ASTM F1532-94

Standard Guide for Qualification, Selection, Training, Utilization, and Supervision of Security Screening Personnel (Withdrawn 2001)

SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the qualification, selection, training, utilization, and supervision of personnel assigned duties at security check-points equipped with metal detection, X-ray inspection, and explosives detection equipment or systems operated to prevent the introduction of weapons, explosives, or other prohibited articles into secure or restricted areas, or to prevent the egress of valuable or sensitive materials from controlled facilities.
1.2 This guide provides criteria and methods relating to the qualification, selection, training, utilization, and supervision of personnel employed to perform screening functions at such security check-points.
1.3 This guide also addresses a broad range of considerations relating to specific screening functions, screener and supervisory utilization, security equipment, check-point environment, human factors, law enforcement support, record keeping, and testing and evaluation related to the operation of such security check-points.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1993
• Withdrawal Date: 09-Oct-2001
• ICS: 03.080.20 - Services for companies
• Technical Committee: F12 - Security Systems and Equipment
• Drafting Committee: F12.60 - Controlled Access Security, Search, and Screening Equipment

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1532 – 94
Standard Guide for
Qualification, Selection, Training, Utilization, and
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Supervision of Security Screening Personnel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1532; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
Security screening in some form or fashion has probably been around for most of the history of
civilization, but routine security screening of all persons and all property going through a check-point
first became visible to the general public on the national and international scene in the early 1970’s
to prevent the carriage of weapons, explosives, and other dangerous objects aboard scheduled airline
aircraft.
The somewhat radical technique that just a short time ago was unique to air transportation, now is
a common security practice accepted by the public for access to courtrooms, stockholders meetings,
sporting events, prisons, seaports, rock concerts, and other locations or events involving significant
numbers of persons and a concern for security.
The unprecedented and continuing spread of the practice presents a need for the establishment of
minimum industry standards to guide the providers of security screening services, to enhance the
effectiveness and professionalism of security screeners, and to safeguard the privacy and rights of the
public.
1. Scope involved in lieu of detector screening, or to ensure that a
detector alarm was not caused by the presence of a weapon,
1.1 This guide covers the qualification, selection, training,
explosive, contraband, or other select article.
utilization, and supervision of personnel assigned duties at
2.1.2 explosives detection equipment—equipment, systems,
security check-points equipped with metal detection, X-ray
measures, procedures, or combination thereof, applied in the
inspection, and explosives detection equipment or systems
screening process to detect the presence of explosives or
operated to prevent the introduction of weapons, explosives, or
incendiaries.
other prohibited articles into secure or restricted areas, or to
2.1.3 law enforcement support—the police presence or re-
prevent the egress of valuable or sensitive materials from
sponse arrangements to support security check-point opera-
controlled facilities.
tions.
1.2 This guide provides criteria and methods relating to the
2.1.4 metal detector—walk-through or hand-held electronic
qualification, selection, training, utilization, and supervision of
equipment used to screen people to detect the presence of
personnel employed to perform screening functions at such
metallic prohibited articles.
security check-points.
2.1.5 physical inspection—the hand search or other physical
1.3 This guide also addresses a broad range of consider-
examination of property to detect the presence of weapons,
ations relating to specific screening functions, screener and
explosives, and other prohibited articles.
supervisory utilization, security equipment, check-point envi-
2.1.6 screener—a qualified and trained person assigned to
ronment, human factors, law enforcement support, record
duties related to application of the procedures and operation of
keeping, and testing and evaluation related to the operation of
the equipment used in the process of screening people and
such security check-points.
property.
2. Terminology
2.1.7 screening—procedures applied by qualified personnel
to inspect people and property to detect weapons, explosives,
2.1 Definitions:
contraband, and other select items that may involve the use of
2.1.1 consent search—the hand search or other physical
equipment such as metal detectors, X-ray inspection systems,
inspection of a person conducted with the consent of the person
and related devices.
1 2.1.8 security—a systematic combination of measures, per-
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-12 and is the direct
sonnel, and equipment dedicated to protect an activity or area
responsibility of Subcommittee F12.60 on Controlled Access Security, Search and
Screening Equipment.
against criminal acts.
Current edition approved July 15, 1994. Published September 1994.
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2.1.9 security check-point—a stationary location estab- be able to read credentials, travel documents, and labels on
lished for the positioning of personnel, equipment, and related items normally encountered in the screening process. If glasses
procedures for the screening of persons and property to prevent or o
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