Tentacles AZGuard is purpose-built to help rail operators demonstrate station incident readiness, security governance, and audit compliance in line with UK rail industry expectations and multi-agency coordination models.
AZGuard delivers a structured digital framework for managing Station Incident Response Plans (SIRPs) in alignment with guidance from the Rail Delivery Group, enabling operators to move beyond simple document storage to a fully governed planning environment. The platform includes a station-specific SIRP builder, integrated links to supporting plans such as security, evacuation, business continuity, and communications, and clearly defined role-based responsibilities and command structures. Robust version control and approval workflows ensure plans remain current and formally authorised, while automated review reminders and a complete audit history provide clear evidence of ongoing governance and compliance.
AZGuard provides real-time operational oversight across railway stations through integrated applications for station teams, security personnel, duty managers, and control centres. Incident activity, escalation actions, and coordination records are captured as structured data rather than informal logs, enabling accurate reporting, full traceability, and performance oversight across stations, operational teams, and multi-agency partners.
AZGuard is designed to support continuous compliance rather than periodic audit preparation. Operational activity, incidents, KPIs, and documentation are recorded with time, location, and user context, creating a defensible audit trail aligned to regulatory requirements, contractual SLAs, and internal governance standards.
AZGuard is developed as a long-term operational platform, with future capabilities focused on strengthening situational awareness, predictive insight, and automated compliance reporting as regulatory and operational demands evolve.
AZGuard supports configurable incident categories and severity thresholds, automated escalation pathways to duty managers, control rooms, and security leads, and built-in acknowledgement tracking with response time logging. Decision logging ensures full accountability at every stage of an incident, creating a time-stamped, replayable audit trail that clearly demonstrates how events were managed from initial report through to resolution.
AZGuard is designed to make security and operational audits faster, clearer, and more defensible. The platform maintains immutable logs covering plan changes, approvals, and incident actions, supported by role-based access controls and separation of duties. With one-click export of station audit packs — including plans, training records, incidents, reviews, and action tracking — operators can provide comprehensive evidence for internal, regulatory, or industry assurance activities with minimal preparation time.
AZGuard is deployed through structured engagement to ensure alignment with operational requirements, regulatory obligations, and organisational context. Platform capability, configuration, and integration are discussed prior to deployment to ensure suitability for high-risk and regulated environments.
