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2. PREPARATION <br /> 2.1 Overview <br /> While safety addresses the day-to-day issues of transporting passengers in the community <br /> safely and without accident, security deals with the entire transit system and the potential for <br /> threats against it. Security also includes OCPT as part of the larger community and the response <br /> within the community to environmental hazards, criminal or terrorist acts, or natural disaster. <br /> The OCPT Threat and Vulnerability Assessment provides a framework by which to analyze the <br /> likelihood of hazards and threats damaging critical assets. Included in this assessment are: <br /> • Historical analysis <br /> • Physical surveys <br /> • Expert evaluation <br /> • Scenario analysis <br /> The Threat and Vulnerability Assessment offers OCPT the ability to identify critical assets and <br /> their vulnerabilities to threats, to develop and implement countermeasures, and to monitor <br /> and improve program effectiveness. This analysis is guided by clear investigation of three <br /> critical questions: <br /> 1. Which assets can we least afford to lose? <br /> 2. What is our responsibility to protect these assets? <br /> 3. Where do we assume total liability for risk and where do we transfer risk to others, such as <br /> local public responders, technical specialists, insurance companies, and the state and Federal <br /> government? <br /> W, <br /> A completed "CAPABILITIES ASSESSMENT"' is Found in the section <br /> of this document entitled SECURZTY PLAN SUPPORTZNG <br /> DOCUMENTS at SECTION 7.2. <br /> 2.2 Hazard and Threat Assessment <br /> 2.2a.—CRITICAL ASSETS— IDENTIFYING THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF OUR <br /> ORGANIZATION REQUIRING PROTECTION <br /> Overview <br /> In security terms, OCPT's assets are broadly defined as: <br /> • People— Passengers, employees, visitors, contractors, vendors, community members, and <br /> others who come into contact with the system <br /> 591Page <br />