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See, Check and Notify (SCaN)

… help organisations, venues and events maximise safety and security using their existing resources. … Protect your site with SCaN training … Protect your site from a range of threats with SCaN training. SCaN aims … to help businesses and organisations maximise safety and security using their existing resources.  Your people are …
Keywords: Venues , Protective Security , SCAN , Training , Risk Management , NPSA , Staff training , Staff

Polling Stations

… Information about security and search procedures at polling stations. … Security and Search at Polling Stations … Security and search procedures at Polling Stations should … the polling day. A printed copy should be accessible at the site to staff engaged in the process. Familiarisation of the …
Keywords: Polling Stations , ACT , SCAN , public spaces , Election , Security , Building , Awareness

Counting venues

… Security and search (Counting venues) … should be closely controlled and monitored by reception/security staff.  Often access to different areas within the … to prevent any unauthorised entry. Familiarisation of the site, for all staff involved, is vital to identify key areas …
Keywords: Venues , Election , Security , Counting , Event Security , Safety , Identity

Secure your fertiliser

… and use these materials as weapons. Fertiliser storage and security Anyone who stores or handles fertiliser must secure … of the amount, all have responsibility to take appropriate security measures and be vigilant.   Individuals should … would be visible if they carried out a crime making the site as resistant as possible to criminal activity These …
Keywords: Attack Methodology , Chemical , Weapons of Terrorism

Alarms and CCTV

… purpose and linked to an alarm system that will alert the site operators or the police (through an approved … the alarm should also comply with the NPCC policy on security systems. Audible-only alarm An audible-only alarm … on the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) website . …
Keywords: Fertiliser

National Stakeholder Menu of Tactical Options

… set of options which can be used by the private sector and security industry to enhance the wider national security posture. This is important at times of raised … level has been available on the Mi5 and Home Office websites. In September 2010, the threat levels for Northern …
Keywords: National Stakeholder Menu , Tactical Options , Protective Security , Protective measures , Threat , MOTO

Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… events can include managing hygiene measures, and general security procedures. This can lead to queues of people … normally have access, ideally within the curtilage of the site. Close off vehicle access to shared spaces when queues … routes. For further information : Election Protective Security Guidance - Protecting Pedestrian Queues …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Attack , Terrorist threat , publicly accessible places , Car , Combined attack , VAW , Election , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation

Fences and gates

… it might be more effective to build a compound from security fencing, with locking gates. Anti-intruder fences … added. However, palisade fencing offers no greater physical security than either weld mesh or expanded metal fences of … level and encasing the fence in a concrete sill. Gates in security fencing Gates are often the weak link in an …
Keywords: Fertiliser

Chemical Biological Radiological incidents (CBR)

Chemical, Biological and Radiological attacks have the potential to cause significant harm or damage and disruption to infrastructure. CBR attacks can be difficult to conduct, often requiring expertise and resources.
Keywords: Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Attack , CBRN , Threat , Mail handling , Suspicious Item , Explosive , Corrosive

The National Vehicle Threat Mitigation Unit

… police unit operating within the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO). Made up of subject matter experts, … wealth of experience in the deployment of temporary vehicle security barriers. … is deployed through a public/private partnership to enhance security through collaboration …
Keywords: Vehicle , Transport , Vehicle as a Weapon , Weapons of Terrorism , Attack , Threat , Mitigation , National Security , Protective Security , vehicle security barriers , National Barrier Asset , Pedestrians , Roads and streets