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security
and life safety director for the world trade center, Douglas
G. Karpiloff,
is in charge of keeping the second tallest building complex
in the country secure.
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ashtrays outside the World Trade Center are shallow so
there is no room to place destructive material in them. |
In
1993, when a van drove into the public underground parking
garage and detonated a bomb before speeding away, Karpiloff
was director of tenant services, and the World Trade Center
was an open building, with no security center.
But
since the bombing eight years ago, Karpiloff has become an expert
on protecting urban Americans and the places where they work.
An engineer by training, and a former captain in the U.S. Army,
Karpiloff helped design and implement the $15 million interim
safety program implemented immediately after the bombing, and
worked to develop the $45 million system implemented from 1993
to 1999.
The
World Trade Center has become a role model for security at
other buildings both in New York, like the United Nations
the Empire State Buildings,New York City's airports, and 1
Police Plaza and around the country.
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Properties in 16 American cities were asked the following
questions on safety before and after the World Trade
Center bombing.
Are you safer?
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Yes / No
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| 1.
Has building security increased? |
77%
/ 23% |
| 2.
Is the building perimeter surveilled by
CCTV around the clock? |
77%
/ 23 |
| 3.
Does security monitor traffic adjacent to
the facility? |
45%/
55% |
| 4.
Does the building have underground parking?
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68%
/ 32% |
| 5.
If so, is the garage open to the public? |
60%
/ 40% |
| 6.
Are vehicles inspected at loading docks before
they can enter? |
55%
/ 45% |
| 7.
Is visitor sign in required? |
86%
/ 14% |
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Source: Security Management Online |
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"Most
multitenant buildings in 1993 and today are open-tenant buildings,"
Karpiloff says.
"Most
garages are open. The posture of security in 2001 should
be different than in 1993. But not everyone has learned
these lessons."
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Karpiloff is somewhat of a star in the commercial security
business. He was elected security director of the year by
the Access Control and Security Systems Integration 2000.
Today,
he travels around the country to consult for security teams
thinking of implementing many of the cutting-edge security
measures he oversees at the new and improved Twin Towers.
Nothing’s
foolproof, but Karpiloff is determined to make sure another
terrorist attack doesn't happen again.
"You
don’t eliminate terrorism by putting in security systems;
you make the target harder relative to its neighbors,"
he said.
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