ISSUE 18
March 2018
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NEWS
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PSSA
International
HORIBA Mira HVM Workshop, New Delhi
PSSA member and product testing experts, HORIBA MIRA, report on
their work to promote HVM standards in India.
At the end of 2017, HORIBA MIRA, ran a one-day workshop in
order to facilitate dissemination of the latest technological aspects
in perimeter barrier evaluation for hostile vehicle mitigation. The
workshop was targeted towards policy decision-makers, end-
users, and others who have responsibility for infrastructure and
crowd security within India. As we are all too aware, terror attacks
using vehicles are on the increase and threats to critical national
infrastructure and crowded places are a growing and real threat, both
in India and across the world.
Whilst the Indian security product market is expanding and
preventative measures put in place, there is the risk that the latest
and most appropriate security standards are not being specified,
designed for or delivered into service. There is therefore a need to
raise awareness amongst the industry to ensure that the actions
taken are aligned with best practice across the world when protecting
people and assets.
HORIBA MIRA has been a pioneer in the field of hostile vehicle
mitigation product testing and development for over 10 years. It has
been instrumental in developing the PAS68 and IWA14 test standards
on behalf of the international community, and works closely with
governments to develop new security products to meet the ever
evolving threats. HORIBA MIRA also works with manufacturers of
HVM products from across the world to design, develop and test new
products to meet the many and ever changing threats.
The aim of the event was to provide an opportunity for this
emerging market to learn about worldwide best practice for
perimeter barrier evaluation and hostile vehicle mitigation and
covered the following key topics:
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What is Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM)? – an Introduction
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Types of Vehicle Security Products and their Performance
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Global Cases involving Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
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Indian Scenario towards Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
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Product Evaluation by International Standards and their Inter-
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Complete Process of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation – Risk Assessment
to Physical Evaluation
The workshop concluded with a Q&A session and was very well
received by everyone that attended. A number of new contacts were
made, two requests for finding UK partner companies were passed
to the PSSA to disseminate to members, and a request to conduct
another workshop in Pune, India, during 2018 was also received.
For more information on HORIBA MIRA and their services see
www.horiba-mira.com.
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