Most people have probably seen bollards before but not known what they were called. Some people refer to them by a more generic term, such as “traffic barriers.” A bollard is a vertical post that is short and sturdy used for security to prevent vehicles from crashing into buildings or pedestrian areas. Learn about the different bollard types, their history, and their uses today to see how these security devices continue to protect buildings and pedestrians around the world.
Preparing for Effective Crowd Management at Your Event
A large crowd can pose a risk to public health and safety if people get overly emotional. Crowds also present a soft target for terroristic attacks. Therefore, effective crowd management is essential to keep your event running smoothly. We at Delta Scientific want your event to be a success, so we offer some strategies for effective crowd control.
The Importance of Maintaining US Embassy Security
The word “embassy” refers both to the officials representing the government in a foreign country and the building in which they operate. While this can be confusing from time to time, the importance of securing both is crucial, both for the safety of the individuals in the embassy and the success of their mission. Delta Scientific recognizes the need to protect those who serve and has provided barriers to many government facilities to protect against vehicle attacks.
How To Choose a Security Fence for Your Facility
A security fence is often the first line of defense against those who would menace your facility, either in vehicles or on foot. We at Delta Scientific know how important this decision is. Here, we offer the following tips to help you choose security fencing that is effective against intrusion by potential bad actors.
A Quick Event Security Checklist
Security is vital to ensuring that an important event or celebration does not turn into a tragedy. We at Delta Scientific want your event to be successful. To that end, we offer this event security checklist to help you anticipate potential threats and prepare to mitigate them before they have a chance to cause any serious harm.
The Benefits of Security Threat Modeling and Its Applications to Physical Security
Whether you run a business, oversee an entertainment venue, or manage a government or military installation, you are responsible for human lives and physical assets. There are always threats that imperil lives and put physical assets at risk of theft or damage, and security threat modeling is a method of first identifying and then mitigating these threats.
5 Types of Barriers That Can Improve College Campus Security
Colleges and universities take campus security very seriously. As a result, the last two decades have seen a general decline in crime rates on campuses of higher education. Nevertheless, there are challenges involved in enforcing security on college campuses. For example, a single campus may encompass an area equivalent to several city blocks. During key hours, this area is densely populated with students and staff members. Additionally, the larger colleges may have roadways through campus. Sometimes the roadways are private, limited only to students and university staff. Other roadways may be open to the public.
Critical Infrastructure: What It Is, and How To Protect It
Everyone relies on infrastructure every day, but most people don’t think about it unless there is a problem with it. In most cases, damage to infrastructure is minor and unintentional, a consequence of normal wear and tear, and the repair thereof represents an annoying but temporary inconvenience. However, deliberate sabotage to infrastructure, particularly critical infrastructure, could have devastating effects. Fortunately, we at Delta Scientific offer products to enhance critical infrastructure security.
5 Places To Use Delta Scientific Guard Booths
In the 18th century, a guard house or shack was a place where sentries would rest in between their shifts. These were the forerunner of the modern security guard booth. Today, security guards often spend most of their days in a Delta Scientific guard booth, keeping constant watch over the premises either with their eyes alone or with the help of a video surveillance system. Guard booths also provide shelter from the elements. Our guard booths have uses for various property types, including government buildings, military installations, commercial properties, and residential communities.
The Importance of Port Security Barriers
Every year, billions of dollars in valuable cargo is shipped around the world and passes through ports by the ton. In addition, millions of people travel around the world by sea and by air every year. Port security is a collaborative effort by organizations around the world to safeguard the ports, the people and cargo traveling through them, and the countries in which the ports are located from various potential threats. We at Delta Scientific offer several products with applications for port security.