Progress Report on IWGLTS Eiichiro OishiJapan

Stands for International Working Group for Land Transport Security, established based on Ministerial Conference on International Transport Security, January 2006

Aims at enhancing cooperation in passenger rail and transit security among government

IWGLTS…

Makati City The Philippines 2008

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France held 1st meeting in Paris, April 2007 Japan held 2nd meeting in Osaka, October 2007 and 3rd in Tokyo, February 2008

U.S. will host 4th meeting in coming November Economies and organization which participated in

the meetings, at least once, are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, U.K., U.S. and EC

Host and Participants

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Members shared information on terror attack and security measures

Japan developed a report on “Raising Public Awareness”

Germany developed a report on “Security Partnership between Operators and Authorities”

What IWGLTS has done

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Members shared information on terror attack and security measures

Surveillance SystemSecurity Management SystemLegal Framework

What IWGLTS has done

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a) Request for passenger cooperation when they find suspicious objects/persons

b) Notification of the reinforcement of surveillance

c) The measure for trashcans

d) Other ways to encourage passenger vigilance

Practices for “Raising Public Awareness”

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a) Request for passenger cooperation when they find suspicious objects/persons

Appeal to passengers through audio announcements, posters and electric display etc. to be vigilant to the suspicious objects and persons.

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a) Request for passenger cooperation when they find suspicious objects/persons

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b) Notification of the reinforcement of surveillance Deter the terrorist attack by displaying distinctive security

notice.

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c) The measure for trashcans ・ Inexplosive trashcans ・ Transparent trashcans 　　　　→ Regular checking or emptying is effective

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d) Other ways to encourage passenger vigilance　　　・ Distribute cards

Practices for “Raising Public Awareness”

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If you find any suspicious objects, please inform staff or police!

Three rules when you find suspicious object1. Don’t touch!2. Don’t smell!3. Don’t move! 10

Some Observations for Implementation

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Beware of false alarms

Keep refreshing messages Prevent undue concern

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Security Partnership between Operators and Authorities 　

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Responsibilities in the framework of security risk prevention

Security risk assessments, classification of security risks and escalation levels

Integration of travelers and personnel into security risk prevention

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ThankThank 　 　 youyou

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