This document gives guidance on the selection, installation and use of vehicle security barrier (VSBs) and describes the process of producing operational requirements (ORs).


It also gives guidance on a design method for assessing the performance of a VSB.


This document is applicable to end users, such as site owners and specifiers, of VSBs, where they are used to protect people in any public or private location from vehicle attacks.


This document does not apply to the performance of a VSB or its control apparatus when subjected to:


—    slow speed encroachment;


—    slow speed nudging and ramming;