September/October Issue 63 - Flipbook - Page 34
NEWS
NEW STANDARD AND VEHICLE SECURITY GUIDANCE - VEHICLES AS
WEAPONS
Attacks on the public involving
commercial
vehicles
have
had tragic consequences in
recent years, including in
the Westminster and London
Bridge attacks of 2017.
The British Standards Institute
(BSI),
sponsored
by
the
Department for Transport, has
therefore developed a new
standard and associated guidance
(which was published on 10
May 2021) designed to prevent
commercial vehicles, including
lorries, buses and coaches from
being used as weapons in acts
of terrorism and other forms of
serious and organized crime or
anti-social behaviour.
The new standard, which comes
into effect on 31 May 2021, has
been developed by transport,
safety and crime experts and
is published by the BSI and
sponsored by DfT and the Centre
for the Protection of National
Infrastructure (CPNI) and sets
out many and varied security
measures to prevent criminals
and terrorists from accessing
commercial vehicles.
To ensure this new standard is
met, the Government is working
with the industry to develop
accreditation and certification
schemes for commercial vehicle
operators - further details will be
announced in due course.
To obtain accreditation, operators
must:
• improve their knowledge of
potential risks and determine
•
•
•
which of those risks apply to
their business
develop
a
security
management plan
assess risk exposure
put in place management and
accountability for security
Other requirements will include
checks of drivers’ references and
previous employment history
and also regular visual checks of
vehicles for signs of tampering.
The BSI guidance can be
downloaded
here:
https://bit.
ly/2STbjPA.
For further advice, contact
Backhouse Jones’ Regulatory
team on 01254 828300 or
Regulatory@backhouses.co.uk.
Source: Backhouse Jones
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