MAINTENANCE AND THE UPGRADED SECURITY SYSTEM

Many facilities have installed or are planning to install upgraded security systems involving state-of-theart electronic equipment, intrusion detection sensors, closed circuit TV systems, and active delay components with associated command and control systems. While this equipment may provide the required support for the security forces when it is installed, it can and will become a burden and yield degraded security if it is not properly maintained. This condition can exist even though it is not obvious to the operators. A program embodied in the operation of the facility is required to assure that the system continues to perform as it was designed. Recommended approaches to this problem are addressed and benefits to be gained from dedicated security maintenance teams are discussed based on experience gained during operation of the Pantex Plant physical security system and from assisting in the implementation of upgraded systems at many DoD facilities.