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Perimeter Fence

What is Perimeter Fence?

Physical barriers installed around facilities to define boundaries and prevent unauthorized physical access to the organization's property.

Information Security

What the standards actually require on perimeter fence

Requirements naming perimeter fence across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

A person with management or control of a workplace where construction work is carried out must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the workplace is secured from unauthorised access, having regard to all relevant matters including the risks from u...

australia-model-code-of-practice-construction-work::2.1d · 2.1 Secure the construction workplace from unauthorised access (r 298) →

Where guarding is used, the person with management or control must use a permanently fixed barrier if access to the guarded area is not needed during operation, maintenance or cleaning;

australia-model-code-of-practice-managing-the-risks-of-plant-in-the-workplace::4.1a · 4.1 Guard plant using the required order of barrier types (r 208) →

Questions people ask about perimeter fence

What is Perimeter Fence?
Physical barriers installed around facilities to define boundaries and prevent unauthorized physical access to the organization's property.
Why is Perimeter Fence important for compliance?
Perimeter Fence is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding perimeter fence helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Perimeter Fence?
Perimeter Fence appears in the requirement text of Australia Model Code of Practice: Construction Work, Australia Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Perimeter Fence?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how perimeter fence applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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