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LANDSCAPING & EXTERNAL WORKS
Low walls and strategically planted sculptures can all offer an easy, cheap and inconspicuous defence mechanism to foil an attack
harness the laws of physics rather than simple bulk and weight are available in a range of finishes, including brushed steel, decorative concrete and patinated brass. While a row of hastily installed bollards can detract from a design scheme, they can alternatively be supplied in a range of finishes, including heritage designs sympathetic to conservation areas. Some also have the extra bonus of being movable – either manually or via a power source – so that a row of bollards can do the job of an arm or gate barrier, meaning that vehicles can be prevented from gaining access but pedestrians or cyclists can pass straight through.
All of these innovations are the result of many years’ development, often thanks to architects, counter-terrorism security advisers (CTSAs) or representatives from
the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) requesting new solutions to specific challenges. Part of the recommendation of the Protect Duty legislation is that architects should undertake a threats, vulnerabilities and risk assessment (TVRA) approach to identify risk, with experts able to advise them on the specification, supply, installation, deployment and servicing of HVM equipment, and we believe that this should be standard across all industries and developments. Incidents of people using vehicles as weapons are thankfully rare, but vehicles still pose a threat through drink-driving, accidents, ram-raiding thieves and protesters aiming to use damaging property to make a statement.
There is never anything more important than safety and during its consultation period Protect Duty received widespread approval, but if HVM is to work – and to spread beyond the entertainment and hospitality sector – then incorporating it into schemes as early as possible will work best for everybody involved.
Mark Stone is managing director at Securiscape
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