In today's world of rising terrorist threat and increased criminal activity it is important that border crossings are adequately secured and that those crossing through borders are not only searched effectively for all types of weapons and contraband but that this search is carried out efficiently, and more importantly safely, for both the operators and the location.
Features
- Full border crossing security screening portal;
- Covering both human and vehicle traffic;
- Fully integrated solutions comprising various scanning methods;
- Secure environment with everything controlled from a remote control room.
To achieve these aims Westminster has developed the ThruPORT security screening solution, a modular and scalable unit which can be quickly deployed and set up to scan pedestrian traffic in a short space of time. The modular design allows added security to be provided for a blast protected target search room, in addition to the standard scanning area.
The whole system is based upon standard ISO shipping containers and therefore allows for easy transport to anywhere in the world and quick deployment or relocation.
System Overview & Operation
Vehicles approaching the check point are marshalled into temporary parking areas. The occupants of the vehicles are then instructed to leave their vehicles - taking any hand held luggage with them - and to go to the ThruPORT area.
The ThruPORT is constructed from an ISO 40' Sea freight container with one entrance door and two exit doors, divided into two screening corridors with a dividing partition and locking door separating them.
The vehicle occupants are instructed to enter the ThruPORT one at a time when a pedestrian stop/go traffic light over the entrance door shows green. The automatic door locking system will then allow the door to be opened.
The person is then instructed over a speaker system to deposit their hand luggage onto a conveyor feeding into an X-Ray Baggage Scanner. This X-Ray Scanner will detect metal and organic items, weapons and explosives and the images will be inspected remotely by the security operator.
The person will then be instructed to walk forward through a Walk-through Metal Detector. If metal items are detected they will be told to return to the X-Ray Scanner conveyor and place the metal items (coins, keys etc) into a plastic tray on the conveyor belt.
They are then instructed to walk through the Walk-through Metal Detector again. Whilst they approach and walk though the metal detector they are also scanned covertly by two body scanners from the front and rear.
The body scanners are positioned one at each end of the first screening corridor hidden behind a partition. These body scanners are monitored remotely by a security operator and will provide images of the persons showing suspicious items being carried in or under their clothing. CCTV cameras are also located in the ThruPORT to monitor the actions of the person being screened.
The ThruPORT is monitored from a remote command and control centre adjacent to the unit. This allows the security operators to be located in a secure environment, whilst maintaining full control over the equipment and communication with people inside the ThruPORT.
Once the screening process has been completed the person is told to proceed into the second screening corridor to collect their luggage, access to this second corridor is controlled by the security operator.
There are two exit doors, one door leads to the outside open area and the other door to a containment area. If the person has passed the screening process and is not suspected of carrying dangerous items or substances they will be instructed to go through the door leading to the open outside area.
If the person is suspected of carrying suspicious items they will be instructed to leave by the exit door leading to another door into the containment area.
The two exit doors will look the same in appearance so that a person will have no indication that they are under suspicion, the doors will have automatic locking devices installed and will be controlled by the security operator with pedestrian stop and go lights adjacent.
The containment area will be a blast containment room, should a person detonate an explosive device in this room the majority of blast would be directed through the roof of the building. The walls of the building are constructed from blast suppression material.
Complete scanning setup, including, ThruPORT scanning portal, blast containment area and vehicle scanning equipment comprising of under vehicle CCTV, automatic number plate recognition camera and vehicle x-ray scanning system.
