Checkpoint Design: Custom Security Screening Solutions by unival

CHECKPOINT DESIGN

Checkpoint Design focuses on the planning, configuration, and integration of security screening checkpoints to ensure effective detection, smooth operations, and reliable performance in real world environments. Modern screening technologies offer a wide range of capabilities, but no single system can address all threats, operating conditions, or throughput requirements on its own.

unival approaches checkpoint design as a structured process that combines multiple screening technologies, workflows, and layouts based on the specific task, threat environment, and site conditions. The objective is to create checkpoints that are operationally efficient, technically compatible, and suited to the actual use case, rather than copying existing layouts that may not fit local requirements.

Checkpoint Design covers both vehicle checkpoints and people checkpoints, each with distinct operational challenges and performance criteria. Vehicle checkpoints may include trucks, cars, buses, or mixed traffic, while people checkpoints may be deployed in airports, government buildings, prisons, hotels, banks, loss prevention environments, and other controlled facilities.

CHECKPOINT DESIGN

Operational Capability Overview

Purpose, Application, and Risk Environment

Purpose: Checkpoint Design is applied to ensure that screening technologies are combined and arranged in a way that meets defined security objectives while maintaining required throughput and usability. The focus is on selecting the right technologies and organizing them into a functional and effective checkpoint concept.

Application Environments: Checkpoint Design is used for people and vehicle screening environments, including border crossings, transport hubs, industrial facilities, public institutions, and critical infrastructure sites.

Operational Risk Context: Poorly designed checkpoints can lead to bottlenecks, incomplete screening, operator overload, or incompatible system integration. Differences in environment, threat profile, and concept of operations require tailored design rather than generic solutions.

Functional Capability Overview

1. Technology Selection and Combination

Identifies and combines appropriate screening technologies based on threat scenarios, object types, and operational requirements.

2. Checkpoint Layout and Workflow Design

Defines equipment placement, traffic flow, and screening sequences to support efficient and consistent operations.

3. Throughput and Capacity Planning

Aligns checkpoint configuration with expected traffic volume and operational tempo.

4. Integration and Compatibility Planning

Ensures that all selected components work together technically and operationally, including integration with existing systems where required.

5. Risk and Threat Based Design Approach

Aligns checkpoint configuration with identified threats and defined screening goals.

6. Use of International Guidance and Standards

Designs are informed by relevant international guidance and standards, including references commonly used by authorities such as TSA, ECAC, CAAC, DFT, and STAC, to support alignment with established practices and local requirements.

Technical Overview

DESIGN APPROACH WITHIN CHECKPOINT DESIGN

Checkpoint Design typically follows a structured process that includes:

Requirement Analysis and Consultation

Understanding client needs through detailed dialogue, including operational goals, constraints, and risk environment.

Threat and Risk Assessment

Correlating identified threats with screening objectives to define appropriate detection and control measures.

Concept Development and Equipment Definition

Selecting compatible technologies and defining technical specifications required to address identified risks.

Layout and Workflow Optimization

Designing equipment placement and operational sequences to maximize efficiency and usability.

Implementation Support and Integration Planning

Supporting integration with existing systems and adapting designs to site specific conditions and capabilities.

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