Office and Commercial areas
 

This aspect is divided into three sub heading mentioned as under:-

Architectural and Physical Security:-

  • Barriers - Vulnerability analysis and risk mitigation for parking lots and other high risk venues as subsequently determined, including access control.
  • Parking, Traffic:

-Vehicle control to private/ restricted areas
- Car parks to safe and secure design (surveillance and lighting)
- A design that allows for sectioning off and controlled access
  • Lighting (interior and exterior):
- Lighting must be programmable and immediately controllable via computer for                 safety, security and energy efficiency.
- Exterior lighting must provide overlapping coverage, so as to preclude or               minimize areas of darkness
- Landscaping- Safety surveillance
                                                                                                                                   
Surveillance and technological Systems:-

  • Security systems; CCTV, digital video management, access control, intrusion, panic/distress and fire alarms includes integration with other special systems:
- Necessity, Purpose and content of external CCTV
- Fire door monitoring for opening/ forcing
- Access control from public areas to private, service areas and VIPs etc.
- Intruder alarm requirements to perimeter out of hours and/or selected areas   during partial occupation.
- CCTV internal to public areas
- CCTV monitoring and recording
- Staff identification and access control
- Intruder alarm requirements to perimeter out of hours and/or selected areas   during partial occupation.
- Security control room requirements and back up
- Remote monitoring
- Software requirements and integration
- Requirements for monitoring engineering alarms
- Space analysis
  • Communications Systems design and integration guidelines which include:
- Emergency Call Boxes
- Emergency messaging, pagers, cell phone, PDA's
- Hand held radios
  • Life Safety Management
- Intrusion alarms
- Panic/distress alarms
- Fire Alarms
  • Detail Design (Access, Intruder, CCTV)
- Identify key issues, with Specifications of Systems and equipment
- Identify Statutory Constraints
- Initial diagrams & Layouts
- System Schematics
- Proposed specification of equipment
- Co-ordinate design
- Critical design studies
- Confirms Contractor's responsibilities & deliverables
- Pre-tender estimate
- Cost analysis/cost control/change control
- Tender drawings/ specifications

Operational requirements:-

  • Security Staff and Procedures:
- Security organisation, structure, management and administration
- Staffing requirements, job description, and qualifications, training and supervision
- Service levels and performance
- Liaison and coordination and public and private agencies
- Security incident reporting and investigation
- Security operational budget
- Security awareness plans for the city community
- Emergence evacuation procedures
- Coordination/interface with local/regional police/ emergency procedures

   
 
 
 
   
     
  The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The fact is security can only be achieved through constant change, adapting old ideas that have outlived their usefulness to current facts.
 
     
   
     
 
...William Osler