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Scope

… at a premises as defined in section 3(1) of the Act, i.e. a building, other land or a building and other land. This is a wider definition than … to qualifying premises as it also includes land without buildings,  such as parks; The event is accessible to the …
Keywords: Martyn's Law , Scope , Terrorism Act , Premises , Events , Enhanced Tier , Standard Tier , Home Office , Legislation

Tactic DB8: Implement a regular and unpredictable search sweep rota across site, including areas hidden from surveillance

… or prohibited items or materials being brought into buildings or onto sites. Vehicles : screening vehicles and … and other threat items through a site’s secure perimeter. Buildings and Areas: if the threat is already on your site, … threats and identified risks.  Criteria for searching buildings and physical locations differs to that of …
Keywords: Communications , Vulnerabilities , Business

Tactic RB4: Ensure suitability of egress routes and muster points

… Information and Intention Those with responsibility for buildings and other premises should consider the threat from … scenarios is not the same as evacuation due to fire. Buildings and events will have long established fire … evacuating uphill and upwind, staying away from the building heating and ventilation systems should the incident …
Keywords: Improvised Explosive Device , IEDs , Emergency Planning , Suspicious Item , Evacuation , CBR

Advice for security managers during a heightened threat level

… Building response levels within an organisation provides a … measures that could be considered and applied to a site or building. They are informed by the UK threat level, but also … or change to the UK threat level, individual sites or buildings should conduct their own dynamic risk assessments …
Keywords: Threat , SCAN , Physical Security , Personal Security , Perimeter , Risk Management , Counter Terrorism Support , Terrorism threat levels , Guidance , Venues and Public Spaces , Business Continuity , Security Managers , Building

Election security for polling stations and counting venues

… nature of the threat together with the type and location of building being used. It is essential, in order to adapt to … has been formulated to assist them with the security of buildings used in the electoral process. The section … afforded by good housekeeping such as a physical check of buildings and unobtrusive access control. In a minority of …
Keywords: Election , Attack , publicly accessible places , Polling Stations , Venues , VAPS , Security , Safety , Public Safety

Tactic IB1: Ensure that staff are briefed on Threat and Response Levels

… at UK Threat Levels . Dependent on the Threat Level, a building should adopt a commensurate Response Level. There are 3 types of building Response Level: Exceptional Heightened Normal … site-specific security measures that can be applied in each building Response Level, although the same measures will not …
Keywords: Threat , Threat Level , Risk Assessment , Communications , National Threat Level

Managing risk and business continuity

… disrupt your business, including the unavailability of your building (through loss of utilities or evacuation), people … maintaining critical activities recovery: focussed on rebuilding, restoring and returning to business as usual 2. … might wish to exploit to aid an attack; for example, building floor plans, publicly available documents, …
Keywords: Risk Management , Risk , Incident Management , Business Continuity , Emergency Planning , Venues and Public Spaces

Tactic DB1: Close non-essential access and egress points

… via a perimeter or checkpoint, or immediately through the building itself, it is vulnerable to a wide range of hostile … Where there is no external secure perimeter, the site or building is likely to be the first point of engagement with … and in many cases the majority of staff, will enter a building. There is usually a corporate requirement to make …
Keywords: Emergency exits , Evacuation , Mail handling , Security , Risk Assessment

RUN HIDE TELL

… etc. further information – casualties, type of injury, building information, entrances, exits, hostages etc. stop other people entering the building if it is safe to do so  …
Keywords: Run Hide Tell , Run , Hide , Tell , Attack , Guidance , Emergency , What to do in an attack , Escape , Call 999 , Attack Methodology

Relevance of ‘EVIL DONE’ to the current UK threat landscape

… that stand out and attract attention (e.g., a high-rise building). Vital targets are necessary to the survival of … of an attack (e.g., military personnel or government buildings). Destructible targets are those that are easily …
Keywords: Evidence-based policing , Research , Evidence , Protective Security , publicly accessible locations , EVIL DONE , Situational Crime Prevention , Academia , Terrorist targeting