Parking bollards are key tools for limiting vehicle access, protecting properties, and keeping pedestrians and other drivers safe. However, there are several different types of parking bollards available, with different pros and cons for each one. It’s important to understand where parking bollards are most useful to evaluate whether a specific type is the right solution.
Choosing and Setting up Barricades for a Concert
Listening to musicians perform live and sharing the experience with others can be a special experience. However, rowdy crowds can become dangerous. Terroristic vehicle ramming attacks are unfortunately more common, and concert venues can present a soft target. We at Delta Scientific offer several barricade options to help you keep musicians and attendees safe at your next concert.
Military Base Breaches Versus Delta Scientific Barricades
Breaches of physical security on military bases by unauthorized personnel are more common than the average civilian may realize. Unauthorized personnel may wish to steal military information for a foreign power or just cause chaos by committing violence. We at Delta Scientific understand the risks that these breaches pose to national security. Our barricades have a role in preventing and thwarting such breaches.
A Guide to Anti-Ram Vehicle Barriers
Many organizations in the public and private sectors have adopted a tiered approach to physical security. Where there is a tiered approach, there are several perimeter barriers in place to prevent access by unauthorized personnel. Anti-ram barriers are examples of these perimeter barriers. If you are unfamiliar with physical security concepts, we offer this introduction to anti-ram vehicle barriers.
How Building Protection Bollards Improve Public Building Aesthetic
It’s an unfortunate reality that terrorist attacks, both in the United States and abroad, have turned motor vehicles into weapons. These attacks have involved cars and trucks barrelling into large crowds, pedestrian areas, and college campuses. Many other targets, such as sports stadiums, community centers, and government buildings, could see a vehicular attack. In order to treat the threat of these attacks seriously, companies and event organizers should consider utilizing building protection bollards.
Your Guide to Typical Bollard Code Requirements
Bollards are short, sturdy posts installed in the ground, or just at the surface, to create a boundary between a roadway and a building or pedestrian area. Bollards allow foot traffic to flow freely while signaling to drivers that vehicles cannot enter a certain area. Bollards can even add aesthetic appeal. When installing Delta Scientific bollards, you must comply with applicable bollard code requirements. These may be part of a larger building code and ensure that the construction is safe for the general public.
How Much Does Bollard Installation Cost?
When you purchase bollards from Delta Scientific, you make an investment in safety. You protect your employees, clients, or constituents from collisions with speeding vehicles. You also protect yourself from liability that you may face as a result of such a collision taking place on your property. As a responsible property owner or manager, you should consider bollard installation cost when planning your budget.
What Crowd Surges Are and How To Prevent Them
Major events that draw large crowds can be fun, exciting, and memorable. Unfortunately, big events can also pose their own safety risks. Event planners and venues have a duty to protect attendees from external threats and from threats caused by the crowd itself. What are crowd surges? Find out more about these unfortunate incidents and ways to prevent them.
What Is the Standard Bollard Height?
A bollard is a short, sturdy post installed into the ground. It delineates parking areas and pedestrian areas. Bollards that offer crash protection, such as those we offer at Delta Scientific, prevent cars from crashing into buildings or onto walkways, causing injuries and property damage in the process. Bollard height is an important consideration when you are purchasing access control systems.
Delta’s DSC501 Stops Unauthorized Vehicle at FBI Building
April 2, 2024 – Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used globally, today announced that on Monday, April 1st, a DSC501 High Security Barricade stopped an unauthorized vehicle from entering an FBI field facility in Atlanta, Georgia. According to officials, the orange Buick Encore tried to follow an FBI employee’s car into the facility before being stopped by the Delta DSC501 barrier. The driver was then apprehended by special agents that were in the immediate area.