High Health Unit Security

Basic Design:

1. The unit must be surrounded by a complete fence
2. The fence should be 2.5 meters high and 0.5 meters underground to stop pigs and other mammals entering and leaving the unit
3. A car park should be sited away from the unit and appropriately marked
4. All entrances through the fence must be locked
5. All personal items including personal clothing, watches, cigarette lighters etc must remain outside the entrance to the unit itself
6. Spectacles, cameras and other visitor equipment must be inspected by a member of staff before being allowed onto the unit
7. Outside unit fence, all meters (electrical, gas and water) must be situated off-farm and placed in a locked area
8. The farm manager's office should be situated near the entrance
9. A Klaxon switch should be placed by the car park to attract staff attention to visitors.
10. None of the staff should own or come into contact with other pigs
11. No staff should visit animal markets, pig shows or slaughterhouses
12. No unauthorized pigs, pig products or pig fecal material must be allowed onto the farm
13. Unit rules regarding last pig contact must be strictly adhered to and visitors book signed
14. All entry and exit points should be well lit, ideally with proximity sensors

The following entrances/exits are permitted:

1. Entrance via a locked door into staff shower facility
2. Entrance via a locked door into a visitor shower facility
3. Connector to the feed bins which pass through the fence
4. Exit via a raised ramp for livestock
5. Exit for dead animal disposal through a locked gate
6. The straw barn has an entrance from off-farm and an entrance on-farm.
7. Both should be kept locked. Staff are not allowed to leave the farm through the straw barn
8. Slurry disposal through underground pipe to slurry store off-farm

Images to illustrate unit security:

Security fence should be buried into the ground	Perimeter into the ground.	Perimeter fence above ground.
Car park outside perimeter
Feed through fence	Feeder inside fence.	No fence around feeder. Notice overgrown weeds.
Avoid visitors	Avoid visitors by providing postal points and ensure electric and gas meters can be read outside the farm. Have a fax machine to reduce callers.
Loading area	A stop for the stockperson leaving the farm.	Ensure loading area is always clean.
No pig products should enter the unit	Raw pig products on a unit posses a high risk.	No pork products should be eaten on the unit.