YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED STANDARDS FAQs #47 Question 4.


The Facility Security Requirements 2020 requirement for multi-tenant facilities states:


7.4.1: 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).


7.4.2: 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.


We are working on a new warehouse in a multi-tenant building. Our section of the warehouse will be operational 24/7/366 with 24/7/366 security on-site


The internal wall between us and the other occupant compartment is constructed of metal corrugated panels. Due to a shared roof sprinkler installation, the panel wall must stop 1 metre from the roof. The remaining space is infilled with wire mesh.


Does the wall have to be alarmed to detect intrusion and, if yes, only the wire mesh part at the top or the whole wall?


Answer:


Reference 7.4.1: The intent here is to ensure the internal wall is not easy to open to gain access. The examples given are known to provide the deterrent TAPA is looking for. Other materials are acceptable if they offer similar characteristics. It’s also important that secure panel fixings/bolts are used and the panels are of sufficient quality and strength. It could be that the wall may also need to be alarmed, but this should be determined in


consultation with TAPA or your Independent Audit Body.


Reference 7.4.2: Point noted regarding a shared sprinkler system. Regarding the requirement to use a mesh barrier for the higher levels, if security grade mesh or another industry-recognised security barrier is used, then this part of the barrier should be alarmed to detect intrusion. Any of the standard detection methods (or a combination) are acceptable.


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Question 5.


The Truck Security Requirements 2020 requirement section 6.6 Vehicle Audits states:


To minimize the expense, and yet maintain the validity of the audit process, the following functions must occur:


• LSP/Applicant must ensure a minimum of three vehicles are included and maintained in their TSR scheme to be eligible for TSR Certification.


• The LSP/Applicant is required to maintain a Vehicle Register of all vehicles registered under the TSR.


• The Vehicle Register must include any new vehicles added to the fleet since certification/re-certification.


I want to TSR certify my truck operation for hard-sided truck & trailer and rigid truck/vans. The TSR states that the minimum number of trucks that must be included is three. Does this mean three in total or three hard-sided truck & trailer and three rigid truck/vans?


Answer: The minimum number of trucks that can included in a TSR certification is three in total. If different TSR modules (as above) are included in the certification, then there should be at least one truck in each listed module, but the total number of trucks listed in the vehicle register must be three or more.


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