Definition(s)
Physical Security
This refers to the equipment, building and ground design and security practices designed to prevent physical attacks against the facility, people, property or information.
Source: API RP 781 Security Plan Methodology for the Oil and Natural Gas Industries.1st Ed. September 2016. Global Standards
Physical Security
Security systems and architectural features that are intended to improve protection.
Source:API STANDARD 780, Security Risk Assessment Methodology for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, First Edition, May 2013. Global Standards
Physical Security
Security systems and architectural features that are intended to provide protection.
- Note: Examples include security officers, fencing, doors, gates, walls, turnstiles, locks, intrusion detection systems, vehicle barriers, and hardened glass.
(Source: Security Vulnerability Assessment Methodology for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries)
Source: Canadian Standards Association, Z246.1-09, Security management for petroleum and natural gas industry systems, August 2009, Regional Standards