology , Pathogens , Toxins , Health & Safety

Secure your fertiliser

Fertiliser use in the UK

The UK is the heaviest user of ammonium and ammonium nitrate-based fertilisers in the world, and since the 1970s nitrogenous fertilisers have been misused to make home-made explosives. 

The blending,…

Keywords: Attack Methodology , Chemical , Weapons of Terrorism

Good housekeeping

Good housekeeping is an important part of your security regime, helping to reduce the opportunity for placing suspicious items or bags and helping to deal with false alarms and hoaxes.
Keywords: Good housekeeping , Security , Suspicious Item , Suspicious Behaviour , public spaces , Safety , Securing and checking , Election

Alarms and CCTV

Installation

Installing alarms and CCTV on your property will serve as added protection and a deterrent to possible thieves. 

You can install a detection system that uses:

sensors fitted to doors, windows or gates passive or…
Keywords: Fertiliser

Security guidance for elections

There are a number of security considerations that need to be made both by those planning and those running for elections.
Keywords: Election , Cyber Security , Politics , Venues , Election security

Fences and gates

If fertiliser must be stored outside, then it should be kept out of sight and away from public access. Fertiliser should be covered with heavy-duty waterproof plastic or canvas. 

However, it might be more effective to build a compound…

Keywords: Fertiliser

Security lighting

Setting up good security lighting

Well thought-out lighting discourages intruders and gives the impression that good security is practised.

Basic lights can be purchased and fitted at little cost, but consider:

cost effectiveness –…
Keywords: Fertiliser

Incident procedures

The vast majority of bomb threats are hoaxes designed to cause alarm and disruption. As well as the rare instances of valid bomb threats, terrorists may also make hoax bomb threat calls to intimidate.
Keywords: Bomb threat , Suspicious Item , HOT principle , Suspicious Behaviour , Terrorist threat , Public Safety , Suspicious activity