Archive for January, 2015

Hercules Can Help With CFATS Compliance

Tuesday, January 27th, 2015

maximum security fencingIn 2007, the United States Department of Homeland Security launched the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). The industry has been trying to abide by the standards and understand what it entails. Hercules High Security products can aid your business in achieving the protocol for this legislation.

What is CFATS?

The Department of Homeland Security released regulations for high-risk chemical facilities that include plants, electrical facilities, refineries, and universities. There has been much confusion about these laws, but they allow the DHS to control security in chemical facilities in the United States. Currently, two hundred eighteen facilities have been required to submit Site Security Plans (SSP) because they were designated as “Tier 1” and high-risk.  Each tier must submit these plans but the DHS began handing out Tier titles starting with the highest hazard facilities. The largest group, Tier 4, includes 2,215 facilities.

How can Hercules High Security help with CFATS Compliance?

The team at Hercules High Security is equipped with the knowledge and materials needed to secure these high-risk structures. Hercules specializes in high security fencing and anti-terrorism cables. Cables include a vehicular restraint system and an anti-ram cable among others. We have a specifically designed perimeter fence for CFATS compliance. This satisfies the RBPS 1 – Restrict Area Perimeter regulation. In addition to the fence, Hercules can install a miniature mesh locking mechanism.

All about Hercules High Security

All high security fences designed and installed by Hercules Fence will provide great strength and design. Look around our website to get a corporate overview and tour of our Hercules Fence Facility. Our entire line of fencing comes with extended warranties to ensure you have superior high security products for years to come. Our high security fence contractors truly offer security in every job. We have provided excellent fence designs and exceptional customer service since 1955. Request an estimate today with us to start on your high security project.

We have six convenient locations and there is a Hercules Fence professional ready to serve you from Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan area to North Carolina. Our branch offices are in Manassas, Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina.

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What are K-Ratings for Fences?

Friday, January 16th, 2015

At Hercules High Security, we take great pride in offering our customers k-rated anti-crash fences, designed to stop even the toughest vehicles from gaining unauthorized access to your property or facility. Today, we’ll explain exactly what the k-rating system is and what it means for you.

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What is a K-Rating?

A k-rating is a crash test certification, given out by the Department of state, that indicates how well a fence or other barrier will stand up to impact from a vehicle. Specifically, k-ratings are designed to provide a universal measurement system for a barrier’s effectiveness measured against vehicles of a certain weight, traveling at a specific speed. The k-rating system assumes the standard weight of a vehicle is 15,000 lbs, which is the weight of a typical semi-truck cab, and three times the weight of the average American car. In order to be certified with a specific k-rating, a fence or barrier must allow no more than 36 in of the truck bed to penetrate the barrier, when that truck is traveling at a certain speed.

  • A K4 rating means that a 15,000 lb truck, moving at 30 mph, will not penetrate the fence or barrier more than 36 inches pat the truck bed.
  • A K8 rating certifies a barrier for a vehicle moving at 40mph
  • A K12 rating certifies a barrier for a vehicle moving at 50 mph

People are often confused by the measurement of “36in past the truck bed,” assuming that if a truck can make it to the truck bed, the occupants will have gained entry into their facility. This is not the case. For a fence or barrier to achieve any k-rating, it cannot break. This means that even though a truck traveling at 50 mph could partially penetrate a K12-rated barrier or fence, to do so would completely destroy the vehicle and its occupants while leaving the barrier or fence intact.

K-rated fences and barriers are widely used in various fields, all over the world, protecting government facilities and private residences alike. The k-rating is the world standard for every known anti-terrorism crash protector made within the past 15 years, having become standardized in 2000.

Looking for K-Rated Fences and Barriers?

Call Hercules High Security! All high security fences designed and installed by Hercules Fence will provide great strength and design. Look around our website to get a corporate overview and tour of our Hercules Fence Facility. Our entire line of fencing comes with extended warranties to ensure you have superior high security products for years to come. Our high security fence contractors truly offer security in every job. We have provided excellent fence designs and exceptional customer service since 1955. Request an estimate today with us to start on your high security project.

We have six convenient locations and there is a Hercules Fence professional ready to serve you from Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan area to North Carolina. Our branch offices are in Manassas, Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina.

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The Benefits of Security Guard Booths

Friday, January 9th, 2015

 

If you’re looking to increase the security of your business or property, you may want to consider adding a security guard booth. Security guard booths are an excellent method of increasing employee safety and efficiency by allowing you to efficiently control access to your business, and a lot more. Hercules High Security is here with some of the many benefits security guard booths can offer you.Guard Booth

Flexibility

One of the great benefits that security guard booths (like those from Hercules High Security) offer is their robust flexibility. Our booths are incredibly lightweight, making them easy to reposition, should your security needs change. Our guard booths can also be expanded or downsized easily, ensuring that no-matter what happens to your company, your security will have adequate housing. We can work with you to find the best guard booth layout and design, ensuring that the end product is tailored to fit your business’s needs and aesthetic.

Greater Security

Obviously, the most significant benefit a guard booth can provide is enhanced security. Whether your business deals with sensitive information, valuable products, or hazardous materials, there could be any number of reasons why you need to regulate traffic in and out of your front gate. Security guard booths allow you to fine-tune facility access, and ensure you know exactly who is on or off the premises at any given time, providing a valuable record should any mishap or theft occur. At Hercules Fence, we build our security booths tough. Whether you need protection for the guard inside, or monitoring equipment, our security guard booths will keep them safe.

What Should I Look For in a Security Guard Booth Provider?

With a seemingly endless amount of security booth providers out there, it can be difficult to discern the good from the bad. Hercules High Security has the experience and commitment to quality you need. We’ve been providing high-quality security solutions since 1955, and have no intention of stopping now. Request an estimate today with us to start on your security guard booth project.

We have six convenient locations and there is a Hercules Fence professional ready to serve you from Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan area to North Carolina. Our branch offices are in Manassas, Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina.

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Anti-Ram Cable: The Ultimate Crash Defense

Friday, January 2nd, 2015

When evaluating your facility’s security needs, there are many factors that you must consider. Some facilities are more prone to on-foot trespassers; in these cases, fences with anti-climb technology are the best way to maintain safety. Other facilities, however, are more at risk from crash vehicles than pedestrians, and so there needs to be a way to keep these vehicles out effectively. There are a wide range of security fence options available for such cases, but perhaps none will protect your facility as well as anti-ram cable. Read on to learn more about this specific fencing type and how it can help you!

Anti-Ram CableHow Does Anti-Ram Cable Work?

Anti-ram cable is specifically designed to keep out crashing vehicles. As a barricade against cars and trucks, anti-ram cable supplies your facility with an absolutely vital component of its overall security system. But how exactly does it do this? The cable itself is made out of heavyweight, wound metal cables that are supported by Impasse rails, together making what looks like a metal split-rail fence. These metal cables are reinforced to withstand high speed impacts from heavy objects; while they may bend upon particularly strong impact, they do not break, giving your security team plenty of time to respond to an intruding vehicle.

Because anti-ram cable is not by nature bulky or view-obstructing, it is a good choice for facilities that have aesthetic appeal as well as security in mind. They will become a natural part of your facility’s perimeter and provide it with the look and protection that you want.

All About Hercules High Security

All high security fences designed and installed by Hercules Fence will provide great strength and design. Look around our website to get a corporate overview and tour of our Hercules Fence Facility. Our entire line of fencing comes with extended warranties to ensure you have superior high security products for years to come. Our high security fence contractors truly offer security in every job. We have provided excellent fence designs and exceptional customer service since 1955. Request an estimate today with us to start on your high security project.

We have six convenient locations and there is a Hercules Fence professional ready to serve you from Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan area to North Carolina. Our branch offices are in Manassas, Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina.

Check out Hercules High Security Fence on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube.

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