Technical means of protection. Anti-ramming road barrier installation type PDZU.
Technical means of protection. Anti-ramming road barrier installation type PDZU. barrier installation type PDZU
This article is intended primarily for the heads of industrial enterprises of especially hazardous production, enterprises of JSC RAO UES of Russia, JSC Gazprom, enterprises of the military-industrial complex and defense industry, the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, enterprises of the oil, light and processing industries, transport enterprises (air, rail, sea).
The problem of terrorism is of particular concern in our country. It is no coincidence that the Concept of National Security of the Russian Federation lists the increase in the scale of terrorism in the list of factors creating a “wide range of internal and external threats to the country’s national security”. The activities of extremist organizations and groups currently continue to be a serious factor in the destabilization of the socio-political situation in Russia and pose a serious threat to the constitutional security and territorial integrity of the country. Recently, there has been a particular tendency for terrorists to use motor vehicles to commit terrorist attacks against industrial enterprises, administrative buildings, schools, and railway stations. One of the ways to counter this threat is anti-ram road devices and barriers.
What are domestic anti-ram devices? What are they for? How do they work? How do they differ from foreign analogues?
«PROMINVESTGRUPP» specializes in the development and manufacture of anti-ram devices such as PDZU, which are capable of withstanding the impact of a vehicle weighing 20 tons, at a speed of up to 60 km/h. Design features, special assembly and installation make PDZU an insurmountable obstacle for such vehicles as KAMAZ, MAZ, URAL.
These devices can cover a road width of 3 to 12 meters or more, have both one-way and two-way lifting of the working part, be equipped with access systems, video surveillance, light and sound alarms, be controlled remotely from a remote control, from a key fob, etc. The drive (electromechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic) can provide a lifting and lowering speed of 5 sec. The PDZU is produced in combination with barriers, which allows for controlled inspection and access of vehicles to the site («inspection gateway»).
There are 2 types of PDZU:
• as a «sleeping policeman» (height above ground level — 98 mm);
• as «recessed» into the roadway (behind «0» with the road).
If we compare our domestic anti-ram devices with foreign ones, then first of all we would like to note the desire of the developers to adapt the designs to the conditions of work and operation in Russian conditions (snow, rain, slush, sand). It should be said that our devices are no different from the best foreign analogues, except for one thing — a low and affordable price.
Other advantages include the following:
• constant control by the developer;
• prompt repair and modernization;
• design modification to suit any Customer requirements;
• reliability and durability;
• ease of maintenance.
Where can such devices be used:
• Military checkpoints;
• Airports, train stations, sea and river ports;
• Enterprises, government and administrative buildings;
• Warehouses, bases, storage facilities;
• Bridges, tunnels, railway crossings;
• Underground garages and parking lots.
If we talk about the practical tasks and opportunities that such devices face, it is obvious that the main one is to prevent a car with explosives from breaking through to the object, even if after such a ramming the device has to be completely replaced or repaired. It will fulfill its purpose. It is easier to install a new anti-ram device, paying (for example) 400,000 rubles, than to restore expensive workshops and equipment. But the most important thing is people, whose lives are priceless.
Potential Customers should understand that anti-ram devices do not provide complete protection, but are only part of the overall perimeter protection system and the safety of the facility as a whole. If an enterprise wants to install a PDZU in front of the gate, and the fence is ready to fall tomorrow from a gust of wind, then what kind of security from car terrorism can we talk about?
We can add about automation and equipment of such devices. First of all, these are traffic lights and flashing beacons, which are extremely necessary in places with heavy traffic and limited visibility (fog). Of interest are control systems of the PDZU, using motion sensors, which allows installing PDZU in places where constant duty of operators (watchmen) is impossible or impractical. Access control and management systems are extremely important at wholesale depots, motor transport enterprises, etc. Accounting of drivers' working hours, magnetic cards, identification pass system — a smart and convenient addition to the PDZU (anti-ram road barrier) package. Video surveillance systems (security television) make it possible to control the PDZU at long distances from the checkpoint. In the next article, we will talk about technical characteristics and how they work.
A brief summary of terrorist attacks in Russia using motor vehicles.
July 2000:
In the city of Argun (Chechnya), a Ural car loaded with explosives, driven by a suicide bomber, crashed through the gates of a dormitory for police officers from Chelyabinsk and exploded. As a result of the terrorist attack, 26 people were killed and more than 100 were injured.
Almost simultaneously, car bombs were detonated in the cities of Mineralnye Vody and Yessentuki, as well as a mined car traveling to Nevinnomyssk, but stopped for inspection near the village of Adyge-Khabl in Karachay-Cherkessia. As a result of the terrorist attacks, 28 people were killed and more than 150 were injured.
October 19, 2002:
A car bomb exploded near a McDonald's restaurant in Moscow. 1 person was killed. 8 were injured.
December 27, 2002:
Two trucks loaded with explosives, which arrived from Ingushetia, crashed into the Chechen Government House complex in Grozny and exploded. 83 people were killed and about 200 were injured. The building was completely destroyed. Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for the terrorist act.
April 24, 2003:
Law enforcement officers from North Ossetia detained two KamAZ trucks converted for transporting petroleum products on the border with Ingushetia. The vehicles were stopped for inspection during a routine raid to stop channels for illegally transporting petroleum products from Chechnya and Ingushetia. During the inspection of the vehicles, both drivers, taking advantage of the dark time of day, fled. The KamAZ trucks were found to be packed with explosives: 4 tons in one vehicle and 4.5 tons in the other.
May 12, 2003:
Terrorist attack in the village of Znamenskoye in the Nadterechny District of Chechnya. A KamAZ truck packed with explosives, driven by a suicide bomber, broke through a barrier and exploded near the buildings of the Nadterechny District administration and the district UFSB. 60 people were killed and over 200 were wounded.
August 1, 2003:
A KamAZ truck loaded with 10 tons of explosives and driven by a suicide bomber was blown up near the building of the Mozdok military hospital, turning it into ruins. As a result of the terrorist attack, 52 people were killed and over 78 were wounded.
February 3, 2004:
A car bomb exploded in Vladikavkaz. 2 people were killed and 8 were wounded. (Vladimir (Abdullah) Khodov, a native of the Khmelnitsky region and a resident of the village of Elkhotovo in North Ossetia, was suspected of organizing this crime. He was killed in Beslan on September 3, 2004.)
April 6, 2004:
In the capital of Ingushetia, Magas, an attempt was made on the life of the president of the republic, Murat Zyazikov, whose official car was hit by a suicide bomber in a mined Zhiguli.
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A. Markov, Deputy General Director for Marketing and MTS