NCJ Number
145289
Journal
Security Management Volume: 37 Issue: 10 Dated: (October 1993) Pages: 34,36-38
Date Published
1993
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article describes the planning, design, and application of access control for a high-rise, multi-business facility.
Abstract
The goal of the security plan was to provide effective access control and minimize the building owner's liability for after-hours entries. The security budget set by the building owner was limited to an amount that would cover equipment only for the lobby. Other parameters for the security design were based in the architect's aesthetic requirements, New York City's revised fire code, and the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The components of the security system are the access control processor, readers, and programming; access control barriers; surveillance/video system; intercom system; alarm system; door control; emergency overrides/contingency planning; and security procedures. Access-control procedures differ for workday and after-hours entry. Violations of electronic control procedures in the lobby automatically stop elevator access at the lobby level. Lobby elevators are the only access to the upper floors. The author identifies some limitations of lobby-only access control mechanisms.