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BSIA ON SECURITY
Perimeter security at the forefront of effective risk strategies
Perimeter security is often seen as the first line of defense against any number of threats, such as vandalism or theft, and can be one of the most essential forms of security in keeping our skip hire and waste management centres safe. Here, James Kelly, Chief Executive of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), looks at how perimeter security can form one of the most robust layers of security.
James Kelly, Chief Executive of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA)
Although it may be British summer time, with longer hours of daylight falling on our sites, it is still not the time to be lax when securing premises. Depending on its locality, any site can face its own individual issues of concern and it is important that appropriate measures are taken to identify these threats and have the most effective security in place in order to counteract them. At the heart of any business, security and its resilience to
threats is the risk register. This is a key risk management tool that helps a business identify the day-to-day risks that it faces and the best ways to counteract them. Successful crime prevention strategies should therefore aim to reduce the risk to the site by increasing the risk to the thing or person that is trying to breach it. It is therefore not sensible for a site to place all of its faith in one single security measure, but rather to implement a number of provisions in order to achieve four key things: deterrence, detection, delay and response. Different measures can achieve more than one of these key strategies, such as a wired security fence acting as both a deterrent to an intruder and also delaying their method of entry. Deterrence can come in many different forms around the
perimeter, such as solid fencing, CCTV, high quality locks, alarm systems, a physical patrol guard or even just a sign stating that there is a guard onsite – all of these methods will show that a site is secure and that any intrusions will be dealt with in a serious way. While deterrents are obviously an extremely beneficial form
of security, intruders will still be looking for ways to overcome these measures. Measures should exist to slow the actions of intruders should they penetrate any of the perimeter. After all, any sort of delay during the committing of a crime increases the danger to an intruder that they will be caught, consequently acting as a further deterrent to completing the crime in question. An intruder alarm, for example, can act initially as a deterrent and once activated, will add increased pressure on the intruder to get off the premises. Perimeter hoardings can also effectively deter and delay
criminals. Perimeter hoardings can be installed to protect the peripheral space around a site; flat sided hoardings can be better than fences because are more difficult to climb and also block off a site from outside view. Recommendations for hoardings or fences should also be
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a minimum height of 2.4m with high security fences being at least 3m. Skip hire and waste recycling sites, by nature,
see a lot of inbound and outbound foot and vehicular traffic throughout the day. As such, gates and other perimeter openings should be designed specifically to permit control – and any necessary blocking – of such traffic. Even during the day these sites can see discrete threats and it is important to mitigate them where possible. Busy sites should consider protection of vehicular interfaces through the permitter by using deployable traffic control measures like gates or mobile bollards. Alongside robust measures, technical
systems, such as CCTV systems are an extremely useful form of perimeter security. Not only are they a deterrent, but they can be useful in other aspects of a day to day running of a sites, such as monitoring the site in general for health and safety. For sites requiring a system that will remain active for 24 hours a day, round-the-clock observation of the system can be outsourced to a remote monitoring centre where trained professionals will be able to respond accordingly to any potential threats that may arise. For large sites that have multiple CCTV cameras in place, requiring a close eye to be kept on an array of monitors, the employment of motion sensors can be incorporated in order to streamline the process. With sensors in place, cameras will only start rolling when movement is detected – a helpful tool when monitoring a site during dark evenings. Due to the nature of skip hire and recycling sites, it is most important that any surveillance systems deployed are physically robust, with a resistance to materials like dust and water. Effective onsite lighting is also an essential factor to any good security strategy, particularly where surveillance systems are in place. Lighting should be best placed to eliminate impenetrable shadow at key locations of a site and should not shine directly at any surveillance systems. Ultimately, when it comes to security, the
most important factor is that you are choosing from reputable supplier that meets with the essential British or European standards for their product or service. BSIA members are all inspected to these standards and can offer a high quality service. To find out more visit
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