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Plant Security Project

Chemical facilities are one specific sector of significant DHS focus. Terrorists undoubtedly regard chemical plants as target opportunities, especially those located in densely populated areas. As a consequence, the DHS has established a significant Federal role in the chemical sector by creating cooperative relationships with chemical plants. Owners, operators, and the DHS have made considerable investments to enhance physical security by strengthening buffer zones, improving access control, implementing detection technologies, and increasing response preparedness capabilities. Chemical facility site visits are conducted by Federal, state and local officials to address vulnerabilities with owners and operators. Buffer Zone Protection (BZP) planning develops protective measures that extend from the critical infrastructure site to the surrounding community to deny terrorists an operational environment. The Department provides training workshops, seminars, technical assistance and a common template to standardize the BZP development process.

Duos' role in chemical plant hardening is turnkey design and installation of remote viewing security systems at high risk chemical plants (ten such installations to date). The systems consist of state-of-the-art video cameras, processing equipment, and a specially designed network infrastructure to provide secure connectivity and communications utilizing secure encrypted virtual private network (VPN) tunnels to distribute remote digital video imagery in real time simultaneously to multiple state and federal government agencies. Authorized users access a secure web site via Internet Explorer web browser or a proprietary client software application. Within the web browser or client software, users can control any of the cameras and retrieve archived video. Each user of the system can be configured for different levels of access to real time video, digitally archived video, and camera control. Projects are deployed utilizing Duos’ proprietary rvspro™ digital video servers and browser based software that allows an unlimited number of simultaneous users.

These chemical plant security systems detect threats and significantly decrease vulnerability within and surrounding the chemical plants, including but not limited to suspicious persons, explosives, nuclear and hazardous materials and chemical/biological agents.