CST&C Information Topic: Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) (Please Like https://facebook/cstandc for more educational topics) Vehicle-borne threats range from vandalism to sophisticated or aggressive attacks by determined criminals or terrorists. The mobility and payload capacity of a vehicle offers a convenient delivery mechanism for a large explosive device. The HVM section contains policy and good practice guidance that will help practitioners to determine the vehicle-borne threat, assess site strengths and vulnerabilities, and provide options for HVM. What type of vehicle-borne threat am I facing? When specifying the nature of the vehicle-borne threat it is important to understand: - Vehicle-borne threats to the national infrastructure, - Modus Operandi (MO) - includes both forceful, surreptitious or a combination of attack methods, - Threat vehicle(s) - there are a variety of standard and modified vehicle types each with specific capabilities, - Explosions and blast effects - especially if considering VBIED attack - Blast stand-off distance - must be considered in conjunction with a variety of operational needs and the holistic security plan. How do I assess the strengths and vulnerabilities of my site to vehicle-borne threats? Once the nature of threat is well understood, practitioners should take a methodical and carefully considered approach to determine project objectives and highlight security vulnerabilities: - Operational Requirement (OR), - User Requirement Document (URD) - addresses additional business needs e.g. stakeholder liaison, planning and design, - Practical site assessment - a layered approach studying the local area, blast stand-off, traffic management and access control Technical assessment - e.g. traffic analysis, vehicle swept path analysis or vehicle dynamics assessment, depending on the threat and - OR Liaison with technical or security experts qualified professionals. How can I reduce the vulnerability of my site and mitigate vehicle-borne threats? Based on the project objectives and a study of the location, a number of options can be incorporated into the design of a robust HVM strategy: - Principles of hostile vehicle mitigation - determine the aims of the HVM strategy and how it will integrate with other security systems, - Traffic management - define who, what, why, where, when and how traffic will access the site, - Traffic calming - can be used to limit maximum possible vehicle speeds to a manageable and safe level, - Vehicle Security Barriers (VSB) - maintain blast stand-off and provide proven vehicle impact protection e.g. bund, ditch, wall, gate, street furniture, - Access control - consider deployment of active VSB solutions, procedures, long term operations management and emergency access.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 08:41:37 +0000
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