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Security Directives For Industrial Facilities: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Security Directives For Industrial Facilities: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Security Directives For Industrial Facilities: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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SECURITY DIRECTIVES
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SECURITY DIRECTIVES
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SECURITY DIRECTIVES
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SECURITY DIRECTIVES
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Table of Contents
1.0. ADMINISTRATION : 3
1.1 ScoPE .
2.0. DEFINITIONS ., 3
3.0. REFERENCES 5
4.0. GENERAL R E Q U I R E M E N T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . 6 . o 6 6 - o . . . . . . 6
4.2. FACILITY C LA S S I F I CA T I O N . . . . . . . . . . o . . . s o . . . s o . s o . . o . . . . . . . . o . 7
4.2.1. Class 1 F a c i l i t y . . . . . . . . . s o . » . s o . . o . s o . s o s . . o o o . 7
4.2.2. Class 2 F a c i l i ty . . . . . . . . . . . . s o . - . . s o . . . . . . . . s o . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2.4. Class 4 F a c i l i ty . . . . . . . . . . . . s o s . . . . . . . . o . s o . s o . . . •• 10
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1.0. Administration
I. I . Scope
This Directive provides the minimum requirements for companies and establishments
that are subject to the supervision of the High Commission for Industrial Security
1.2. Application
This Directive is applicable to all facilities, including new projects, the expansion of
existing facilities, and upgrades. For application to existing facilities, the Operator
shall assess his facilities against the requirements of these Directives and coordinate
with the General Secretariat of the High Commission for Industrial Security (HCIS) to
comply with the Security, Safety, and Fire Protection requirements according to these
Directives and add to or modify the existing facilities as required. Where the HCIS
has assessed deficiencies in existing facilities during a survey, comparing the current
equivalent company or industry Standards and Codes are followed, or where any
conflict exists between this Directive and other company standards and Codes, the
deviations shall be resolved by the HCIS. Deviation lower than the requirements of
compliance, with justification and reason, for each applicable requirement of these
security directives, and approval shall be received from the HCIS prior to
engineering files.
2.0. Definitions
HCIS High Commission for Industrial Security. The HCIS is part of the
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Kingdom-wide.
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required.
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sow Scope of Work: A study that defines the requirements for security,
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3.0. References
The selection of material and equipment, and the design, construction, maintenance,
operation and repair of equipment and facilities covered by this Security Directive
shall comply with the latest edition of the references listed in each Security Directive,
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4 . 1. 1. The High Commission for Industrial Security (HCIS) reserves the righ t to
4.1.2. The national security of Saudi Arabia, including the security of the economy
and the well being of its population, depends directly on physical and
Security Directives.
4.1.5. Guidelines are provided with this Security Directive in order to permit the
4.1.6. All security design shall be carried out by qualified security consultants or
4.1.8. This facility classification and risk analysis shall be submitted to HCIS for
4.1.9. The information contained herein will be used to define the l e vels of
protection required for fac iliti es in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) that
fall under the supervision of the High Commission for Industrial Security
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4.1.11. Operators who operate offshore or marine facilities shall ensure that they
Operators shall apply aspects of the International Ship and Port Facility
Security Code (ISPS), issued by the IMO, that apply to their offshore or
marine facilities.
around each marine facility. They shall ensure that adequate warning signs
they are entering a restricted area. These warning signs shall comply with
required permissions and standards for buoy deployment are complied with
the facility.
4.1.12. These Security Directives supersede all older S S D ' s previously issued by
the HCIS.
Facilities shall be classified based on a four (4) level classification methodology. The
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facilities.
destruction.
of alternates.
reduce them.
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destruction.
availability of alternates.
is damaged or destroyed.
destruction.
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Class 1, 2 or 3 facilities.
destruction.
All devices installed for Security Directive compliance shall be capable of operating
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Window type air conditioners shall not be used for cooling any security
facilities or equipment.
of these conditions.
condensing
km/hr.
95% of all dust particles are less than 20 micrometers and 50%
other materials.
case) are:
20 ppm (vol/vol)
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HCIS.
4.4.2. The Operator shall be responsible for providing HCIS with required data at
least three(3) months before the scheduled security related project initiation.
This will allow a complete evaluation by HCIS of the project and the
proposed contractors.
4.4.3. Contractors and suppliers shall be certified by the Ministry of Interior and
4.4.4. The contractor shall be licensed by the competent authority at the Ministry
related work. It shall specify the nature and type of authorized activity and
Commerce & Industry shall clearly specify that the contractor is authorized
to conduct security related work. It shall clearly state the vendors line of
systems.
4.4.6. The Operator shall submit qualification data to the HCIS for approval of all
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The data submitted to the HCIS shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
A) Valid copies o
f commercial registration, showing license specified in
4.4. 5. above.
B) Chamber o
f Commerce membership
D) Company profile
E) Full names and details about company owners, director, senior project
F) List o
f previous projects o
f a similar nature that have been executed
executed project.
another organization
H) Head office address & contact details for all prime and sub
contractors.
4.4.7. The Operator shall ensure that the company selected for security related
to design, install, test and maintain the system and execute all work
requirements.
4.4.8. The Operator shall submit to HCIS full details of all Saudi and foreign
The Operator shall ensure that all companies participating in the work are
4.4.9. The Operator shall ensure that the company selected for security related
work shall have prior technical experience inside or outside the Kingdom in
similar work that matches the scope, and magnitude, of the current work.
44.10. The security system contractor shall formally assume, certified in writing,
total responsibility for executing all phases of the work. All sub-contractors
shall be approved by HCIS prior to any contract award. The procedures for
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(NDA) specifying that the contractor shall maintain all work related
documents in confidence and not disclose them to any third party without
writing, that they shall provide, for at least 1 0 years, after-sales services,
support and spare parts for all devices and systems installed.
4 . 4. 1 3 . The Operator shall provide HCIS with a detailed list of major system and
equipment for all security related work. The list shall include model
4.4.14. HCIS shall have the right to reject any of the systems or equipment. In case
4.4. l 5. The Operator shall ensure that any prerequisites required by current rules
HCIS shall approve all security related work executed by companies that fall under
Projects that fall under the jurisdiction of the HCIS shall follow the following general
sequence to ensure requisite approvals are received from HCIS on a timely basis:
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documents to HCIS
project Discretion
Discretion
completed internal
(30%)
Operator review
Release Discretion
Drawings archive
This section provides an overview of the project workflow for projects. Details for
The conceptual design to be submitted to HCIS shall contain three main elements:
• The Classification of the proposed facility and the basis for the classification.
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HCIS shall evaluate this information and inform the Operator of its acceptance or any
issues with the submission. This evaluation shall allow the preliminary design to
qualified security consultant, that details the Scope of Work (SOW), main
requirements.
hardware/software.
the facility.
5.3.2.4. Location and installation details for main gates, restricted area
5 .3 .3 . The Operator shall submit this data to HCIS as specified in 4.4.2 of this
security directive.
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5.4.1. The Operator shall prepare a detail design package, prepared by a qualified
engineering design and list of bidders for main design elements. All
5.4.2. During construction, the Operator shall ensure that ongoing construction
5.4.3. A copy of the detail design package shall be provided to the HCIS for
approval at least three months prior to awarding the bid, ordering materials
or initiating any work specified under the detail design package. This data
shall include the items listed below. The Operator shall be responsible for
any delay that may occur due to non-compliance with the time requirements
The Operator is required to meet HCIS time requirements for approvals and
5.4.4. The detailed design package shall include a list of contractors on the bidders
and reasons, for each applicable aspect of the HCIS security directives &
5.4.6. A list of all equipment, hardware, software, and devices shall be provided as
5.4.6.2. Certificate for material compliance that shows that material complies
5.4.6.3. Period in which device has been available in local and international
markets
5. 4. 6. 4 Local users o
f the product.
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5.4.7. The proposed work execution schedule shall be provided as part of this
package.
5.4.9. The technologies, devices and systems to. be supplied for the project shall be
obtained from credible and reputable sources and manufacturers. The full
Once all HCIS approvals have been received the design can be released to the
The installation contractor shall be certified as specified in section 4.4 of this security
directive.
5.7.1. The Operator shall ensure that all systems and devices used for security
Security System".
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5.7.4. All critical system devices such as, but not limited to, computers and
communications.
5.7.5. System components shall have the capability for future expansion. The
system shall have at least 50% spare capacity when it is initially deployed.
This spare capacity includes, but is not limited to, computer memory and
disc space.
subsystem shall not result in the failure of the system. When a failure
of the function. .
5.7.7. System components and devices shall have tamper sensors and shall
annunciate an alarm for any attempt to open, modify, remove, or cut system
5.7.9. All main system components shall have the ability to send data, text or
Directives.
which shall verify compliance with all detail design and functional
installation site.
The documented results of the FAT shall be used as the basis of system
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signed by both the system contractor and the Operator or his representative.
5.8.2. Installations at each site shall be validated by a Site Acceptance Test (SAT)
requirements.
The documented results of the SAT shall be used as the basis of site
examination by HCIS.
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5.9.1. The Operator shall ensure that all security' installations are supported with a
5.9.2. The system contractor shall provide all details and tools required for system
tested.
Generator maintenance logs for the current calendar year shall be available
(PM) at least once every 6 months with the exception of emergency backup
least one calendar year. During PM the performance of the component shall
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5.9.7. The Operator shall have a facility, manned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
5.9.9. System failures and alarms shall be analyzed quarterly by the Operator to
identify potential problem areas. This quarterly review shall be used as the
5.9.1 I . The Operator shall maintain a full set of As Built drawings for all security
systems and civil work. The drawings shall be maintained as soft copy in an
5.9.12. All Maintenance activities shall be documented and retained for a 1 2 month
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5.9.13. The Operator shall conduct periodic audits of all security equipment as
specified in SEC-12.
5.10. Training
The Operator shall ensure that training is provided to security personnel in the
5.10.2. The training shall cover procedures, general system operation, failure
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5.10.3. The Operator shall maintain logs of all training activities. The logs shall list
all training provided to personnel and include personnel name, date and type
of training provided.
maintenance.
5 . 1 0. 6 . The Operator shall maintain logs of all training activities. The logs shall list
all training provided to personnel and include personnel name, date and type
of training provided.
The Operator shall setup the infrastructure, procedures and personnel to develop a
cohesive, rapid response to an emergency event. This shall include the management
of fixed and mobile security assets using a proven command and control system
Personnel designated for a rapid response force shall be provided with additional
The security directives issued by HCIS shall be used as the basis of defining,
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This section lists how the elements of this security directive apply to facilities depending on
their classification using the criteria stated in section 4.2 of this directive.
] A P P L I C A T I O N
Facility Classification ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Environmental Requirements ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
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