Industrial

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In most industrial design, the most important issue is the safety of those who will be working or travelling to these areas. Unfortunately, safety is often given little consideration. After work hour, industrials areas are, for the most part, badly, illuminated, seldom under any type of surveillance, and virtually deserted, which in itself be problem enough. Add to this isolation the industrial danger areas, loading docks, service entrances, blind alleys and expansive parking areas and you have the potential for an extremely unsafe environment.

CPTED Guidelines

1. Natural Access Control

dead ends should be avoided

site entrances should be easily securable

entrances to parking areas should be controlled by fence, gate or attendant

parking should be assigned by shifts and planned to favor late workers with close-in spaces

pedestrian and vehicular direct access to railroad tracks should be restricted

storage yards should be planned for vehicular access by patrol car

access to roofs via dumpster, loading docks, poles, stacked items etc. should be restricted

building entrances should be kept to a minimum

delivery entrances should be separate, well-marked and monitored

employee entrance should be close to employee parking and work areas

nighttime parking should be separate from service entrances

access to one area of building should not allow access to others

access should be provided to both front and back so that building can patrolled

2. Natural Surveillance

all entrances should be well lit, well defined and visible to public and patrol vehicles

parking area should be visible to patrol cars, pedestrians, parking. attendants and/or building personnel

parking attendant should be positioned for maximum visibility of property

reception areas should have a view of parking areas

walls should be used only where necessary and should be high enough to prevent circumvention

blind alleys, storage yards, etc. should not create hiding places

3. Territorial Reinforcement

gateway effect or formal entrance should be created with planting, fences, gates, etc

delivery hours should be limited to daytime hours

vehicle entrances should be defined by different paving materials and signage

4. Target Hardening

delivery bays should be secured with locks

5. Management

operating hours should be the same as those of neighboring businesses