Bollard

Bollard

Bollards use to contribute to safety and security are extensive. The American Bar Association (ABA) state that bollards are used to contribute to homeland security.[19] Also the NIBS’s site—the Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG)—recommends in its Design Guidance that open spaces surrounding and contiguous to buildings be included as integral parts of a security design.[20] See Crime prevention through environmental design for more.

Security-related Bollard types

In the security industry physical site security bollards have assumed a prominent role, of which there are two main kinds:

non-crash-resistant bollards
crash- and attack-resistant bollards, a hardened barrier systems used to protect military, governmental and other buildings or compounds of higher security levels.[6] They are often used by retailers to prevent "Smash and Grab" burglary. Large concrete planters are a decorative alternative to traditional bollards.

According to the National Institute of Building Sciences, non-crash resistant bollards are "perceived impediments to access" and address the actions of two groups.

Law-abiding persons who comply with civil prescriptions of behavior as defined by the manner in which bollards are put to use;
Potentially threatening and disruptive persons for whom bollard applications are proscriptive by announcing their behavior is anticipated and additional levels of security await them.[21]

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