There are steps that businesses can take to protect against and minimize
the effects of a terrorist attack. In addition to planning for emergencies,
some modifications of physical buildings can provide additional protection
for building occupants. The links below provide guidance on steps
businesses can take to improve the protective features of their facilities.
Building Air Protection
Guidance for Filtration
and Air-Cleaning Systems to Protect Building Environments from Airborne
Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks
DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 2003-136
Provides preventive measures that building owners and managers
can implement to protect building air environments from a terrorist release
of chemical, biological, or radiological contaminants.
Guidance
for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological,
or Radiological Attacks (NIOSH)
DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 2002-139
Outlines preventive measures that building owners and managers can take
to protect building air environments from a terrorist release of contaminants.
Protecting
Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological
Attack (CDC/NIOSH)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September
6, 2002 / 51(35);789
Summary report of November 2001 NIOSH investigations of public and private-sector
buildings to determine the vulnerability of building air environments
to CBRN agents.
Building Security
Building
Security by Design: A Primer for Architects, Design Professionals,
and their Clients (American Institute of Architects)
External Link: http://www.aiaeoc.com/redesign/Downloads/SecurityBooklet.pdf
Provides general information on building protection. Includes summaries
of asset analysis, threat analysis, vulnerability analysis, and risk analysis.
Facilities
Standards for Public Buildings Service (GSA)
External Link: http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/channelView.do?pageTypeId=8195&channelId=-14201
Contains detailed building construction guidance. This document establishes
design standards and criteria for new buildings, major and minor alterations,
and work in historic structures for the Public Buildings Service (PBS)
of the General Services Administration (GSA).
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
(NIST)
External Link: http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/
Information on building materials; computer-integrated construction
practices; fire science and fire safety engineering; and structural, mechanical,
and environmental engineering.
Making
Federal Buildings Safe (GSA)
pdf
version available on this site - 171 KB (7 pages)
Provides tips and guidance on ways to make Federal buildings more secure.
Information about Mail handling; chemical, biological, and bomb threats;
more...
High-Rise Protection
Security
and Safety in Los Angeles High-Rise Buildings After 9/11 (RAND)
External Link: http://www.rand.org/publications/DB/DB381/
Short study that focuses on the threats to and possible responses from
the owners and managers of Los Angeles high-rise buildings in the aftermath
of 9/11.
Protecting
Occupants of High-Rise Buildings (RAND)
External Link: http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/rr.08.02/occupants.html
Guidance for local governments and building owners on mitigating
the effects of an attack on high-rise buildings.
Chemical Plant Protection
A Method to Assess the Vulnerability of U.S. Chemical Facilities
(Department of Justice)
pdf
version available on this site - 220 KB (33 pages)
Presents an overview of a prototype methodology to assess the security
of U.S. chemical facilities. Identifies and assesses potential security
threats, risks, and vulnerabilities, and guides the chemical facility
industry in making security improvements.
Synthetic
Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) Security Vulnerability
Analysis Tools
External Link: http://www.socma.com/Products/VulnerabilityAnalysis.htm
Provides chemical facilities with a mechanism to allow flexibility
and efficiency in site vulnerability analysis, and helps facilities analyze
potential vulnerabilities and consider where resources will be most effective.
Chemical Plant
Vulnerability Analysis (American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE))
External link: http://www.aiche.org/Publications/pubcat/listings/081690877X.aspx
Guidelines for analyzing and managing the security vulnerabilities at fixed chemical sites.
Site Security Guidelines in the US Chemical Industry (American Chemistry Council)
External link: http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_acc/sec_article.asp?SID=1&DID=710&CID=22&VID=109
&RTID=0&CIDQS=&Taxonomy=&specialSearch
Guide for implementing a quality site security management system. "Site Security Guidelines for the U.S. Chemical Industry," developed by a group of company security professional and designed specifically for the chemical industry, can help member companies build upon their existing security programs.
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