ISO 22343-1:2023

This document specifies impact performance requirements for a vehicle security barrier (VSB) and a test method for rating its performance when subjected to a single impact by a test vehicle not driven by a human being. It is applicable to test methods for vehicle penetration distances not exceeding 25 m.

This document is applicable to all manufacturers and procurers of VSBs, where they are used to protect people in any public or private location from the impact of vehicle attacks.

This document does not apply to the performance of a VSB or its control apparatus when subjected to:

—    slow speed encroachment;

—    slow speed nudging and ramming;

—    blast explosion;

—    ballistic impact;

—    manual attack, with the aid of the vehicle (multiple impacts at slow speed);

—    manual attack, with the aid of tools (excluding vehicles);

—    electrical manipulation;

—    attack on the control systems by any means.

NOTE 1   For manual attack, a variety of test methods exist. For assessing in