SAFETY/SECURITYSUPPLEMENT 07 In 2007, the busy Clapham Junction station in


London was amongst the first railway stations in the country to install a CCTV system equipped with video analytics specifically aimed at addressing the rising risk of terrorist attacks. The cameras were installed to help in the identification of suspicious behaviour and in spotting unattended equipment. In recent years, this technology has been rolled out to many other stations in the UK transport network.


but mobile CCTV too, which is used by both the police and the transport industry itself. We are now seeing the widespread


deployment of ruggedised mobile Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) on trains and buses and other parts of the public transport infrastructure. When fitted, these compact, self-contained systems are capable of continuously monitoring the inside of a carriage or bus for suspicious behaviour, moreover providing a significant


environment had improved and damage due to vandalism plummeted by 45%. Significantly, the success of the trial has led to its expansion to every double train on the Dutch route, each featuring 14 cameras and two recorders.


Securing remote sites Like with most sectors, it is with the integration of various measures that effective security is achieved. For this reason, being aware of the role that access control systems and physical security measures can also play in the security of vehicles, as well as transport sites such as operational sites, compounds and stations becomes important to ensure all angles of security are covered. Access control systems are all designed to


allow access only to people with the necessary authority, to ensure that visitors, staff and valuables are protected, whilst helping manage known or anticipated threats. They can vary from proximity card readers (such as the Oyster cards employed for the underground network in London), smartcards, pin pads or more sophisticated measures such as biometric systems (including finger print reading or iris scanning), which are becoming increasingly popular for high security areas. They can be particularly effective for monitoring access to remote areas such as compounds and depots, where selected members of staff only are to be ensured free access to the premises. As compounds are often located in isolated


Passengers on board public transport vehicles feel safer with the presence of on-board security features


Health and safety applications of video


analytics are also useful for activities such as people counting as well as for the detection and identification of smoke or fire.


Surveillance at the heart of the transport system It is not only static cameras that can be employed in the fight against transport crime,


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deterrent to criminal damage, delivering much- needed reassurance to the travelling public. In a trial of mobile digital CCTV recorders in


the Netherlands by NS (Netherlands Railways) on eight Sprinter trains on the Zoetermeer Stadslijn (City Line), it was found that 60% of commuter train passengers felt safer with digital recorders and cameras installed. Train staff also believed that their working


areas, security measures need to be sturdy to ensure their protection throughout the day and at night, when staff are not on site. In addition to access control systems, the most basic and yet one of the most effective of security measures is to invest in high security locks, that will not only deter criminals from their intent, but also prove virtually indestructible. Recent developments in high security products mean new locks can look similar to traditional ones, but are engineered so that their weakest part – the shackle – is hidden inside the rest of the mechanism. Breaking the shackle is usually the most common way to force open a lock – and one that can be achieved by utilising fairly standard equipment – so by making this part inaccessible to criminals, the lock is successfully secured. There are a number of security locks and


padlocks available on the market, and to the inexperienced buyer the task of purchasing an effective and value for money solution can seem like a daunting one. BS EN 12320 is the British


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