BUSINESS PLAN CEN/TC 388 Perimeter Protection Products and Systems EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Business Environment Protection of people and property in a society that is confronted with criminal and terrorist dangers is becoming increasingly important. The fencing industry throughout Europe is facing rapid changing market demands, a growing private market, different security levels and different regulations between European countries. Benefits The main objective is to elaborate a comprehensive set of standards, technical reports, guidelines in the field of perimeter protection including (installed) systems and products (as part of the system) from the security perspective point of view, without neglecting safety aspects. Standardization will provide a clear technical and commercial level playing field without neglecting the safety aspects for all market participants throughout Europe. The benefits are various: customers can determine the desired level of protection based on their own needs; an integrated approach to product safety issues and security performance issues will be realized, technical and/or regulatory barriers between European countries will be reduced or removed; differences between classification requirements set out by purchasing and/or security departments will be reduced or deleted; reacting parties like security services, emergency authorities know which performance is needed to meet an alarm signal; new developments can be judged and evaluated, so new technologies can be adapted quickly within the whole European market; unprofessional, malicious, criminal companies are less likely to play a part in the market of security. Priorities In order to develop European standards, the following statements are taken into account: - Products being used in a boundary demarcation, without security requirement are outside the scope of this TC; - The classification system to be developed will make proper use of the concepts developed in CEN/TC 325 Prevention of crime by urban planning and building design ;
- All relevant stakeholders will be invited and it has to be ensured a representative number of experts will participate in the work to be done; - Common issues will be identified and discussed with existing relevant CEN/TCs or ISO/TCs; - Existing relevant European (CEN, CENELEC) and international (ISO) standards will be referred to when appropriate; - The EPPA (European Perimeter Protection Association) whitebooks on fences and gates will be used as a framework for the standardization work; - The work of this CEN/TC will contribute to the goals of the EC EPCIP-program, the European Program on the Protection of Critical Infrastructure.
1 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OF THE CEN/TC 388 1.1 Description of the Business Environment The fencing industry throughout Europe and wider is confronted with rapid changing market demands. Where perimeter protection products and systems (PPP&S) in the past mainly were used only to mark boundaries and maybe prevent direct access, the market nowadays demands a higher security performance of these products and systems. Protection of people and property in a society that is confronted with criminal and terrorist dangers is becoming increasingly important. The owners of critical infrastructure that procure these products and systems and companies involved with supply chain security often specify their own security performance levels for PPP&S. This creates series of different specifications for different levels of required security performance. (Semi)government institutions such as emergency services, military and law enforcement installations, harbor and airport authorities demand much higher performances levels for mechanical, electrical and electronic installations than a few years back. Difficulties arise for procurement to determine the security performance that can be expected of once combinations of these product and systems have been installed. An acceleration of developments in the PPP&S field can be observed. The specific demands often lead to the development of new products and systems that meet the higher requirements. A simple single fence nowadays is more often enhanced by electric or electronic devices to monitor admittance or detect intrusions. Especially in this field developments go rapidly. More and more suppliers of PPP&S introduce integrated services into the market place. More and more customers want to purchase perimeter protection products and system at one supplier instead of buying a fence at one company and a security or detection system with another. The customers more and more want to put the responsibility for the security performance with one supplier. One of the important challenges is the balance that needs to be maintained between the wish to fulfill the higher security requirements and the necessity to uphold the safety of the product in use. Without clear guidelines provided by European Standards this will lead to totally different quality levels with possible unsafe products that would be put onto the market place. Different regulations between European countries as well as, within European countries, by local or regional governments exists. To meet these different regulations, different modifications of the products are produced, which results into higher developing, production and test costs. Uniform standards will create a clear and level technical and commercial playing field for all companies large, medium and small. Trade barriers thus will be removed and avoided. The need for security is penetrating the consumer/private market more and more. A growing number of private citizens want to secure their relatives and properties. This market is expected to increase rapidly over the coming years. Consumer protection demands clear classification standards.
1.2 Quantitative Indicators of the Business Environment The following list of quantitative indicators describes the business environment in order to provide adequate information to support actions of the CEN/TC: The total estimated international market volume in the fencing industry over the last 3 years has a turnover of approx. 2,5 billion euros in materials and a same amount in installation. If we look at all adjacent products such as admittance and intrusion detection systems delivered by the fencing industry throughout Europe this is approx. 20% of this turnover and the amount is rising. The yearly growth of this industry over the next years is estimated to be 10 to 15% The turnover from fence mounted security related products by specific security product suppliers is not mentioned here. To illustrate the developments in this industry over the last 10 years we can state that 10 years ago one of the larger fencing industry companies in the Netherlands sold gate units of which 15% was automated. Over the last years this percentage has multiplied 5 times. In the European Fencing Industry approx. 20.000 to 25.000 mostly small companies are significantly involved with production and/or installation of fencing products. With an average number of employees of 15 this results 300.000 people. Of these companies an estimated 10 to 15 % are currently structurally involved with security related demands. This number however is growing very rapidly. We witness large numbers of small companies that are penetrating their local market with security services related to PPP&S. Numbers are supplied by Heras Fencing and Security group in 2007 The figures underline the change in the business environment in which more and more responsibility to deliver services in perimeter protection is put in the hands of suppliers of PPP&S, instead of suppliers of alarm systems or security services. The responsibility for the performance of PPP&S in regards to security is more and more put in the hands of the suppliers in the fencing industry. 2 BENEFITS EXPECTED FROM THE WORK OF THE CEN/TC Standardization will create a level technical and commercial playing field for all market participants, supply and demand, small, medium (SME) and multi-national enterprises, small, medium and large customers. Standardization will help the integration of the single products into protection systems in a responsible and suitable way which is needed for the required security and safety level of the installed protection system. By creating a classification of security levels including requirements, technical specifications and test methods, clarity will be achieved for all parties concerned through which customers can determine the desired level of protection based on their own needs and can be sure what to expect from their investments; the correct balance between product safety issues and security performance can be ensured, so both the intended users and particularly the unintentional users will be protected from being harmed by the system; technical and/or regulatory barriers between European countries will be reduced or even removed, through which
European markets will open for exporting companies, companies (small, medium and large enterprises) can compete with each other on a fair playing field, different modifications of the products are no longer needed to meet the different requirements/regulations between the countries, which leads to cost savings in terms of production cost and possible test costs, limiting extensive (and expensive) testing that can be expected if varying local regulations have to be obeyed. different classification requirements set out by purchasing and/or security departments will be reduced or deleted, which will enable production cost savings estimated at 5 to 10 %; manufacturers will be safeguarded from liability issues caused by installing products that may have inherent risks to harm the general public; reacting parties like security services, emergency authorities such as the police and fire brigade know which performance is needed to meet an alarm signal. False alarms will be reduced to a minimum; new developments can be judged and evaluated, so new technologies can be adapted quickly within the whole European market without having to wait until local regulations are in place that allow for the use of the new developments; unprofessional, malicious, criminal companies are less likely to play a part in the market of security. 3 PARTICIPATION IN THE CEN/TC All the CEN national members are entitled to nominate delegates to CEN Technical Committees and experts to Working Groups, ensuring a balance of all interested parties. Participation as observers of recognized European or international organizations is also possible under certain conditions. To participate in the activities of this CEN/TC, interested experts should contact their national standards organization in their country. 4 OBJECTIVES OF THE CEN/TC AND STRATEGIES FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT 4.1 Defined objectives of the CEN/TC The main objective is to elaborate a comprehensive set of standards, technical reports, guidelines in the field of perimeter protection including (installed) systems and products (as part of the system) from the security perspective point of view, without neglecting safety aspects. NOTE 1 The title of the new TC will be Perimeter Protection. NOTE 2 Products being used in a boundary demarcation, without security requirement are outside the scope. NOTE 3 A perimeter protection system is a system used to secure the boundary of the perimetric space. NOTE 4 A perimetric space is defined in EN 14383-1 Prevention of crime - Urban planning and building design - Part 1: Definitions of specific terms.
NOTE 5 Products of perimeter systems are a.o. fences, gates, barriers, turnstiles, road blockers and bollards, intrusion detection / monitoring products and intrusion prevention products. The first aim is to develop a technical report with a classification system on security of perimeter protection within a 2-years timeframe, from the start of the TC. This TR will provide the conceptual basis for a.o. security performance requirements, technical specifications and test methods of products used in the perimeter protection system. NOTE 6 The classification system to be developed will make proper use of the concepts developed in TC 325 Prevention of crime by urban planning and building design. In line with the development of the classification system, work will start on the standardization of test methods, terminology, etc.. The work of this TC will contribute to the goals of the EC EPCIP-program, the European Program on the Protection of Critical Infrastructure. 4.2 Identified strategies to achieve the CEN/TCs defined objectives. Main strategies will be: To develop, execute and maintain (incorporate new developments) the working program. In order to keep the working program up to date, it is important to monitor current affairs, so new developments can be incorporated timely; To identify and discuss common issues with existing relevant CEN/TCs or ISO/TCs and to incorporate the existing standardization work into a common integral approach. If additional requirements for the security aspects are needed on products which are already covered by existing relevant TCs, these requirements shall be developed in conjunction with them. NOTE 1 Relevant CEN/TCs and CLC/TCs for cooperation or to establish liaison with are a.o.: CEN/TC 33 Doors, windows, shutters, building hardware and curtain walling ; CEN/TC 226 Road equipment ; CEN/TC 229 Precast concrete products ; CEN/TC 250 Structural Eurocodes ; CEN/TC 325 Prevention of crime by urban planning and building design; CEN/TC 351 Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances ; CLC/TC 79 Alarm systems ; IEC TC 44 Safety of machinery Electro technical aspects ; ISO/TC 162 Doors and windows ; ISO/TC 199 Safety of machinery ; ISO/TC 223 Social security ; possible TC on Societal en Citizen Security ; possible TC on Supply Chain Security. NOTE 2 High priority will be given to communication; To maintain (control), supervise and adjust the work being done in WGs in order to fulfill the work program in the best possible way;
To invite all relevant stakeholders and to make sure a representative number of experts will participate in the work to be done; NOTE 3 Stakeholders involved will be a.o.: Owners of critical infrastructure, of logistic/supply chain services, of high risk industries; Associations that unite the manufacturers and/or their suppliers; Justice and internal affairs bodies and representatives; Emergency services, e.g. fire fighters, police, ambulance personnel; Armed forces and Customs; Specialized disaster services; Harbour and port authorities; Procurement officers (private and public); Manufacturers of perimeter protection systems and products such as: fences, gates, barriers, admittance control products, intrusion detection systems and their main component suppliers; Large multi-national companies. NOTE 4 To put up the classification system, large multi national companies will be invited to share their experience with such a kind of systems; Examples of multi national companies involved will be Petro-chemical companies, Gas and electricity production, transportation, and distribution companies, public transport companies, (air)port authorities, police and justice authorities. To refer to existing relevant European (CEN, CENELEC) and international (ISO) standards when appropriate; To use the EPPA (European Perimeter Protection Association) whitebooks on fences and gates as a framework for the standardization work; 5 FACTORS AFFECTING COMPLETION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CEN/TC WORK PROGRAMME So far there are no specific factors that can negatively hinder or have an impact on the completion of the work to be done by this TC or hinder the acceptance of the work to be done by this future TC. There probably will be some local/national regulations that could prevent full adoption of standards throughout Europe. In France special rules are in effect on the lighting around a moving gate and in Germany there are unwritten rules on the usage of current bearing detection systems on fences.