Guidance for the physical security of electric power substations is provided in this guide. It addresses a number of threats, including unauthorized access to substation facilities, theft of material, and vandalism. It describes some options for positive access control, monitoring of facilities, and delay/deter features that could be employed to mitigate these threats. This guide also discusses options for different levels of physical security risk for electric power substations. The guide does not establish recommendations based on voltage levels, size, or any depiction of criticality of the substation. The user will make these decisions based on threat assessment and criticality assignment by the substation owner. Large scale overt attacks against the substation for the purpose of destroying its capability to operate, such as explosives, projectiles, vehicles, etc., are beyond the scope of this guide.
- Standard Committee
- PE/SUB - Substations Committee
- Status
- Active Standard
- PAR Approval
- 2014-12-10
- Superseding
- 1402-2000
- Board Approval
- 2021-09-23
- History
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- Published:
- 2021-11-09
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Power and Energy Society
- Standard Committee
- PE/SUB - Substations Committee
- Working Group
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WGE7 - WGE7 - Substation Physical Security
- IEEE Program Manager
- Patricia Roder
Contact Patricia Roder - Working Group Chair
- Mark Smedvig
Other Activities From This Working Group
Current projects that have been authorized by the IEEE SA Standards Board to develop a standard.
P1402
Recommended Practice for Physical Security of Electric Power Substations
This document provides recommendations for the physical security of electric power substations. It addresses a number of threats, including unauthorized access to substation facilities, theft of material, and vandalism. It describes some options for and makes recommendations for positive access control, monitoring of facilities, and delay/deter features that could be employed to mitigate these threats. This recommended Practice also discusses options to mitigate different levels of physical security risk for electric power substations. The document does not establish recommendations based on voltage levels, size, or any depiction of criticality of the substation. This recommended practice guides users making decisions based on threat assessment and criticality assignment by the substation owner. Large scale overt attacks against the substation for the purpose of destroying its capability to operate, such as explosives, projectiles, vehicles, etc. are beyond the scope of this guide.
Standards approved by the IEEE SA Standards Board that are within the 10-year lifecycle.
No Active Standards
These standards have been replaced with a revised version of the standard, or by a compilation of the original active standard and all its existing amendments, corrigenda, and errata.
No Superseded Standards
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No Inactive-Withdrawn Standards
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1402-2000
IEEE Guide for Electric Power Substation Physical and Electronic Security
Security issues related to human intrusion upon electric power supply substations are identified and discussed. Various methods and techniques presently being used to mitigate human intrusions are also presented in this guide.