Download or read book Understanding Assessing and Responding to Terrorism written by Brian T. Bennett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to understanding, assessing, and responding to terrorism in this modern age This book provides readers with a thorough understanding of the types of attacks that may be perpetrated, and how to identify potential targets, conduct a meaningful vulnerability analysis, and apply protective measures to secure personnel and facilities. The new edition of Understanding, Assessing, and Responding to Terrorism updates existing material and includes several new topics that have emerged, including information on new international terrorist groups as well as a new chapter on Regulations and Standards. A vulnerability analysis methodology, consisting of several steps—which include the techniques necessary to conduct a vulnerability analysis—is introduced and applied through several sample scenarios. By using easily customized templates for the screening process, valuation of a critical asset as a target, vulnerability analysis, security procedures, emergency response procedures, and training programs, the book offers a practical step-by-step process to help reduce risk. Each different type of terrorism is briefly discussed—however, the book focuses on those potential attacks that may involve weapons of mass destruction. There is a discussion of what physical and administrative enhancements can be implemented to improve a facility's ability to devalue, detect, deter, deny, delay, defend, respond, and recover to a real or threatened terrorist attack—whether it be at a facility, or in the community. Techniques on how personnel safety and security can be improved through the implementation of counter-terrorism programs are also outlined. An overview of the major counter-terrorism regulations and standards are presented, along with the significant governmental efforts that have been implemented to help prevent terrorist attacks and foster preparedness at both private and public sector facilities and for personnel. Understanding, Assessing, and Responding to Terrorism, Second Edition: Updates existing material, plus includes several new topics that have emerged including information on new international terrorist groups, new terrorist tactics, cyber terrorism, and Regulations and Standards Outlines techniques for improving facility and personnel safety and security through the implementation of counter-terrorism programs Unites the emergency response/public sector community with the private sector over infrastructure protection, thus allowing for easier communication between them Includes questions/exercises at the end of each chapter and a solutions manual to facilitate its use as a textbook Understanding, Assessing, and Responding to Terrorism, Second Edition is a must-have reference for private and public sector risk managers, safety engineers, security professionals, facility managers, emergency responders, and others charged with protecting facilities and personnel from all types of hazards (accidental, intentional, and natural).

Download or read book Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for 2013 Dept of Homeland Security NP PD U S Coast Guard FEMA written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Homeland Security and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Security for Holy Places written by Stephen D. Bryen and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Security for Holy Places is the first comprehensive security guide for religious associations and organizations. While focused on houses of worship (and schools and centers connected to them), the guide also provides important information on securing religious summer camps and its guidance can be used for any faith-based organization, senior center, day care, or school. The book includes chapters on: overall threat types of weapons used by intruders perimeter and inside security where to get professional help how to build a security plan what to know when hiring guards armed versus unarmed guards & volunteers gun laws mental health issues how to use volunteers effectively to strengthen security information on technology that can strengthen the protection of holy places and their immediate surroundings security for day and overnight camps guidance on how to organize security committees to strengthen security checklists for congregations and camps to use immediately

Download or read book Hairy Situations written by Sonya Wilson and published by Dogwise Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hairy Situations is the first book on crisis management and disaster planning specifically written for the pet care industry. Hairy Situations: • Describes crises that can happen in the pet care industry and how disasters affect these businesses differently from companies that deal with papers or people. • Lists detailed ways to mitigate crises and prevent disasters. • Provides a roadmap that will guide you in preparing a disaster binder for your pet care business. • Uses an "all hazards" approach to crisis response that will help you become better able to recover physically, financially and emotionally from disaster.

Download or read book Soft Target Hardening written by Jennifer Hesterman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of ASIS Internationals 2015 Security Book of the Year AwardTerrorist attacks occur daily and are increasingly being aimed at civilian populations around the world. Battlefield lines have been redrawn to include churches, schools, hospitals, and malls. This breach of moral boundary is shocking and invokes feartwo primary goals of terrorism.

Download or read book Is 368 written by Fema and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-02-20 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Course Overview The purpose of this course is to increase awareness and understanding of the need for full inclusion of disaster survivors and FEMA staff who are people with disabilities, and people with access and functional needs. The course provides an overview of disabilities and access and functional needs and explains how disaster staff can apply inclusive practices in their disaster assignments. Course Objectives: At the completion of this course, participants should be able to: -Explain the importance of including people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs in disaster operations at the JFO and field locations. -Describe how JFO and field staff can support and include people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs in disaster operations. -Describe principles and FEMA initiatives that provide a foundation for the integration of people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs in disaster operations. -Describe the history of the treatment of and services for people with disabilities. -Identify laws that provide the legal foundation for issues related to people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. -Describe the function of the Disability Integration Advisor. -Describe personal actions to support the integration of people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs in the JFO and field disaster operations. Primary Audience This course is designed for all personnel involved in disaster operations at the Joint Field Office (JFO) and in other disaster facilities and activities.

Download or read book Is 26 Guide to Points of Distribution written by Fema and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010-08-11 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Points of Distribution . Points of Distribution are centralized locations where the public picks up life sustaining commodities following a disaster or emergency . Commodities usually include shelf stable food and water What are Points of Distribution or PODs? During a disaster, one method of issuing supplies may not be enough. A Local Emergency Management Agency (LEMA) could use other distribution systems or use all of them at once. All three complement each other and provide expanded distribution coverage. For this Guide, we will focus on Points of Distribution or PODs. PODs can accommodate vehicle traffic (drive-thru), pedestrian traffic (walk thru), and mass transit traffic (bus or rail). Each person or vehicle receives a set amount of supplies. The recommended amount is for each person/vehicle to receive enough for a household of three. The amount of supplies provided will differ depending on the type of transportation used. For instance, more supplies are provided to someone in a car than to a pedestrian who must hand carry items."

Download or read book Social and Human Elements of Information Security Emerging Trends and Countermeasures written by Gupta, Manish and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides research on the social and human aspects of information security. Presents the latest trends, issues, and findings in the field.

Download or read book Stirring of Soul in the Workplace written by Alan Briskin and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for those who'd like to find more meaning in their jobs, "The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace" offers ways to balance a personal spiritual path with job realities and expectations.

Download or read book Biometrics Concepts Methodologies Tools and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 1887 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Security and authentication issues are surging to the forefront of the research realm in global society. As technology continues to evolve, individuals are finding it easier to infiltrate various forums and facilities where they can illegally obtain information and access. By implementing biometric authentications to these forums, users are able to prevent attacks on their privacy and security. Biometrics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a multi-volume publication highlighting critical topics related to access control, user identification, and surveillance technologies. Featuring emergent research on the issues and challenges in security and privacy, various forms of user authentication, biometric applications to image processing and computer vision, and security applications within the field, this publication is an ideal reference source for researchers, engineers, technology developers, students, and security specialists.

Download or read book Right Within written by Minda Harts and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the powerhouse author of The Memo, the essential self-help book for women of color to heal—and thrive—in the workplace In workplaces nationwide, women of color need frank talk and honest advice on how to deal with microaggressions, heal from racialized trauma, and find relief from invisible workplace burdens. Filled with Minda Harts’s signature wit and warmth, Right Within offers strategies for women of color to speak up during racialized moments with managers and clients, work through past triggers they may not even know still cause pain, and reframe past career disappointments as opportunities to grow into a new path. Through action points, exercises, and clear-eyed coaching, Harts encourages women to summon hidden reserves of strength and courage. She includes advice from therapists and faith leaders of color on a full range of ways to heal. Right Within will help women of color strengthen their resolve across corporate America, ensuring that we can all, finally, rise together.

Download or read book The Construction Chart Book written by CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training and published by Cpwr - The Center for Construction Research and Training. This book was released on 2008 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Construction Chart Book presents the most complete data available on all facets of the U.S. construction industry: economic, demographic, employment/income, education/training, and safety and health issues. The book presents this information in a series of 50 topics, each with a description of the subject matter and corresponding charts and graphs. The contents of The Construction Chart Book are relevant to owners, contractors, unions, workers, and other organizations affiliated with the construction industry, such as health providers and workers compensation insurance companies, as well as researchers, economists, trainers, safety and health professionals, and industry observers.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration written by Wang, Victor X. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book provides comprehensive coverage and definitions of the most important issues, concepts, trends and theories in adult education, adult ESL (English as a Second Language) and information communication technologies, offering an in-depth description of key terms and theories/concepts related to different areas, issues and trends in adult education worldwide"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book The Risk Management Process for Federal Facilities An Interagency Security Committee Standard written by Interagency Security Committee and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) priorities is the protection of Federal employees and private citizens who work within and visit U.S. Government-owned or leased facilities. The Interagency Security Committee (ISC), chaired by DHS, consists of 53 Federal departments and agencies, has as its mission the development of security standards and best practices for nonmilitary Federal facilities in the United States. As Chair of the ISC, I am pleased to introduce the new ISC document titled The Risk Management Process: An Interagency Security Committee Standard (Standard). This ISC Standard defines the criteria and processes that those responsible for the security of a facility should use to determine its facility security level and provides an integrated, single source of physical security countermeasures for all nonmilitary Federal facilities. The Standard also provides guidance for customization of the countermeasures for Federal facilities.

Download or read book Is 103 written by Fema and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Course Overview This independent study course prepares students to successfully assume the role and responsibilities of a Geospatial Information System (GIS) Specialist during a disaster situation. As they complete this course, students will learn how to use their GIS skills to support other members of a Joint Field Office (JFO) disaster response and recovery team and successfully meet the responsibilities assigned to them. Students will also learn what types of products need to be produced and what procedures must be followed to ensure that products are produced correctly and in a timely manner. Course Objectives: -Recognize the role a GIS Specialist performs while supporting a response and recovery operation -Identify likely sources of information and data within FEMA and the emergency management community -Identify the types of products commonly needed by FEMA programs and decision makers during an operation -Recognize best practices for establishing and maintaining data flow, products and timelines during an incident -Recognize how to appropriately handle and protect licensed, sensitive, or personal data -Recognize how to use Remote Sensing products Primary Audience This course is designed primarily for GIS Specialists newly employed with FEMA or other emergency response organizations. Students should already have a basic working knowledge of standard GIS software applications. Prerequisites Prior to completing this course, it is highly recommended that the student have: -Opened the Geospatial Information System Specialist (GISP) task book, or -Held the equivalent position in the NRCC/RRCC (when developed) Students must also have basic geospatial knowledge and skills, including: -Knowledge of how to make a map and other geospatial products -Knowledge of basic analytics -Knowledge of the basic fundamentals of cartography and geospatial terminology -The ability to use standard GIS software and equipment such as: -ESRI's ArcGIS software, including Spatial Analyst -Adobe products -Google Earth -Large format printers -Microsoft Office suite -Handheld GPS devices -Modeling and decision support software such as HAZUS -Computers Note: Students may come to FEMA with prior geospatial training and knowledge, or it may be developed through on-the-job training or courses.

Download or read book Creative Onboarding Programs Tools for Energizing Your Orientation Program written by Doris M. Sims and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised, expanded, and up-to-the-minute—the leading guide to serving the modern organization's onboarding needs It's a challenge overlooked by many: The need to bring recent hires into the fold, smoothly, effectively, and rapidly. And in this state-of-the-art multi-phased guide to integrating new employees into an organization, Doris Sims, longtime HR and onboarding guru again redefines the expectations of what effective HR training and succession management can do for your business. Fully updated with new case studies of best practices from successful companies, Creative Onboarding is the edge your business needs. The most complete resource for helping employees do their best work from the minute they first walk in the door, this book delivers an arsenal of high-end strategies and skills, including: Activities and checklists to help focus your onboarding efforts Advice on designing and implementing programs for employees at any level that mesh with existing organizational cultures The latest tools, technologies that create programs with impact Ways to measure results-and make positive adjustments on the fly In today's hyper-competitive business environment, seamless onboarding is an absolute necessity. And Creative Onboarding puts within easy reach the benefits of improved retention and performance, along with drastically reduced HR-related overhead. Topics covered include: Designing New Employee Onboarding: Companies Who Do it Right • New Tools and Technologies to Make Your Program Fun and Memorable • Onboarding New Managers • Onboarding FAQs • and more

Download or read book Safer Healthcare written by Charles Vincent and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of this book set out a system of safety strategies and interventions for managing patient safety on a day-to-day basis and improving safety over the long term. These strategies are applicable at all levels of the healthcare system from the frontline to the regulation and governance of the system. There have been many advances in patient safety, but we now need a new and broader vision that encompasses care throughout the patient’s journey. The authors argue that we need to see safety through the patient’s eyes, to consider how safety is managed in different contexts and to develop a wider strategic and practical vision in which patient safety is recast as the management of risk over time. Most safety improvement strategies aim to improve reliability and move closer toward optimal care. However, healthcare will always be under pressure and we also require ways of managing safety when conditions are difficult. We need to make more use of strategies concerned with detecting, controlling, managing and responding to risk. Strategies for managing safety in highly standardised and controlled environments are necessarily different from those in which clinicians constantly have to adapt and respond to changing circumstances. This work is supported by the Health Foundation. The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK. The charity’s aim is a healthier population in the UK, supported by high quality health care that can be equitably accessed. The Foundation carries out policy analysis and makes grants to front-line teams to try ideas in practice and supports research into what works to make people’s lives healthier and improve the health care system, with a particular emphasis on how to make successful change happen. A key part of the work is to make links between the knowledge of those working to deliver health and health care with research evidence and analysis. The aspiration is to create a virtuous circle, using what works on the ground to inform effective policymaking and vice versa. Good health and health care are vital for a flourishing society. Through sharing what is known, collaboration and building people’s skills and knowledge, the Foundation aims to make a difference and contribute to a healthier population.