Integrated Security Systems Design, 2nd Edition

7

Physical Security Elements

Abstract

Chapter 7 covers the hardware that make electronic security systems interface with the physical world. These include doors, frames, electrified locks, vehicle portal control mechanisms, and other physical barriers. Physical security is the most basic countermeasure and one of the most effective. In fact, electronic security systems have no real benefit without these elements.

This chapter includes information on basic physical security and basic physical security skills and tools including doors, frames, locks and hardware, and egress and security issues related to those.

Door hardware includes the bits and pieces that hang the door in the frame and adapt it to its operating environment. These include ...