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Personnel security training and good practice

1. Introduction: personnel security training

Following a risk assessment, evaluate if it is necessary to employ a guardforce as part of your security plan. It’s important all staff with security responsibilities understand their roles and are…

Keywords: Personnel Security , Hiring security , Security Culture , Security Professional , Training , PALs Guidance , PALs , publicly accessible places , publicly accessible locations

Access control

1. Introduction

It is important to ensure that a site is kept secure while remaining accessible to your visitors or customers. There will be areas in a site or venue that, for various reasons, should be kept closed to the public. The public and…

Keywords: Access control , Hostile Reconnaissance , Security Culture , publicly accessible places , PALs Guidance , PALs , publicly accessible locations

Unattended and suspicious items

1. Guidance for the public

No unattended item should be ignored, but should always be assessed proportionately, considering what can be seen and anything you know about its discovery. For example, in the case of unattended hand luggage, it may be…

Keywords: Risk Management , Building , HOT principle , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible locations , publicly accessible places , Suspicious Behaviour , Suspicious Item , Venues

Personal security

… The internet can be a valuable source of information, education and entertainment. However, you should take …
Keywords: Personal Security , Social media , Security , Cyber , Cyber Security , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible locations

Good housekeeping

1. Introduction

Good housekeeping improves the safety of your premises, reduces the opportunity for placing suspicious items or bags and helps you manage false alarms and hoaxes. Items left insecure on site, such as flammable liquids, tools,…

Keywords: Luggage storage , Parcel Lockers , Parcels , Bomb threat , Click and Collect , Good housekeeping , Left luggage , Luggage lockers , PALs , PALs Guidance , Protective Security , publicly accessible locations , publicly accessible places , Security measures , Suspicious Item

Overseas travel advice

1. Guidance for the organisation

Organisations have a duty of care towards those who travel overseas for work purposes. By having the right security policies and procedures in place, an organisation will be better prepared to support their…

Keywords: Risk Assessment , Personal Security , Suspicious Behaviour , Emergency Planning , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible locations

Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) attacks

1. Introduction

Attacks using chemical, biological or radiological (CBR) material have the potential to cause significant harm and disruption, but they are difficult for terrorists to carry out effectively and weaponising often require specialist…

Keywords: CBRN , Chemical , Hazardous Materials , CBR , ETHANE , Venues and Public Spaces , Venues , public spaces

Search planning

1. Introduction

Search measures can help reduce the likelihood of threats entering your site and help detect threats that may already be on your site. Visible search measures may also serve as a deterrent to those with hostile intent.

The…

Keywords: Search planning , publicly accessible places , Security , Security measures , Suspicious Behaviour , PALs Guidance , PALs , publicly accessible locations

Attack methodology: Vehicle bombs

1. Introduction – Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED)

A VBIED is a vehicle which contains and delivers an explosive device to a target. The vehicle may be old or new, inexpensive or valuable, liveried or plain, blend into most…

Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Risk Assessment , Security measures , Bomb threat , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible places , publicly accessible locations

Guidance for commercial vehicles and hire companies

1. Introduction

The following advice is recommended to help detect, deter or deny those considering using a vehicle for criminal or terrorist purposes.

Significant numbers of public service vehicles (PSV) and heavy goods vehicles (HGV) and…

Keywords: Vehicle , Prevent , Hiring security , Deterrent , Attack Methodology , Venues , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible locations