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Buchcover - Understanding, Assessing, and Responding to Terrorism - ISBN 978-0-470-11894-8
„... comprehensive and well written. Its should be read by all security personnel, both public and private, as it contains valuable insights...“ (Journal of Hazardous Materials, October 1, 2007)
Understanding, Assessing, and Responding to Terrorism
Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Personnel
von Brian P. BennettPreparedness is the best weapon against terrorism
Understanding, Assessing, and Responding to Terrorism: Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Personnel gives adetailed explanation of how to implement preventive and/orprotective measures to ensure the safety of personnel andfacilities. It includes:
* Easily customized templates for the vulnerability analysis, security procedures, emergency response procedures, and trainingprograms
* Vulnerability assessment methodologies and formulas forprioritizing targets
* Coverage of critical infrastructure sectors, hard targets, andsoft targets, such as hotels, places of worship, and commercialdistricts
* Countermeasures for terrorist attacks using weapons of massdestruction with coverage of chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, and explosive materials
* A seven-step Security Vulnerability Analysis (SVA) process toidentify and categorize critical infrastructure, key resources, andkey assets
* Information on the National Incident Management System (NIMS)that enables all public, private, and non-governmentalorganizations to work together effectively to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents
* Numerous case studies and examples
A practical, how-to book with step-by-step processes to helpreduce risks from terrorist attacks, this is a must-have referencefor private and public sector risk managers, safety engineers, security professionals, facility managers, emergency responders, and others charged with protecting facilities and personnel.
Understanding, Assessing, and Responding to Terrorism: Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Personnel gives adetailed explanation of how to implement preventive and/orprotective measures to ensure the safety of personnel andfacilities. It includes:
* Easily customized templates for the vulnerability analysis, security procedures, emergency response procedures, and trainingprograms
* Vulnerability assessment methodologies and formulas forprioritizing targets
* Coverage of critical infrastructure sectors, hard targets, andsoft targets, such as hotels, places of worship, and commercialdistricts
* Countermeasures for terrorist attacks using weapons of massdestruction with coverage of chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, and explosive materials
* A seven-step Security Vulnerability Analysis (SVA) process toidentify and categorize critical infrastructure, key resources, andkey assets
* Information on the National Incident Management System (NIMS)that enables all public, private, and non-governmentalorganizations to work together effectively to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents
* Numerous case studies and examples
A practical, how-to book with step-by-step processes to helpreduce risks from terrorist attacks, this is a must-have referencefor private and public sector risk managers, safety engineers, security professionals, facility managers, emergency responders, and others charged with protecting facilities and personnel.
