The next in the Security TWENTY 17 Scotland series of conferences and exhibitions is running at a new city: Glasgow, on Tuesday, September 5. We’re previewing some of the event speakers; first, a relatively local one, Paul Grainge from Middlesbrough-based PD Ports.
Each conference is aimed at end users, purchasers and those who specify security products, seeking to offer something for everyone, in an update on the latest developments in the security sector. That’s why Paul is both a previous speaker at ST – at ST15 Newcastle in autumn 2015 – and a visitor, most recently to the ST17 Midlands event at Nottingham in February, and the previous ST17 event, at another new venue, the Majestic in Harrogate.
While no two security managers are alike and no two sectors are the same, Paul has quite an unusual site and workforce to secure – land and water. Also while ports are changing fast due to new technology, the same as in other workplaces, the workforce is unusually traditional – dockers. While Paul like others in the port sector has been working to international rules such as the IMO‘s ISPS (International Ship and Port Facility Security) code arising from the 9-11 terror attacks, port workers have not been used to security and crime prevention measures such as carrying of personal workplace ID, and may take convincing that those measures are in their interests, not only their employer’s.
Paul’s worked at the port more than 30 years, having gone into security management (and lately taking over from retiring security manager Denis Murphy) through the Harbour Police, which Paul joined as a constable. Paul’s also the port security officer for Tees and Hartlepool port security authority; an Army reservist; and a member of the Security Institute. He can claim a bit of UK legal history as he saw through a prosecution under the 2009 port security regulations; and that will be one of the topics of his talk. To be exact, section 33, intention to interfere with a security measure required by a port facility security plan. We’ll leave Paul to tell the story, but beforehand here’s the legals for you to gen up on:
Port Security Regulations 2009, section 33. Interference with security measures. 1) A person who intentionally interferes with security measures required by a port security plan commits an offence. 2) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable
a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
Like all ST events, Scotland’s is free to attend, and you can just turn up on the day, although organisers ask that you register online beforehand, to help gauge numbers to cater for. For the full line-up of speakers, from 9.30am to 1.30pm, and exhibitors, visit https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/security-events-and-conferences/security-twenty-home/st17-scotland/.
