PAS 29000:2021

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What is PAS 29000 - Mitigating vehicle security risks about?

These days there’s a chance that a commercial vehicle you operate can be used by terrorists: either to deliver explosive devices; to breach perimeters and damage infrastructure; or as a weapon to injure and kill people.

There’s even more chance that commercially operated vehicles are used in serious and organized crime, or for other forms of anti-social behaviour. To tackle these threats, PAS 29000:2021 sets out measures that operators of commercial vehicles can use to thwart the malicious use of their vehicles.

Who is PAS 29000 - Mitigating vehicle security risks for?

Operators of the following, whether vehicles are leased, hired or owned by the operator or driver:

• Light and heavy goods vehicles
• Public service vehicles, e.g. bus and coach operators
• Mobile plant

Why should you use PAS 29000 - Mitigating vehicle security risks?

This document sets out detailed requirements on how to identify, implement and maintain security measures that reduce the risk that commercially operated vehicles will be used in acts of terrorism and other forms of serious and organized crime or anti-social behaviour.

Use this standard because:

• It reduces the likelihood that vehicles you operate will be used for malicious purposes, saving you cost, time and disruption as well as potential damage to your organization, it’s function, assets, personnel and reputation
• It deters and contributes to the prevention of other vehicle crime
• It contributes to mitigating the terrorist threat from commercially operated road vehicles
• It can be tailored to operations of any size and lets you implement it in a proportionate way
• It covers the security of personnel as well as the physical security of sites and vehicles and security management planning and processes
• This is the only standard tackling this kind of vehicle crime head on

NOTE: This document isn’t for use by organizations whose sole business relates to the hiring out of commercial vehicles, for example, members of the Rental Vehicle Security Scheme. It’s intended for use in the UK but, where appropriate, can be used in Europe or anywhere else in the world.