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Good housekeeping checklist

Good housekeeping is important as it can improve the safety of your premises, reduce the opportunity for placing suspicious items, and can help you manage false alarms and hoaxes.
Keywords: Good housekeeping , Suspicious Item , Search planning , Risk Management , publicly accessible places

Pavement licences - How can local authorities consider security?

When considering public health and safety, local authorities should seek to ensure a balanced consideration for security implications, particularly the risk to groups of people from interaction with hostile vehicles, and the creation of large crowds in new public spaces.
Keywords: pavement licence applications , Local Authorities , security planning process , vehicle security barriers , protect crowds , public spaces , VAPS , ACT for Local Authorities

Securing hazardous materials

Documents and information that explain how to secure hazardous materials.
Keywords: CBRN , Threat , Substances , Attack , Chemical , Hazardous Materials , Site security , Storage , Fertiliser

Countering threats from Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS)

1. Introduction

There has been a significant growth in the legitimate use of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) over recent years. This is anticipated to increase as the potential uses of UAS continue to develop. It has been estimated that there could…

Keywords: Terrorist threat , Attack Methodology , Protective Security , Response , PALs Guidance , PALs , publicly accessible places , publicly accessible locations

Personnel and people security

1. What is personnel security?

Personnel security is a system of policies and procedures which aim to manage and minimise the risk of people exploiting legitimate access to an organisation’s assets or premises for unauthorised purposes. These…

Keywords: Personnel Security , Risk , Physical Security , Security Culture , Risk Management , Hiring security , Venues and Public Spaces , Venues , public spaces

Mail handling

1. Introduction 1.1 Small deliveries by courier and mail handling

Most businesses will receive a large amount of mail and other deliveries, which offers a potentially attractive route into premises for terrorists.

Go to PAS 97:2021 Mail…

Keywords: Suspicious Item , Mail handling , Security measures , Emergency Planning , Venues and Public Spaces , Venues , public spaces

Law and liability

There are legal and commercial reasons why venues should plan to deter terrorist and criminal acts, or at least to minimise their impact. There is the potential of criminal prosecution and penalties under health and safety legislation for…

Keywords: PALs , PALs Guidance , 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

Digital built assets and environments

1. Introduction

A built asset could include a building, multiple buildings such as on a site or a campus, a portfolio or network of assets, or a built infrastructure, such as roads, railways, pipelines, dams, docks etc. and may include…

Keywords: Digital , Security , Physical Security , publicly accessible places , Risk Management , PALs Guidance , PALs , publicly accessible locations

Document awareness

1. The threat

Terrorists have used false identities when planning attacks. Terrorist and criminal organisations are able to print false passports and other identity documents, which can be used to enter the UK illegally, obtain employment,…

Keywords: Threat , National Security , Personal Security , Suspicious Behaviour , Training , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible locations