Physical Security Audit Checklist Template printable pdf download

Physical Security Audit Checklist Template

PHYSICAL SECURITY AUDIT CHECKLIST

Security audits can encompass a wide array of areas; however, a cursory checklist is below:

Physical layout of the organization’s buildings and surrounding perimeters:

Does the property topography provide security or reduce the means of attack or access?

Does the landscaping offer locations to hide or means of access to roof tops or other access

points?

How many points of entry are there to the building? Are those entrances monitored?

Do all persons entering and exiting the building go through a security check point?

Lighting:

Is there sufficient lighting to allow guards, employees, or others to see places of possible

concealment or access?

Are access points obscured by low light?

Alarms – including fire, intrusion, tamper, motion:

Are doors, windows, gates, turnstiles monitored for egress and ingress?

Are means of ingress able to be audited to identify who accessed those areas?

Is the premises monitored for fire or smoke? Does the system alert the local fire department?

In the event of a forced entry who does the alarms system notify? Is it monitored by a third party

or staff?

Physical barriers – including fences, bollards, tire strips, gates:

Are fences tall enough to reduce unauthorized access to the property? Is the fence checked

regularly by staff for holes, damage or access points.

Are bollards in place to prevent damage to buildings or access points by vehicles?

Are tire strips installed and able to be used to prevent unauthorized entry to sensitive areas

around the property? Parking lots, loading docks, pick up areas.

Are gates secure and operating properly?

Is entry to the premises protected by gates or is vehicular traffic allowed to move freely on and

off the property?

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Physical Security Audit Checklist Template