PAS 97:2009

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A Specification for Mail Screening and Security.

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BuyTHEPAS to mail screening and security to help you ensure an attack does not strike from one of the least expected quarters - order today!PAS 97 is a specification for mail screening and security to help organisations reduce the risk of harm to operations and staff. Publication comes just weeks after the UK Government updated its anti-terror strategy to take account of the increased likelihood of a chemical or biological terrorist attack in Britain. This PAS takes into account these updates.
Even in this electronic age, most businesses and other organisations rely on the ability to receive and send physical items of mail. As an essential part of normal operations, mail presents various potentially significant vulnerabilities. Mail streams into and within an organisation provide a vector for malicious attacks and scope for other security incidents. All of which can adversely affect the day-to-day business of the organisation, as well as its reputation.
This PAS gives the requirements and recommendations for mail screening, set in the broader context of postal security. It will be useful to anyone responsible for planning, delivering or procuring mail handling and screening services within organisations, as well as commercial providers of such services.


The specification is for use by organisations of any size, sector or complexity. It sets out a comprehensive framework for protective security including:

• Assessment of risks associated with postal incidents,
• Identification of appropriate measures to take in screening mail,
• Help with decisions on the investment in equipment and facilities,
• Implementation of these measures with regular review,
• Establishment of conditions to be imposed upon suppliers.

PAS 97 specifies measures to assist businesses and other organisations in identifying and minimising the impact of items of mail that represent a threat, or could otherwise cause concern or disruption. It also addresses broader postal security measures aimed at ensuring all incoming, outgoing and internal mail streams are managed to minimise the risk of loss or theft of valuable or sensitive items or information.
This publication concentrates on letters and small parcels entering the organisation from any external source, including public/commercial postal services, by hand or by courier delivery.
Attacks may be intended to cause physical damage to property, harm to individuals, create fear or merely to cause disruption. It is also quite possible for perfectly benign objects to appear suspicious, causing disruption through emergency responses that prove unnecessary.
In addition, incoming and outgoing mail streams may contain valuable items or sensitive information that warrant protecting from loss or theft. This PAS will help you address this issue.
Key Features and Benefits:

• Lays out a specification for mail screening and security that will help organisations mitigate any risks associated with incoming, outgoing or internal mail. Allowing organisations to address risks that they may not have considered before that could have significant costs of disruption and reputational damage associated with them.
• Is applicable to the various forms of letters and and small parcels arriving via various external sources. Including public/commercial postal services, by hand or by courier delivery. Making it widely applicable.
• The specification is for use by organisations of any size, sector or complexity. Making it suitable no matter the sector or industry your organisation operates within.

Publisher: BSI
ISBN 10: 0580630943
ISBN 13: 9780580630941
Pages: 39
Format: Hardcopy
Published Date: 31 March 2009
Availability: In Stock

Order this best practice guideline to help your organisation mitigate the risks associated with normal physical mail today!