Transport Infrastructures Safety and Security: State of the Art of Transport Infrastructure Protection and Best Practices From Research Projects

Background

The definition of basic terms is a prerequisite for understanding the issue of “transport infrastructure safety & security”. Some of the terms used are generally established and are used almost identically in several countries, while others differ from one country to another. For this reason, in this subchapter, the researchers present the definitions, which are used later in the publication.

Security - according to the Cambridge dictionary “is a protection of a person, building, organization, or country against threats such as crime or attacks by foreign countries”. According to researchers, security is the property of the system (object, activity, etc.) not to threaten either persons or the environment (especially the environment) (Cambridge, 2019).

Technical safety - Safety according to the Cambridge dictionary: “is a state in which you are safe and not in danger or at risk”. According to safety researchers, it is a system setting to prevent losses caused by the unintentional activity of benevolent actors (Cambridge, 2019).