Point Security, Inc. provides sales and service of security screening equipment throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean including metal detectors, x-ray devices, and explosive trace detection equipment. They have very competitive prices for excellent refurbished equipment.

1. POINT SECURITY INC.

2. FACTS ON AIRPORT SECURITY
▪ Metal detectors
▪ Uses low-intensity magnetic fields to find metal
▪ Even through the magnetic fields are a form of radiation,
emissions are small and do not cause biological damage
▪ You are not at radiation risk

3. FACTS ON AIRPORT SECURITY
▪ Luggage screening
▪ They use x-rays to examine luggage
▪ Produces radiation, but the amount is not harmful to
passenger or employees
▪ Your luggage is exposed to small amounts of radiation,
too low to damage your belongings

4. AIRPORT SECURITY SINCE 9/11/2001
▪ The TSA (Transportation Security Administration)
was formed
▪ The TSA did not exist prior to 9/11
▪ Nov 19, 2001 the Aviation and Transportation Act
was passed by Congress
▪ The cockpit is locked and the pilot is the only one
who can unlock it from the inside

5. AIRPORT SECURITY SINCE 9/11/2001
▪ You must arrive at the airport 2 hours before your
flight

6. SOURCES
▪ Information on Metal Detectors
▪ Airport Screening
▪ The United States After 9/11: 6 Things That Have
Changed Since 2001