Security Design

Protective security design can be used to prevent intruders from penetrating a defined boundary between land, buildings or parts of buildings and gaining access to protected people, property or assets. Protective security may be created by psychological, physical or electronic barriers which help to Deter, Detect, Delay and Defend your space. There are a number of methods that can be used to provide physical security.

• Fences, railings and walls.
• Perimeter structures.
• Street furniture such as seating and planters
• Gates, turnstiles, boom barriers, rated bollards and height restrictors.
• Electric fences, anti-climb fencing
• Buried cable detection systems which provide covert perimeter security, detecting the precise location of intruders.
• Closed-loop systems in which vibration sensor cables are installed at high and low levels on a   perimeter fence.
• CCTV used to oversee the perimeter.
• Microwave, infrared or radar sensors which can detect walking, running or crawling targets. 
• Rising curbs and utilizing road blockers.
• Environmental design methods.

Protective security design solutions can be challenging to implement. There are many rules and regulations that govern how and what protective structures can be used.  For example, within New York City, an organization must petition for revocable consent if they intent to install a structure on, under, or over a city street or sidewalk. Revocable consent is the grant of a right to an individual or organization to construct and maintain certain structures on, over, or under the inalienable property (streets and sidewalks) of the city.  Another requirement in the application for perimeter protection in New York City is the acquisition of a vehicle vector analysis. A vehicle vector analysis is a report performed by a qualified engineer that determines what type of anti - ram barrier can be used at a location based on vehicle weight, maximum vehicle acceleration, friction coefficient between the tires and roadway and the available routes of attack. 

We are able to present our clients with cost effective security solutions. Our consultants can assist you with navigating security design challenges in order to determine what type of protection solutions work best for your organization. Contact DSS to speak with one of our security consultants.