What are security bollards? And how are security bollards deployed to protect assets of an organization?
Security bollards are types of physical security that are deployed around datacenters, government facilities, and highly secure organizations. The goal of security bollards is to prevent and control foot traffic and vehicles from ramming access points and entrances into a building. Furthermore, it is a short post embedded into a street or sidewalk and servers as a boundary markings or protective barriers to critical properties.
Security bollards can be permanently fixed in place or automatically rise or lower from their installed foundation at a fixed interval or during a security alert. When security bollards are properly used, they can control crowds and prevent vehicles from damaging building or facility of the organization. Security bollards are types of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). CPTED is concept of secure architecture and it is based on the idea to structure the physical environment and surroundings to influence individuals’ decision that potential intruders make before committing any criminal acts on the facility. Furthermore, CPTED may employ three main strategies namely natural access control, natural surveillance and natural territorial reinforcement to protect facilities.
The following are some of the common types of security bollards is use today across facilities:
- Non-crash resistant bollards
- Crash resistant bollards
- Retractable and removable bollards
- Rising bollards
- Fixed bollards
- Stainless steel bollards