APTA transit security standards coming

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is working on standards for security in public transit and commuter rail systems. The work was launched earlier this year and involves working groups devoted to devising standards of performance for security products in the areas of closed circuit television, perimeter protection and blast-mitigating trash receptacles. APTA says the standards will be ready for public comment this fall, after which final versions will be released by the end of the year. The standards will be voluntary, and are intended to give security products buyers a greater degree of confidence that the products they buy will perform properly.