Protect land-based sites

This standard covers the activities required to protect land-based sites by maintaining site security to prevent unauthorised and illegal activity.

It includes identifying security threats and reducing opportunities for breaches by maintaining security procedures as well as taking action to prevent crime on land-based sites and recognising and dealing with any incidents of unauthorised and illegal activity. This includes implementing measures to maintain site security, site monitoring and recognising breaches of security and taking required action.

This standard is suitable for those working in Land-based occupations including Aquaculture, Conservation, Estate Management, Gamekeeping, Farming, Forestry, Horticulture, etc.

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1. carry out your work safely, in accordance with the relevant health and safety legislation, risk assessment requirements, codes of practice and organisational procedures
2. be aware of possible threats to security at the land-based site, including at isolated and remote areas
3. implement and maintain the agreed measures to protect sites against unauthorised and illegal activities that comply with the relevant nation-specific legislation, codes of practice and organisational procedures
4. maintain all notices and devices used to manage security on the land-based site in good working order
5. communicate security requirements to members of the public appropriately, in accordance with organisational procedures
6. deal courteously with visitors, guests and the general public, in accordance with organisational procedures
7. collaborate with other land managers, neighbours and other bodies to improve site security and prevent crime
8. maintain vigilance during all work activities for signs of a security threat or breach of the law
9. identify members of the public who may cause threats and breaches of the law to take appropriate action to minimise risks
10. monitor and interpret signs that indicate a suspected security threat or breach of the law and use the relevant methods to obtain evidence, in accordance with legal requirements and organisational procedures
11. assess the situation and take the required action in accordance with legal and organisation procedures and the nature of the security threat or breach of the law, without putting yourself or others at risk
12. report breaches of the law to the appropriate authority, providing full details of the incident
13. preserve the integrity of evidence where this could be required e.g. for prosecution or insurance purposes
14. record and report details of all security incidents and breaches of the law in accordance with legal requirements and organisation procedures

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1. the relevant health and safety requirements in relation to yourself, your colleagues, and the public, including for lone working
2. the relevant nation-specific legislation, codes of practice and your organisation’s requirements relating to dealing with security threats and breaches of criminal and civil law
3. the legislation relating to offences against wildlife and threats the public may pose to sites
4. what constitutes poaching and how this varies from other forms of crime
5. the importance of maintaining the security of infrastructure and assets on the land-based site, particularly of desirable items
6. the areas at most risk of security incidents on the land-based site
7. the measures that can be taken to protect sites against unauthorised and illegal activities, including the use of notices, gates, barriers, cameras and other devices, and the importance of maintaining these in good working order
8. the requirement for CCTV and surveillance to comply with all standards and requirements set out by the Information Commissioner’s Office
9. why effective communication of security requirements is important to protecting sites and how to do this
10. the importance of collaborating with other land managers, neighbours and other bodies to protect sites and prevent crime
11. how to recognise signs that indicate suspected security threats and what constitutes breaches of the law
12. the importance of obtaining evidence and the how this can be done
13. how to deal with suspected security threats or breaches of the law and the legal powers of authorised persons to deal with poaching and other forms of rural crime
14. how to handle members of the public who cause a threat to a site’s safely without putting yourself and others at risk, including the importance of courtesy and firmness
15. the legal powers of authorised persons to deal with poaching and other forms of rural crime
16. how to deal with aggressive and abusive behaviour and use de-escalation tactics to deal with conflict
17. who breaches of the law should be reported to, and the information they will require
18. why it is important to preserve the integrity of evidence, and the importance of provenance and weight of evidence in investigations
19. how to collect, record and report evidence of unauthorised and illegal activity, and the importance of accuracy in these matters to support prosecutions

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Breaches of the law could include:

• theft
• criminal damage
• sabotage
• fire raising
• illegal metal-detecting
• illegal use of drones by thieves to see what is available on a site
• littering and fly-tipping
• threats
• assault
• dog attacks on livestock, wildlife and people
• anti-social behaviour
• public order offences
• trespass/breach of access regulations
• heritage crime
• wildlife crime e.g.
  • disturbance
  • persecution
  • poaching
  • release into the wild of Invasive Non-native Species (INNS) or species of plants or animals outside their native range

Organisational procedures refer to procedures set by the organisation you are employed by or the organisation that you are doing the work on behalf of (the client or customer)

Security monitoring methods could include:

• patrols
• drones
• thermal imagery
• night vision
• CCTV
• trail cameras
• body cams
• vehicle cams
• ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)

Threats could be:

• to the site and its contents
• to natural and built heritage
• to flora and fauna
• to your own personal health, safety or security
• to the health, safety and security of others

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2029

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Current

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Original

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Lantra

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LANCS99

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Forestry, Estate Worker, Farmer, Park Manager, Park Ranger, Ranger, Fish Farming, Gamekeeper

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3550

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security; incident; vandalism; theft

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