Universal Compatibility: Works seamlessly with major systems, including Apollo 500 and Apollo 650, CEIA Opengate, Garrett, and Metrasens Ultra.
Beyond Compliance: We go further than simply meeting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) best practices. Our platform helps you implement critical processes and controls at your entryway to ensure threats are effectively kept out.
Digital Framework for Consistency: It moves past simple alerts to provide a robust digital framework that ensures security procedures are consistently followed and thoroughly documented.
Catch More Threats: This cohesive platform enables a level of process control and documentation that helps the entire system catch more threats than any standalone piece of WDS hardware.
Real-time image transmission to a browser, mobile app, and other third-party integrations. Alerts can be confirmed, which can trigger additional actions for alert resolution.
Gives organizations the ability to view alerts in real time and access past alerts.
This feature aids investigations by specifying what was found during the search. It provides resilience when problems arise and offers front-facing images of all individuals passing through the screening portal in real time.
80% of the value of the system is deterrence. The turn around feature quantifies that deterrence value for security organizations by streamlining the logging of these incidents for reporting purposes.
DHS 14.2.2 Prohibited Items Log
DHS 8.2 Testing and Documentation with WDS
DHS 14.2.1 Illegal Items Notification Procedures
DHS 8.5 Secondary Screening Procedures
DHS 9.2.6 U-Shaped Screening Technique
DHS 15.4.5 Implementing Credentialing
DHS 14.2.2
Athena Security’s Weapons Detection System streamlines prohibited item logging for accountability and thorough documentation:
Design prohibited item logging which is part of Homeland Security best practices. Capture essential details like item description, location, date/time, and any relevant images or videos for comprehensive evidence.
Officers can log prohibited items directly from the field using the operator tablet or administrators can access the forms via a secure browser for ease of use.
Prohibted item logs are stored securely, allowing for easy retrieval, analysis, and auditing as needed, demonstrating compliance and supporting security investigations or reviews.
Athena’s Weapons Detection System logging goes beyond meeting regulations. Detailed logs inform immediate action and alerts for removing prohibited items and addressing potential threats.
Weapons Detection Logs provide insights into recurring issues, facilitating proactive security adjustments.
Robust documentation of prohibited items protects your organization in case of legal challenges.
Disclaimer: No System is 100% accurate including this advanced weapon detection system.
DHS 8.2 emphasizes the criticality of regular testing and documentation to ensure optimal performance and reliable threat detection.
Testing confirms that your concealed WDS system are installed correctly and functioning properly as per manufacturer specifications.
Documentation tracks performance history, revealing any declining trends and facilitating timely maintenance. Test results, Including location, date, time, and pass/fail status, are logged automatically for easy access and auditing.
Clear reports provide supervisors and management with an overview of testing schedules, results, and any necessary follow-up actions.
Athena’s Weapons Detection System has Real-Time Alerts empower your security team to comply with this requirement seamlessly. Our advanced weapons detection system enables:
Upon discovery of a confirmed illegal item, supervisors are automatically alerted, allowing for a swift and appropriate response.
Flexible Alert Delivery: Notifications can be tailored to your workflow, reaching supervisors via Security Operation Centers, mobile apps, computers, Video Management Systems (VMS), Access Control Systems, and other integrated business software.
Proactive Response Planning: Most clients configure the system to send alerts after confirmation by security personnel to a predetermined escalation path.
Alerts include location, date/time stamp, and images for swift action.
Key Requirement: DHS 8.5 mandates well-defined secondary screening protocols for individuals who set off WTM-D/WDS (Walk-Through Metal Detector/Weapons Detection System) alarms, ensuring thorough security measures.
The system monitors officers during secondary screenings, ensuring strict adherence to best practices of rescanning individuals (or your organization’s preferred procedure). Immediate alerts are sent if officers deviate from the standard protocol, prompting on-the-spot corrections. This promotes consistency and reinforces training.
The Athena software and AI collects data on screening practices, identifying trends, potential training gaps, and individual performance. This empowers management to oversee compliance and provide targeted support.
Rigorous documentation of secondary screening procedures helps mitigate potential liability.
Consistent, well-executed procedures create a smoother and less intrusive screening process.
The U-Shaped Screening Technique is a proven method designed to enhance security while maintaining an efficient flow of individuals through screening processes. This technique utilizes a U-shaped layout that allows security personnel to closely monitor individuals as they pass through the screening area. Key benefits include:
The design ensures that security staff have an unobstructed view of all individuals being screened, enhancing detection capabilities and improving overall security.
By organizing the screening area in a U-shape, it reduces bottlenecks, allowing for quicker screening times and a smoother experience for everyone involved.
The layout fosters better communication among security personnel, enabling them to coordinate effectively and respond quickly to any potential threats.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) guideline 15.4.5 highlights the crucial role of credentialing programs in managing building access and maintaining records of authorized personnel. Athena Security has developed innovative tools to align with these recommendations and simplify your security management.
Athena’s Smart Logic empowers you to keep the doors locked with intelligence. Instead of relying solely on object detection or clear top lock or unlock the door, which can be easily bypassed, Smart Logic keeps doors securely closed until a predetermined timer runs out or an authorized officer opens them. This intelligent system thwarts unauthorized access attempts, ensuring a higher level of security
Restricting access also means actively preventing unwanted individuals from entering your premises. As people pass through Athena’s Weapons Detection System (WDS), the system can scan for individuals on a watchlist. This proactive feature enables you to identify and intercept potential threats before they gain access to your building.
Users can choose audio or silent alarms. Can save Officers across locations or keep them separate. Email alerts and/or reports.
Officers register once and never have to touch the system. The tablet has built-in sensors to help identify the person without touching the system.
Proactively identify staffing shortages when officers are too busy, or other situations where officers may need assistance.
The device uses low-frequency electromagnetic technology, dynamic non-contact detection, and meets EMC electromagnetic radiation standards. It is safe for pregnant women, children, and other humans, as well as pacemakers and electronic devices.
Third Party Lab Tested Safety Compliance
EN 45502-2-1:2003. (Cardiac pacemakers)
EN 45502-2-2:2008. (Implantable defibrillators)
ISO 14117:2019. (Cardiac pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization devices)
ISO 14708-1:2014 (Implants for surgery)
ISO 14708-2:2019 (Cardiac pacemakers)
ISO 14708-3:2017 (Implantable neurostimulators)
ISO 14708-4:2008 (Implantable infusion pumps)
ISO 14708-5:2020 (Circulatory support devices)
ISO 14708-6:2019 (Implantable tachyarrhythmia treatment devices)
ISO 14708-7:2019 (Cochlear implants, auditory brainstem implant systems)
Athena detection products are designed to enhance safety and help reduce threats when properly configured, deployed, and utilized. No threat detection system can guarantee 100% effectiveness. Athena solutions should be used as part of a comprehensive, multilayered security strategy.
