When you start exploring physical security options for your building, you quickly find yourself lost in a thicket of acronyms and numbers: UL, ASTM, NIJ, UL752, UL Level 4, NIJ III, NIJ III-A, ASTM F1233, ASTM F1233 R3, ASTM F1915 … and more. What does it mean? Which bulletproofing standards …
Financial institutions face many challenges in 2021. Digital and business security stories catch the headlines—usually illustrated with a photo of smashed bank windows. But the general trend is how to treat cybercrime, the only “real threat” to US banking. That said, physical security and in-person banking are still huge issues. …
Any comprehensive bulletproof security plan should center around bulletproof windows that provide ballistic protection without detracting from the aesthetics of your space. But what level of ballistic barrier do you need, and which bulletproof glass windows will be the right choice for your building? It all comes down to your …
Unbreakable window glass (also known as shatterproof glass) is proclaimed to be the original bulletproof glass. It gets its reputation as “unbreakable” due to the unique way it crumbles upon impact, collapsing into small, harmless pebbles instead of sharp, cutting pieces. Today, this type of security glass pales in comparison …
The COVID-19 pandemic is receding, but state and local governments are still struggling financially. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 includes a once-in-a-lifetime transformational opportunity for local communities to set their own financial priorities and make much-needed local improvements (without having to seek approval from their states, counties, or …
Here’s a bulletproof window secret: most bulletproof barrier installers have next to no experience with bulletproof materials. This is because most bulletproofing companies have chosen a niche and specialize in it. They have one product where they truly excel—maybe custom doors, or certain window styles, or a specific type of …
Over the last few years, retail security has made an increasing number of headlines. The work has become disproportionately dangerous—and disproportionately violent. A traditional “dangerous” job is dangerous because of the nature of the work itself. Think about agriculture, construction, lumbering, trucking, or commercial fishing. These are outdoor jobs. Those …
2020 was an extremely hard year for many retailers and retail workers—not just economically, but in terms of retail security and personal safety. According to the latest edition of the AFL-CIO’s annual worker safety report, Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, it isn’t simply that workplace violence, in …
For years, retail security solutions focused on loss prevention. This made sense: We’d enjoyed decades of crime reduction here in the United States. But, according to experts, “2020 Will End as One of America’s Most Violent Years in Decades.” This trend is all the more surprising because many experts expected …