Building Vulnerability Assessments: Industrial Hygiene and Engineering Concepts / Edition 1

by Martha J. Boss, Dennis W. Day

Overview

All too often the assessment of structural vulnerability is thought of only in terms of security upgrades, guards, and entrance barriers. However, in order to fully ensure that a building is secure, the process of design and construction must also be considered. Building Vulnerability Assessments: Industrial Hygiene and Engineering Concepts focuses on the range of vulnerabilities that can and should be addressed from design implementation through securing a building from intrusion from all types of threats.

Customized Recommendations for Individual Structures

The book begins with an outline for vulnerability assessments conducted either in-house or in coordination with a third party. The text is presented in a way that facilitates modifications for an organization’s particular needs. The authors present summaries of regulations that are used to determine if chemicals create a risk to off-site locations or constitute a homeland security vulnerability. They also discuss physical security and chemical, biological, and radioactive (CBR) threat potentials.

Highlights the Threat of Biological Contamination

The remainder of the book discusses control systems to reduce vulnerabilities, emphasizing ventilation system controls. Since a building or facility which is already contaminated is easier to contaminate further, the authors put a heavy focus on new, latent, and residual chemical and biological contamination within building infrastructures. The book concludes by presenting basic emergency planning recommendations and offering recommendations for assessment programs and emergency drills.

This volume, comprising the wisdom of scientists and engineers who have dealt in the past with building and site failures, assists future designers and operations and emergency planners in making decisions that may lessen the impact of emergencies and he

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367385477
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/15/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	436
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Martha J. Boss, Dennis W. Day

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Abou the Authors x

Chapter 1 Introduction to Vulnerability Assessments Martha Boss Dennis Day Lawrence Fitzgerald Gayle Nicoll 1

Chapter 2 Assessment: Threat Analysis Martha Boss Dennis Day Lawrence Fitzgerald Randy Boss Gayle Nicoll 35

Chapter 3 Regulations, Building Codes, Industry Standards: Compliance Documentation Martha Boss Dennis Day Charles Allen Robert Araujo Lawrence Fitzgerald 99

Chapter 4 Site and Building Features Martha Boss Dennis Day Charles Allen Randy Boss 119

Chapter 5 Chemical Threats Martha Boss Dennis Day Gayle Nicoll 137

Chapter 6 Biological Threats Martha Boss Dennis Day Charles Allen 151

Chapter 7 Radiation and Nuclear Threats Gayle Nicoll Martha Boss Dennis Day 173

Chapter 8 Airborne Hazard: Protection Options Kendall G. Christenson Donald C. Dittus 195

Chapter 9 Pressure Differentials and Airborne Contaminant Controls Martha Boss Dennis Day Charles Allen 229

Chapter 10 Filtration Martha Boss Dennis Day Charles Allen 241

Chapter 11 VAC Control Systems Martha Boss Charles Allen Donald C. Dittus 267

Chapter 12 VAC Systems Design Features Martha Boss Charles Allen Donald C. Dittus 275

Chapter 13 Temperature Management Equipment Martha Boss Dennis Day Charles Allen Randy Boss 295

Chapter 14 Piping Systems Martha Boss Dennis Day Charles Allen Randy Boss 311

Chapter 15 Decontamination Methods, Biocides, and Personal Protective Equipment Martha Boss Dennis Day Jon A. Cummins 323

Chapter 16 Building Materials and Decontamination: Discussion of General Decontamination Terms and Method for Specific Building Materials Martha Boss Dennis Day Jon A. Cummins 341

Chapter 17 Decontamination of Ventilation Systems: Discussion of General Decontamination Terms and Methods for Ventilation Systems Martha Boss Dennis Day Jon A. Cummins 371

Chapter 18 Emergency Plans Martha Boss Randy Boss 383

Acronyms 395

Index 401