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2 Guidelines for Security Management
2 Guidelines for Security Management
Pages 7-16
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The building security program should encompass basic building security matters (i.e., routine protection of persons, property, and information) as well as protection strategies against extraordinary events such as a terrorist act.
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The security planning group should establish overall policy in term of security issues, develop a building security program, and serve as the liaison entity with individuals or groups outside the organization such as the local police or the FBl. Membership in the security planning group should include those best able to assess the following: (1)
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The building security program should include a plan for continuous maintenance of the systems and equipment. When selecting security systems and equipment for a particular building, it is important that the security force and the maintenance personnel be provided with adequate training to operate and maintain the systems and equipment.
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10 TABLE 2-1 Example of a Table of Contents for an Office Building Security Manual GENERAL OFFICE BUILDING COMPLEX SECURITY MANUAL Part I: Part II: Part X Foreword Introduction General office complex: Its buildings, its people Organization chart: General office complex Organization chart: Security department Map of building locations Organization of security services Responsibilities of director of security, security sergeant, security officer Part III: General duties of the security force General outline of duties of members of security force Authority as a special deputy Right to arrest Right to detain and question Deportment and general appearance Code of ethics Deportment Personal appearance Special police equipment Use of baton, handcuffs, chemical mace, walkie-talkies Part VII: Preventive patrolling Preventive patrol, building patrol Aggressive patrol Part VIII: The things security officers must keep in mind Increasing your powers of observation Part IX: General orders for security officers General orders: How they are given and how they are to be carried out Investigation report Daily security report Who, what, when, where, how Index to sample reports Sample reports Part XI: Special emergencies Fires Disasters, internal and external Bomb threats Summary Source: Post and Schachtsiek, 1986.
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Deterrence is the ultimate goal of any building security program in that it discourages potential attacks because the building is so well protected. The delay function comes into play when an attack is launched and involves the combination of the security force and physical attributes such as barriers, locks, and traffic flow systems that will slow an attack in order to provide more response time.
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Regardless of the composition of the security planning group, the major steps in developing and maintaining an effective building security program follow: 1. Identify potential targets (people, information, the building itself)
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Examples of such temporary actions include closing non-essential access points, reducing the number of individuaLs granted access to critical areas of the building, increasing the number of personnel in the security force, and, if appropriate, establishing temporary barriers. When advised of a reduction in threat levels, measures put into place on a temporary basis should be reviewed.
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Potential targets should be considered for their symbolic value, their functional value, the terrorists' accessibility to the targets, and the nature and location of protective measures. A building security program should be organized in consideration of protection of persons in or around the building as the highest priority.
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