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TAPA STANDARDS STANDARDS FAQs #42 A monthly update by TAPA EMEA's Standards Lead, Mark Mark Gruentjes Steve McHugh
Gruentjes, and Executive Director Standards, Steve McHugh After receiving a steady stream of questions about TAPA’s Security Standards from Audit Bodies and our members, we feel it will be beneficial to share some of the questions received and the responses given by the TAPA EMEA Standards Team. We aim to cover 3-5 questions in Vigilant each month.
In this month’s TAPA Security Standards’ FAQs, we are responding to members’ questions on our Facility Security Requirements (FSR) related to the internal
area of the warehouse. If you would like to raise a new topic for discussion or ask questions about one of our published responses, please contact us via this link
Question 1. FSR Multi-tenant: I operate from a facility that is shared with another company. We wish to become TAPA certified and they do not. We do not share any common areas such as docks or entrances, but the warehouse is one large space which has been segregated by installing a 2 metre high fence. We have an agreement not to access each other’s space and there are no openings or doors in the fence. I note TAPA FSR requires a floor to ceiling wall or a fence. I have no concerns or issues with the co-occupier, so why can’t the arrangement I have in place be considered sufficient?
Answer: The multi-tenant facility can present challenges for FSR certification because the warehouse operator and the Independent
FSR: Multi-tenant requirements Warehouse Area: Multi-Tenant Walls 7.4.1 7.4.2
Interior floor to ceiling multi-tenant walls and roof constructed/designed and maintained to resist penetration (Example: brick, block, tilt up concrete slab, sandwich panel walls).
If interior floor to ceiling multi-tenant walls are constructed of security grade wire mesh or other industry recognized secure barrier, then it is also to be alarmed to detect intrusion.
Note: Netting, low-grade fencing or non-security grade mesh is not acceptable. A B C
Audit Body (IAB) must ensure the Standard’s requirements are applied. The multi-tenant certified site must meet the FSR conformance requirements. The TAPA certified warehouse operator may well have good relations with their neighbours, but this cannot be considered for certification purposes. The neighbour has no accountability or obligation to support or follow the FSR Standard and this can be a security weak point. The FSR accepts multi-tenant operations as certifiable if adequate segregation and monitoring is in place (see below). To deviate from the FSR requirements, the waiver request process can be utilised, but TAPA would still be looking for robust alternative measures that ensure the security of the certified facility is maintained before considering approval of the waiver.
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