PROTECTIVE LIGHTING

PURPOSES OF PROTECTIVE LIGHTING

1. Provides sufficient illumination to the areas during hours of darkness

2. Lightning can help improve visibility so that intruder can be seen and identified and, if
possible apprehended.
3. Lighting also gives that psychological fear and that serve as a deterrent to thieves,
pilferer, trespassers and saboteurs.

TYPES OF PROTECTIVE LIGHTING

1. Stationary luminary- series of fixed luminaries to flood given area-continuously overlap

2. Standby lighting- turned on manually or physically as needed
3. Movable lighting- - searchlight; supplementary top other types of lighting.
4. Emergency light- this can be utilized in an event of electric failure.

TYPES OF LIGHTING EQUIPMENT

1. Floodlights- these light project light in concentrated beams. They are appropriate for use
in instances, which call for illumination of boundaries, building or fences.
2. Searchlights- these are highly focused incandescent lamps used to pinpoint potential
trouble spots.
3. Fresnel lights- wide beam units, primary used to extend the illumination in long,
horizontal strips to protect the approaches to the perimeter barrier. Horizontal beam
which is approximately 180 degrees in the horizontal and from 15-30 degrees in the
vertical.
4. Street light- this produces diffused rather than directional beam. It is widely used in
parking areas.

AREAS TO BE LIGHTED
1. VEHICULAR GATE
2. PEDESTRIAN GATE
3. THOROUGHFARE
4. parking areas
5. Sensitive areas

PROTECTIVE LOCKS AND KEYS

1. Lock- a mechanical, hydraulic or electronic device designed to prevent entry into a building,
room, container or hiding place and prevent the removal of an item without the consent of the
owner.
2. Padlock- a portable and detachable lock having a sliding hasp which passes through a staple
ring and is then made fasten or secured
3. Peterman- a term used in England for lock pickers, safecrackers and penetrators of restricted
areas or rooms
TYPES OF LOCKS

1. Disc tumbler- generally used in car doors

2. Lever lock- used in safe and deposit boxes
3. Combination lock- a lock containing series of numbers aligned in proper order before it will
open
4. Code-operated lock- a lock that is opened by pressing a series of numbers in proper sequence
5. Electromagnetic locks- device holding a door closed by magnetism and is able to resist
pressure up to 1,000 pounds
6. Card operated lock- opened through the use of coded cards

TYPES OF KEY

1. Change key- a key to a single lock in a master key system

2. Sub-master key- a key that will open all the locks within a particular area or grouping in a
given facility
3. Master key- a special key capable of opening a series of locks
4. Grand master key- a key that will open everything in a system involving two or more master
key groups