Security Directives
for Industrial Facilities
2017
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Interior َوز َارة الداخليـَّـة
High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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Ministry of Interior َوز َارة الداخليـَّـة
High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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Version History
This Security Directive supersedes all previous Security Directives issued by the High
Commission for Industrial Security (HCIS), Ministry of Interior.
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Ministry of Interior َوز َارة الداخليـَّـة
High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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Ministry of Interior َوز َارة الداخليـَّـة
High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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Table of Contents
PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................ 7
SCOPE ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... 8
AUTHORITY............................................................................................................................................. 9
APPLICATION .......................................................................................................................................... 9
WAIVERS .............................................................................................................................................. 10
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Ministry of Interior َوز َارة الداخليـَّـة
High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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Ministry of Interior وز َارة الداخليـَّـة
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High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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Purpose
This document provides general and administrative requirements for implementing the
Security Directives (SEC) listed under Section 2.
Scope
This directive provides Facility Operators (FO) with the general requirements for
implementing the SEC directives at facilities under the jurisdiction of the HCIS.
These directives refer to Safety & Fire Protection directives (SAF) also issued by HCIS.
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High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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References
The current versions of the references in each SEC directive shall be applicable. They shall
be considered integral to the SEC Directives.
ANSI/API/STD American Petroleum Institute (API) - Standard 780, Security Risk Assessment
780 Methodology for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, First Edition,
March 2013.
CCPS Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), Guidelines for Analyzing and
Managing the Security Vulnerabilities of Fixed Chemical Sites
ASIS RA ASIS International: Risk Assessment Standard
ANSI/ASIS/RIMS RA.1-2015
SAF-12 Electrical Safety
SAF-19 Power Plants and Associated Facilities
SEC-14 Security Project Management
SEC-15 Security Management at Industrial Facilities
SEC-17 Electrical Power Substations
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High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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Authority
HCIS has the authority to modify SEC directives without prior notice and to act as the AHJ
for the implementation of SECs for infrastructures deemed critical and for facilities in the
following sectors:
Petroleum
Electric Power & Distribution
Petrochemical
Water
Industrial Services
Communications
Mining
Gas
Civil Explosives
Chemical Manufacturing
Metal Manufacturing
Ports
Railroads
Others as determined by HCIS
Application
6.1 Application of Security Directives
6.1.1 SEC directives shall be applied throughout the lifecycle of relevant facilities.
This includes planning, design, construction, commissioning, operations,
maintenance, modifications, upgrades and decommissioning.
6.1.2 This Directive is applicable to all facilities including existing facilities, the
expansion of existing facilities, new facilities, projects, and upgrades.
6.1.3 The HCIS reserves the right to modify and/or make changes, as deemed
necessary, to the Security Directives without prior notice.
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6.2 Compliance
6.2.1 All existing facilities shall comply with these directives within 2 years from
the release date of these directives.
6.2.2 Where FO can demonstrate that the existing facility physical security
infrastructure is compliant with the previous directives then the facility shall
be exempt from 6.2.1 until an upgrade, expansion or replacement of the
security infrastructure is required.
6.2.3 All new facilities shall fully comply with these directives.
Waivers
7.1 Internal Company Standards
7.1.1 These directives supersede all Directives previously issued by the HCIS, or
with any other standard.
7.1.2 The FO shall align its internal standards with SEC directives.
7.2.2 Any request for non-compliance shall be submitted to HCIS with justification
proving that the non-compliances, and their resolutions, meets or exceeds
SEC Directive requirements.
7.2.3 Waiver requests shall be based on the non-compliances identified during the
SRA stage, the risk mitigation & countermeasure recommendations, sound
engineering reasons and justifications.
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High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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8.1.3 The business criteria for determining the FSC of a specific facility are defined
in Appendix A.
8.1.4 Electrical substations and water pumping & storage facilities do not fit into
the regular FSC criteria for facilities and their security requirements
definitions are based on a Functional Classification (FC).
The details for the FC of Electrical Substations are in SEC-17 “Electrical Power
Substations”.
8.1.5 HCIS reserves the exclusive right to determine the final FSC for a facility.
8.2.2 Each facility under the jurisdiction of HCIS shall have a FSC assigned based on
the BCA.
8.2.3 Each criterion shall be addressed and its applicability to the facility in
question shall be detailed so that the basis of the FSC recommendation can
be evaluated by HCIS.
8.2.4 The FO shall complete this worksheet, with specific information and
supporting documents, that addresses each applicable criterion.
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8.3.2 The FO shall conduct a SRA for the facility as specified below:
8.3.4 The FO shall be responsible to ensure that the SRA shall be executed in
accordance with any of the following SRA methodologies or standards:
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High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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Non-Disclosure Agreement
Companies involved in projects shall sign Non-Disclosure Agreements stating that no
document shall be disclosed to a third party without prior written approval of FO.
Environmental Requirements
11.1 Indoor Environment
11.1.1 All security equipment and rooms or cabinets housing security equipment
shall be cooled, or heated as necessary, with redundant split or central air-
conditioning units.
11.1.2 Security equipment installed in cabinets shall use a cabinet specific air-
conditioner.
11.1.3 Window type air conditioners shall not be used for cooling any security
facilities or equipment.
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Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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Excluding temperature rise in cabinet
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Lower temperature rated equipment may be used when FO can demonstrate the maximum temperature
encountered over the last 20 years is lower than 60 oC or higher then -10oC. The historical temperature data
must be provided from a source certified by the Saudi Government Presidency of Meteorology and
Environment.
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High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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11.2.5 The FO shall ensure that the SRA for the facility include an analysis of the
average environmental conditions applicable to the specific facility.
Security Projects
12.1 Security Project Service Providers
Only HCIS approved security consultants and contractors shall work on the security
infrastructure, security system design, and implementation of SEC compliant
requirements for facilities. Refer to section 5.2, SEC-14 for further details.
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High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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Proof of Compliance
15.1 General Requirements
FO shall validate compliance with all SEC directive requirements by submitting Proof of
Compliance (PoC) during facility security surveys, as specified in SEC-01, 8.3.2 and any
security related project design activity as specified in SEC-14. Each directive contains
specific PoC requirements that must be submitted with the SRA and any project
submission. The PoC for each directive shall form part of the normal submission
documentation and shall not be duplicated or included as additional documentation.
This PoC shall provide the details for each of the requirements listed below. PoC
submissions shall be supported with manufacturer’s brochures or catalogs ONLY where
they are relevant to the response.
In all cases the responses shall be specific in nature and include adequate technical
details to demonstrate compliance to HCIS:
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High Commission for Industrial Security اهليئة العليا لألمن الصناعي
Secretariat General األمانة العامة
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A Class 1 facility is defined as any facility whose destruction, or serious damage, could
seriously damage the Kingdom’s economy or gravely disrupt the well-being of its
population.
Such facilities are characterized by meeting ANY of the following criteria in the event of
their damage or destruction:
Business Criteria
Serious impact to offsite & onsite population due to large‐scale toxic or flammable
release.
Major environmental impact onsite and/or offsite areas.
Very large capital investment.
Very long term business interruption with large‐scale disruption to the national
economy or loss of critical data.
Critical infrastructure, regardless of capital investment or availability of alternates.
Other critical national infrastructure is dependent on this facility’s outputs, products
or services.
Loss of function/capacity cannot be made up by other existing facilities.
Directly and seriously impacts hydrocarbon exports.
Major oil & gas production, processing, transportation & export facilities including
Gas Oil Separator Plants (GOSP).
Major oil refining & storage.
Hydrocarbon plants.
Major electricity generation facilities.
Major water desalination facilities.
Major commercial & industrial sea ports including all hydrocarbon export seaports.
Major telecommunications facilities.
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Class 2 Facility
A Class 2 facility is defined as any facility whose destruction, or serious damage, could
cause short term damage to the Kingdom’s economy or temporarily disrupt the well-
being of its population.
Such facilities are characterized by meeting ANY of the following criteria in the event of
their damage or destruction:
Business Criteria
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Class 3 Facility
A Class 3 facility is defined as any facility whose disruption, or serious damage, could
cause minimal or no damage to the Kingdom’s economy or would not disrupt the well-
being of its population.
Such facilities are characterized by meeting ANY of the following criteria in the event of
their damage or destruction:
Business Criteria
Class 4 Facility
A Class 4 facility is defined as any facility considered a facility that supports a class 1, 2 or
3 facility and is either adjacent to, or remote to, Class 1, 2 or 3 facilities.
Business Criteria
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Supply warehouses.
Office support facilities.
Class 5 Facility
Class 5 is very limited in its application and shall only be assigned by HCIS.
Business Criteria
Limitations:
Workflow
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a. Solid walls along the perimeter are not permitted unless required due to safety
requirements. Such solid perimeter walls shall be limited to the sections of the
perimeter where the safety requirement applies.
Facility operator shall provide HCIS with applicable safety references that are being
used as the basis for this aspect.
b. The perimeter fencing may be rigid steel fencing or chain-link, as selected by the
facility operator, with the following physical attributes:
i. Fence design shall be selected to allow clear views into the facility from the
outside.
ii. 3m height minimum.
iii. Topped by one roll of properly secured concertina wire.
iv. All fence components shall be protected against corrosion by the appropriate
coatings.
v. Clear zones on both sides of the fence. This clear zone shall be graded and kept
clear of all vegetation. Facility operator shall not use these areas for any purpose.
vi. 3m clear zone on the outside.
vii. 2m clear zone on the inside.
2. GATE
3. LIGHTING
a. Area/street lighting shall be used along the perimeter fence and main roadways inside
the facility.
b. All buildings shall have lighting illuminating the building exterior.
c. Lighting shall be automatically on during periods of darkness.
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4. PROCEDURES
a. Facility operator shall develop and implement procedures for each guard post.
b. Security personnel shall be trained in the use of all security equipment used at the
facility.
c. Security personnel shall have adequate wireless communication resources to cover
the entire facility.
d. Selection of security personnel shall follow HCIS regulations.
e. ID management system.
f. Visitor management system.
5. IMPLEMENTATION
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