Transportation Security Consulting Services

SMSI's Transportation Security Consulting Services provides consultation to organizations engaged in the transportation of freight and/or people. This includes, but is not limited to: general aviation, trucking companies, bus companies and rail transport. These services apply to terminals and container storage facilities. Security has always been an important consideration of the transportation industry, but this consideration has increased in import since 9/11. The threat to transportation operations comes both from within and from without. Until recent times, security litigation has been focused on personal injury cases under premises liability case law. We now see a trend for lawsuits to be filed by injured parties as a result of cargo theft. Those companies engaged in the transportation and storage of freight must develop effective security strategies, including security policies and procedures, as well as more traditional physical security methodologies.

While much of the attention has been directed at making commercial aviation safer, there has been less attention paid to general Aviation Security. Yet, at some airports, the weakest link in the airport's security chain may be a Fixed Base Operator (FBO). Fixed Base Operators must not only be concerned with maintaining the integrity of the perimeter, they must also ensure the security of the aircraft under their control. If it can be shown that an individual bent on doing serious harm was able to gain airport access through a FBO portal, that operator will likely be sued out of business. FBOs must also ensure that their employees and the employees of their tenants are meeting and exceeding FAA employment screening criteria. This is clearly a situation where a security program, that is mere window dressing, will do more harm than good if something goes wrong. The SMSI Inc. team is already working in Aviation Security. Ron Lander has already developed security programs for a number of general aviation clients.

SMSI Inc. is able to conduct security assessments of your facilities. We can help your company develop security policies and procedures with the intention of engaging all employees in the goals of a corporate wide security program. SMSI can design your physical security program and represent yours interests in dealing with security vendors. Additionally, SMSI will help to institute procedures for tracking and measuring the effectiveness of your corporate security program.

If you are not sure where your facility stands, try taking The Commercial Security Diagnostic Test. If you think Virtual Security Management (VSM) might be part of the solution, try taking the The Virtual Security Management Diagnostic Test.

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