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Incremental Protection for Existing Commercial Buildings from Terrorist Attack: Providng Protection to People and Buildings: Providing Protection to P

Incremental Protection for Existing Commercial Buildings from Terrorist Attack: Providng Protection to People and Buildings: Providing Protection to P

Homeland Security Dept (U S )
Federal Emergency Management Agency

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ISBN10: 0160817250
ISBN13: 9780160817250
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: Nov 21 2008
Pages: 168
Language: English
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This publication provides guidance to owners of existing commerical builidings and their architects and engineers on security and opeerational enhancements to address vulnerabilities to explosive blasts and chemical, biological, and radiological hazards. It also addresses how to integrate these enhancements to into the ongoing building maintenance and capital improvement programs. These enhancements are intended to mitigate or eliminate long-term risk to people and property.

This manual provides building owners and their design consultants with guidance on developing a program of incremental security enhancements that can be implemented over a period of time.
Chapter 1 provides an overview of integrated incremental rehabilitation of buildings, potential terrorist threats to buildings, the mitigation of the risks of terrorist attacks, special issues related to security in existing commercial buildings, a process for integrating incremental mitigation into the normal facility management process, and a step-by step approach to implementation of an incremental enhancement program. It is intended for building owners and their risk managers and facility managers.

Chapter 2 describes the relationship between this manual and FEMA 452 and includes a list of terrorism risk reduction measures. It also discusses the implementation of an integrated incremental program and links (in the form of matrices) specific physical and operational enhancement measures to normal maintenance and capital improvement programs associated with commercial buildings. It is intended for risk managers, facility managers, and design professionals.

Chapter 3 discusses blast threats to buildings and physical enhancements that reduce the vulnerability to blasts. It is intended for design professionals and their blast consultants.

Chapter 4 discusses chemical, biological, and radiological threats to buildings and physical and operational enhancements that reduce the vulnerability to these threats. It is intended for design professionals and their CBR consultants.

Chapter 5 discusses operational security measures that reduce commercial building vulnerabilities to terrorist threats. It is intended for design professionals and security personnel.
Audience
This manual addresses the specific needs and practices of commercial building owners, and guides building owners and managers through a process that will reduce the risks to their buildings from terrorist attacks. It is intended for use by both technical and non-technical audiences, including building owners, facility managers, risk managers, security consultants, and design professionals.

Related products:

Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT & CBRNE) collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/security-defense-law-enforcement/hazardous-materials-hazmat-cbrne

Terrorism and 9/11 history related products resources collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/terrorism-911-history

Other products produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/528



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