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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-

dependence

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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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