DEFINITION OF ACCESS CONTROL

MODULE 6 ACCESS CONTROL MODULE

1. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

On completion of tells module you must:

1. List and be able to demonstrate what your understanding of access control is.

2. List the reasons for applying ‘access control”

3. List the functions to be performed at entrance, exit control points.

4. Identify & list the terms “denial, detection and deterrence”.

5. List what you must know before you are able to adequately enforce access control.

6. List s aids to effective access control.

7. List additional measures to be taken over and above access control practised at formal access control points to deny the adversary access to premises.

8. Demonstrate your actions wren receiving a visitor halo proves difficult in complying with standing order laid down for exercising access control.

2. AIM

The aim of tills module is to enable the security officer to understand the reasons for, and how to apply access control effectively.

3. DEFINITION OF ACCESS CONTROL

Access Control is the application of systems or methods to control/access/entry/passage of people, vehicles and parcels into and out of the premises,

4. REASONS FOR ACCESS CONTROL

 Who has access and to which area

 Egress procedure

 How are they identified?

 How are they monitoring during their period of duty/visit.

 Observing all orders relating to Access Control.

5. FUNCTIONS AT ACCESS CONTROL

 Supervision of entry/exit of all regular employees.

 Regulating of all parcels entering or leaving the premises.

 Control of all visitors or contractors entering the premises.

 Issuing of permits to authorised visitors Keeping of a visitors log book.

 Conducting of searches,

 Maintaining a record of all vehicles entering or leaving the premises.

6. THE 3 “D” PRINCIPLE.

6.1 DENIAL. This is the first line of defence and includes all the measures and aids which prevents an unauthorised person from entering the premises. This includes the following, gates, guards, fences, etc.

6.2 DETECTION. If the intruder succeed to break through the first line of defence he must be discovered, apprehended and removed before he has the opportunity to commit a crime.

6.3 DETERRENCE
The following aids are used, guards, dogs, alarms, CCTV, etc.

The more barriers for the intruder to encounter the lesser his chances become in achieving his ails. Quite often this psychological deterrent is enough to turn him away. The following aids can be used, fences, alarms, gates, dogs, etc.

7. SECURITY KNOWLEDGE.

The Security Officer must have a proper knowledge of the following to be able to adequately enforce Access Control.

8. AIDS TO EFFECTIVE ACCESS CONTROL.

The following aids can be used In Access Control:

Fences Alarms
Lights Burglar—proofing Locks

Electronic gates/booms Guards Dogs
Strongrooms Safes
CCTV

9. ADDITIONAL MEASURES IN ACCESS CONTROL.

 The following measures can be introduced to deny adversaries access to the premises:

 Zoning-divide the premises into different zones—each zone has its own permit.

 Management or security must report unauthorized persons on patrol.

 Security awareness programs— to get all employees to assist security by reporting all unauthorised persons.

 Escorting— all visitors to the premises must be escorted by a Security Officer or the person visited— to and from the gate.
 Nobody to visit the premises without a firm appointment.

 Burglar proofing fitted to all windows.

10. ACCESS CONTROL PROCEDURES

When doing Access Control you must keep in mind that you are the first person the visitor meets when visiting your company. As he might not want to waste time you must help to get to his appointment as soon as possible.

The following procedures should be followed when the visitor arrives;

 Greet the visitor

 Ask if you could assist him

 Ask him to identify himself ID. Document)

 Determine who and what department he want to visit.

 Determine whether he has an appointment.

 Determine whether he has a firearm to declare – issue a receipt – put away in safe

 Complete visitors register

 Issue permit and arrange for escort; and

 Thank the visitor for his time when leaving

 Take permit back

 Hand over firearm

 Write the time leaving

 Ask if he has any Company property to declare: and

 Wish him a safe journey.