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Compliance Enforcement
Compliance and enforcement conduct inspections 24 hours a day. Inspections of the
Secured and Sterile areas are conducted to determine compliance i.e. aircraft, vehicles,
ramp, construction sites, tenants, terminal doors, alarm response time, and Hartsfield-Jackson
incentive program. Fines are assessed for those tenants that are non-compliant.
Physical Security Provide input for design and review construction plans
of airport projects to meet the physical security and TSA requirements for protecting
facilities as and resources of the airport. Manage the contracts for all security
systems to include CCTV, Access Control, fingerprints and badge systems. Develop
security plans to serve as guidelines/roadmaps tenant and contractors to meet the
applicable standards of TSA and the airport.
Contract Guard Security Services Manage the guard contract company that provides
physical access control to the restricted areas of the airport. Conduct performance
monthly reviews of the company’s performance levels to ensure the highest level
of security is maintained.
Escort Procedure
Introduction
Escorting is defined as accompanying an individual or group that does not have unrestricted
access to the SIDA or sterile area. Escorting is only authorized for official business
and is not allowed for the purposes of taking family members, friends or associates
into the restricted areas of the Airport for tours or unofficial company business.
Individuals with unrestricted access to the Security Identification Display Area
(SIDA) and sterile areas of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport must
display the proper identification media as issued by the Department of Aviation’s
Security Division. SIDA is defined as the areas within the Airport's perimeter boundary
that require an individual to continuously display an ID badge. Sterile areas are
areas inside the central passenger terminal complex that are behind the screening
checkpoints and include all concourses.
Individuals who do not have an Airport ID badge that authorizes access to the SIDA
or sterile area and have a need to conduct official business for a short duration
may be escorted by a person with escort authority. The Security division will grant
escort authority to individuals as requested by their employer.
Permitted Purposes for Escorting
Escorting is only authorized when an operational need exists for a governmental
agency, airline tenant, airline management tenant, concessions tenant, construction
management tenant or contractor as authorized by the Aviation Security division.
Please see the Escort Training Guide below for a detailed list that
can be used as a guideline for justification to escort (the list is not all inclusive).
Who Can Escort
Individuals authorized by their company and validated by the Security division can
escort if the purpose for escorting falls within the guidelines as listed in the
Permitted purposes for escorting section of this document. Security will validate
authority to escort by issuing a seal to each individual authorized to escort. The
seal will be affixed to the ATL badge and presented at access points when performing
escort duties. Please see the Escort Training Guide below for additional
details.
Methods for Escorting
- Walking Escorts
- Work Group Escorts
- Vehicle Escorts
- Contractor Escorting
Please see the Escort Training Guide below for additional details.
Procedures to Escort
Government employees (blue badges), airline employees and airline management company
employees (green badge) are authorized to escort at any time through access gates
59 or the security screening checkpoint. The individual conducting the escort must,
however, possess the validation seal issued by DOA Security prior to performing
the escort. No other authorization documentation shall be required as authorization
to escort.
Employees of companies other than government, airline or airline facility management
must receive pre-authorization from the Department of Aviation Security office prior
to escorting. The following procedures will be used for escorting:
- An Escort Request Form must be completed and submitted to the DOA Security Office
a minimum of 24 hours prior to the requested time of escort for approval consideration.
The form must be submitted by the tenant or prime construction contactor.
- After review, the form will be sent back to the company of request via fax or e-mail.
- If approved, the form must be presented at the access point authorization to escort.
Please see the
Escort Training Guide below for additional details.
Emergency Notification
If an escorted person engages in activities other than those for which access was
granted, the person providing the escort is required to maintain watch if possible
and report the incident to Airport police by calling 911 immediately.
Security Seal/Hologram Program Procedures (U.S. Customs and
Border Protection)
Definition of CBP Security Area (19 CFR 122.181)
The term “CBP security area” means the Federal Inspection Services area at any airport
accommodating international air commerce designated for processing passengers, crew,
their baggage and effects arriving from, or departing to, foreign countries, as
well as the aircraft, deplaning area, ramp area, international cargo facilities,
and other restricted areas designated by the Port Director.
For a detailed outline of security provisions (19 CFR 122.181), application details
and escorting procedures, please click on the link below:
Link to Security Program Procedures – printable PDF
Link to ATL Escort Training Guide– printable PDF
Link to Escorting Criteria Policy– printable PDF
Link to Escort Request Form