Introduction to PAS 97 2021.pdf
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1、PAS 97:2021Mail screening and security Specifi cationIntroductionPAS 97:2021 is a specification for mail screening and security within your organization.It contains everything you need to help identify and implement appropriate postal security and screening measures that address the risks your organ
2、ization faces.Even in this electronic age,most businesses and other organizations rely on the ability to receive and send physical items of mail.As an essential part of normal operations,mail presents various potentially significant vulnerabilities.Mail streams into and within an organization provid
3、e a vector for malicious attacks and scope for other security incidents,all of which can endanger life and adversely affect the day-to-day business of the organization,as well as its reputation.PAS 97 specifies measures to assist businesses and other organizations in identifying and minimizing the i
4、mpact of items of mail that represent a threat,or could otherwise cause concern or disruption.It also addresses broader postal security measures aimed at ensuring all incoming,outgoing and internal mail streams are managed so as to minimize the risk of loss or theft of valuable or sensitive items or
5、 information.The focus is on letters and small parcels entering the organization from any external source,including public/commercial postal services,by hand or by courier delivery.PAS 97:2021 was sponsored by the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure(CPNI).Its production was facilita
6、ted by the British Standards Institution(BSI)with input from a panel of industry experts.This booklet provides an introduction to PAS 97.The full version is available to order from http:/ is it for?PAS 97 specifies requirements and gives recommendations for mail screening,set in the broader context
7、of postal security.It is intended for use by those responsible for planning,delivering or procuring mail handling and screening services within organizations,as well as commercial providers of such services.Summary of PAS 97 process Understand the postal threat Understand the ways in which items of
8、mail may cause concern,disruption,or harm Assess the extent to which the organization is a target Understand the organizations mail streams General postal security measures Management and responsibility Internal provision vs.outsourcing Operating procedures and emergency procedures Mail room locatio
9、n,design,layout and construction Screening methods and equipment Human factors Health and safety Decision to consider developing and implementing mail screening and security measuresSelect Screening Levels commensurate with the riskIdentify suitable location for screening facility and appropriate Ph
10、ysical Protective MeasuresFormally record the organizations requirements for mail screening and securityReview regularly,and in response to postal security incidents and significant internal or external changesImplement mail screening and security measuresAssess the risk to the organization from pos
11、tal threatsA key component of PAS 97 is a series of screening levels.Generally,the greater the commitment of resource and effort to mail screening,the greater the protection that is likely to be achieved.It is,however,important that the organization achieves an appropriate level of screening,balanci
12、ng the threat it faces with the need for operational efficiency,whilst having the flexibility to adapt screening in response to changes to the threat or the requirements of the organizations business.It might be appropriate to apply different levels of screening to different mail streams,to reflect
13、the different risks associated with the various streams.Screening levelsWhat are discrete threat objects and“white powders”?From a screening perspective,it is helpful to consider hazardous items and materials as falling into two categories:1.discrete threat objects and bulk materials;2.“white powder
14、s”.Discrete threat objects and bulk materials covers items and bulk quantities of hazardous materials whose presence should be clearly discernible when mail is X-rayed,even if a large volume of mail is X-rayed at once.This category includes:explosive and incendiary devices(improvised or of commercia
15、l or military origin);firearms and ammunition;knives;blades and other sharp items,(e.g.syringe needles,broken glass);offensive material(e.g.faeces,urine);bulk chemicals toxic,corrosive or otherwise harmful,including narcotics;bulk biological materials;bulk radiological(radioactive)materials.People o
16、ften refer to“white powders”in the context of postal threats.These can include hazardous chemical(including explosive or narcotic),biological or radiological materials,as well as benign materials.Such materials may not be“white”and may not be“powders”;materials may be crystalline(e.g.sugar),oily or
17、waxy residues,or liquids,and might be present in sufficiently small quantities as to be undetectable by typical X-ray-based screening processes.PAS 97:2021 The British Standards Institution 2021Table 1 Screening levels LevelScreening methodProtection afforded againstMeasures common to all screening
18、levelsDiscrete threat objects and bulk materials“White powders”(0)No screening,other than general staff awareness of postal threatsLowVery lowThe chosen screening level(s)shall be implemented in combination with physical protective measures appropriate for each activity being conducted(see Clause 6)
19、.Staff shall be suitably trained and shall be deemed competent to carry out the screening activities.Emergency procedures shall be initiated if at any point during screening an item is considered suspicious.1 External visual inspection of every item.X-ray anything of concern,especially larger items(
20、packets,parcels,etc.).ModerateLow2 External visual inspection of every item.X-ray all items in bulk/large batches initially.X-ray again individually or in smaller batches if anything anomalous is observed.Very good to excellentLow3Level 2 followed by:For each item,tap to encourage any powders or sim
21、ilar materials to move to one edge/corner,and feel for presence of any such anomalies.For any items identified as anomalous,open side of envelope or packaging by cutting,and without removing,examine contents visually;remove contents if satisfied safe to do so;inspect outer wrapping and contents for
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