It suits utilities, oil and gas operators, manufacturing plants and the suppliers of their control systems. Asset owners, integrators and product suppliers each have their own parts.

• The organisation confirms its role as asset owner, integrator or product supplier.
• The system is divided into zones and conduits.
• Target security levels are set for each zone.
• A gap assessment is made against the parts that apply.
• Gaps are closed and evidence is kept for the assessor.

The size of the plant, the number of zones and the age of equipment drive the cost. Older control systems can be costly to secure.

Plant programmes often run in phases over one to two years. Product and process assessments can be shorter.

Assessment against the series is offered by specialist bodies under their own schemes. We confirm the scheme that applies before any work starts.