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TAPA STANDARDS STANDARDS FAQs #38 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.
We are pleased to see TAPA members continuing to be very active in completing both first-time and recertifications of their Facility Security Requirements (FSR) and Trucking Security Requirements (TSR) operations. Despite the continued impact of COVID-19, more operations are being audited and these include companies taking advantage of the new features included in the 2020 revisions of our Security Standards, notably the FSR multi-site and TSR modular options.
Not surprisingly, the updating of existing Standards produce new questions about certification processes and compliance requirements. In this issue, you can see a sample of some of these questions we have addressed most recently, and hope you will find our responses helpful and informative.
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.
The TAPA Locking Systems Guidance (LSG) document was very informative. As a lock supplier, how can I get my products listed in the LSG?
Answer: Only TAPA Security Service Provider (SSP) members can have their products listed in the LSG. SSPs are required to submit images and brief product description to TAPA as well as authorisation allowing TAPA to use the images provided. TAPA will select product images to be used in future publications.
0 TAPA TSR Locking Systems Guidance A TAPA Trucking Security Requirements Guidance Document for users of TAPA Standards 0 Question 2.
Will TAPA be publishing additional guidance documents to support the revised Standards?
Answer: Yes, we expect to publish additional TAPA Guidance documents to support FSR and TSR. Given the success of the LSG, TAPA is currently considering which additional guides should be created and shared to help our members.
Question 3.
Will TAPA seek mutual recognition of the updated FSR Standard with the Approved Economic Operator (AEO) and C-TPAT requirements?
TAPA TSR Locking Systems Guidance A TAPA Trucking Security Requirements Guidance Document for users of TAPA Standards
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TAPA does not represent nor warrant that the information contained in this document will prevent any loss, damage or injury to person or property, by reason of burglary, theft, hold-up, fire or other cause, or that the information will in all cases provide the protection for which it is intended. If the reader chooses to use any information in this document, they assume all risk and liability for doing so.
Answer: We already have FSR and TSR listed as ‘Best Practice’ Standards with many Customs authorities. The hurdle we cannot get over is full mutual recognition of AEO/C-TPAT and TAPA Standards because national entities are managing the regulated requirements while TAPA delivers an industry certification standard. TAPA has good relationships with the World Customs Organization (WCO), the European Commission and many national Customs authorities, so we will continue to pursue every opportunity to further align security standards as this is in the best interests of all stakeholders.
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