ASIS International announces Draft Guidelines for Facility Security

The ASIS Commission on Standards and Guidelines has released a draft of the Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline. The purpose of this new guideline is to describe the main types of physical security measures that can be applied to minimize the security risks at a facility. ASIS International is the preeminent organization for security management professionals worldwide. The guideline is available for a 45-day public review and comment period (through Sept. 15). To view it, go to http://www.asisonline.org/guidelines/guidelines_fpsm_draft.pdf. To submit comments, go to http://www.asisonline.org/guidelines/comment_fpsm_draft.doc. Comments will be reviewed and considered before publication of this guideline. The Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline assists in the identification of physical security measures that can be applied at facilities to safeguard or protect an organization's assets—people, property and information. It is not aimed at a specific occupancy, but facilities and buildings in general. ASIS uses a voluntary, non-proprietary and consensus-based process to write its guidelines, and relies not only upon the knowledge, experience and expertise of ASIS members, but also upon those nonmembers who volunteer their time to the guideline creation process. ASIS International is the preeminent organization for security professionals, with more than 36,000 members worldwide. Founded in 1955, ASIS is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of security professionals by developing educational programs and materials that address broad security interests, such as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, as well as specific security topics. ASIS also advocates the role and value of the security management profession to business, the media, government entities and the public. By providing members and the security community with access to a full range of programs and services, and by publishing one of the industry's number 1 magazine—Security Management—ASIS leads the way for advanced and improved security performance.