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ASIS INTERNATIONAL
COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
The Commission on Standards and Guidelines was established in early 2001
by ASIS International (ASIS) in response to a concerted need for guidelines
regarding security issues in the United States. As the preeminent
organization for security professionals worldwide, ASIS has an important
role to play in helping the private sector secure its business and critical
infrastructure, whether from natural disaster, accidents, or planned actions,
such as terrorist attacks, vandalism, etc. ASIS had previously chosen not to
promulgate guidelines and standards, but world events have brought to the
forefront the need for a professional security organization to spearhead an
initiative to create security advisory provisions. By addressing specific
concerns and issues inherent to the security industry, security guidelines will
better serve the needs of security professionals by increasing the
effectiveness and productivity of security practices and solutions, as well as
enhancing the professionalism of the industry.
Mission Statement
To advance the practice of security through the development of guidelines
within a voluntary, non-proprietary, and consensus-based process utilizing to
the fullest extent possible the knowledge, experience, and expertise of ASIS
membership and the security industry.
Goals and Objectives
Assemble and categorize a database of existing security-related
guidelines
Develop methodology for identifying new guideline development
projects
Involve ASIS Councils, interested members, and other participants
to support guideline development
Identify and establish methodology for development,
documentation, and acceptance of guidelines thus promulgated
Build and sustain alliances with related organizations to
benchmark, participate in, and support ASIS guideline
development
Produce international consensus-based documents in cooperation
with other industries and the Security Industry Standards Council
Functions
Establish guideline projects
Determine guidelines for development and assign scope
Assign participating Council(s), where appropriate
Approve membership on guideline committees
Act as a governing body to manage and integrate guidelines from
various Councils and security disciplines
Review and monitor projects and guideline development
Approve Final Draft Guideline and Final Guideline
Select guidelines for submission to the Security Industry
Standards Council and the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI)
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Safety Act Designation

In April 2005, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded ASIS
International a Designation for its Guidelines Program under the SAFETY Act (Support
Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002). This Designation is
significant in three ways: (1) it establishes that ASIS standards and guidelines are
qualified to be a technology that could reduce the risks or effects of terrorism, (2) it
limits ASIS liability for acts arising out of the use of the standards and guidelines in
connection with an act of terrorism, and (3) it precludes claims of third party damages
against organizations using the standards and guidelines as a means to prevent or limit the
scope of terrorist acts.

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Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline

1.0

Title ............................................................................................................ 1

2.0

Revision History ....................................................................................... 1

3.0

Commission Members ............................................................................. 1

4.0

Committee Members ................................................................................ 1

5.0

Guideline Designation.............................................................................. 2

6.0

Scope......................................................................................................... 2

7.0

Summary ................................................................................................... 2

8.0

Purpose ..................................................................................................... 3

9.0

Keywords .................................................................................................. 3

10.0

Terms and Definitions .............................................................................. 4

11.0

Recommended Practice Advisory........................................................... 9

11.1

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)... 10

11.1.1

Background...............................................................................10

11.1.2

Strategies..................................................................................10

11.1.3

Risk Assessment Process ........................................................14

11.2

Physical Barriers and Site Hardening ....................................... 16

11.2.1

Physical Barriers .......................................................................16

11.2.2

Site Hardening ..........................................................................21

11.3

Physical Entry and Access Control........................................... 22

11.3.1

Access Control Barriers ............................................................23

11.3.2

Electronic Access Control Systems ..........................................23

11.3.3

Personnel Access Control.........................................................23

11.3.4

Locks.........................................................................................23

11.3.5

Contraband Detection ...............................................................25

11.3.6

Vehicle Access Control .............................................................25

11.3.7

Procedures and Controls ..........................................................26

11.4

Security Lighting......................................................................... 27

11.4.1

Applications...............................................................................27

11.4.2

Intensity.....................................................................................28

11.4.3

Equipment.................................................................................28

11.5

Intrusion Detection Systems...................................................... 31

11.5.1

Intrusion Detection System Devices .........................................32

11.5.2

Alarm Transmission, Monitoring, and Notification.....................33

11.5.3

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair.......................................33

11.6 Closed-Circuit Television .............................................................. 34

11.6.1

Functional Requirements ..........................................................34

11.6.2

Cameras ...................................................................................36

11.6.3

Transport Medium.....................................................................38
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11.6.4

Command Center......................................................................38

11.6.5

Recording..................................................................................38

11.6.6

Maintenance .............................................................................39

11.7

Security Personnel...................................................................... 40

11.7.1

Security Managers ......................................