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Mechanical barrier systems

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 060-0538/01
Abbreviation MZS
Course title Mechanical barrier systems
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Security Services
Course coordinator Ing. Vladimíra Trochtová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Mechanical barrier systems - characteristics, professional terminology, historical development, breakdown, function and significance in the physical protection of persons and property against illegal acts.
2. Legislation - technical standards governing mechanical barrier systems.
3 Mechanical obstruction protection systems - fences, safety fences, high security fences, top barriers, underground obstacles, entrances, entrances, barriers, gates, turnstiles.
4. Mechanical barrier protection systems - building elements of the casing, doors, balcony doors, windows, shutters, blinds, blinds, locking systems, safety glass, grilles.
5. Mechanical barrier systems of spatial protection.
6. Mechanical obstruction systems of object protection - commercial safes, fire-proof safes, chamber safes, cabinets, special safes, steel and filing cabinets, hand-boxes.
7. Technical characteristics of mechanical barrier systems - breakthrough resistance, ČSN 1627: Windows, doors, grilles, shutters, calculation of breakthrough resistance, minimum breakthrough time, safety classes, certification.
8. Critical locations of the perimeter and envelope protection of the object, the course of attack on the object.
9. The interconnection of mechanical barrier systems with other physical protection elements, their role in integrated security systems.
10. Mechanical barrier systems - their function and importance in transporting cash and valuables.
11. Mechanical barrier systems - securing of motor vehicles, mechanical barrier system in road transport.
12. Modern technologies and trends in the EU and worldwide in the field of mechanical barrier systems.
13. Qualified design of mechanical barrier systems - design documentation, record in building documentation.

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Study materials for the source version of the subject.

Literature

UHLÁŘ, Jan. Technická ochrana objektů: I. díl - Mechanické zábranné systémy II, 2. vyd. Praha: Policejní
akademie, České republiky v Praze, 2009, 179 s. ISBN 978-80-7251-312-3
IVANKA, Jan. Mechanické zábranné systémy, Zlín, 2014, ISBN 978-80-7454-427-9 
ČSN EN 1627 Dveře, okna, lehké obvodové pláště, mříže a okenice - Odolnost proti vloupání - Požadavky a klasifikace
ČSN 916010 Úschovné objekty - Zkušební metody a klasifikace odolnosti proti vloupání - Skříňové komorové trezory
ČSN EN 1303 Stavební kování - Cylindrické vložky pro zámky – Požadavky a zkušební metody
ČSN EN 1063 Sklo ve stavebnictví - Bezpečnostní zasklení
ČSN EN 13659 Okenice – Funkční bezpečnostní požadavky

Advised literature

L. Fennelly. Effective Physical Security. 5th ed. Cambridge: Elsevier, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-12-804462-9
M. L. Garcia. The Design and Evaluation of Physical Protection Systems. 2nd ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7506-8352-4.