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Emergency Preparedness Books
Books on security, disaster preparedness,
recovery and business continuity currently available from
the IFMA Bookstore:
Disaster
Recovery Yellow Pages, 14th Edition
Steven Lewis, Ph.D., CISA.
The Systems Audit Group Inc.
Item #147251
Member price: $144.00
Non-member price: $159.00
Know where to get help when you
need it. This handy reference covers a wide range of services
available for disaster recovery, including restoration of
data processing, trauma counseling, drying and dehumidification
of paper records and services to counteract smoke odors.
Within the pages of this directory, you will also find sources
for emergency equipment rentals, including telecommunications
systems, computer equipment and office furnishings. The
directory also lists sources for training, publications
and supplies.
Emergency
and Disaster Planning Manual
Laura G. Kaplan
Item #146214
Member price: 64.91
Non-member price: $69.90
This book covers necessary emergency planning techniques
for industrial, commercial and utility structures. It includes
details on planning, employee services, restoration, inventory
control and environmental clean-up issues. It also includes
case histories from the Los Angeles riots and Hurricane
Andrew, as well as other situations involving damage from
oil spills, fires, ice storms and floods.
Emergency
Preparedness for Facilities: A Guide to Safety Planning
and Business Continuity
David Casavant
Item #157163
Member price: $124.95
Non-member price: $134.95
Casavant’s indispensable volume won the IFMA Award
of Excellence in 2003 for providing facility managers with
a strategic guide to prepare for and recover from emergencies.
The guide references and explains all relevant OSHA requirements
and comes with a companion CD-ROM that contains forms and
templates for creating emergency preparedness plans.
Handbook
of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention,
Third Edition
Lawrence J. Fennelly
Item #146196
Member price: $48.56
Non-member price: $52.45
A crime prevention specialist for the Harvard University
Police Department, Lawrence J. Fennelly knows his subject.
In this detailed handbook, he explains security design,
surveys, internal theft controls, executive protection,
awareness and community involvement are also covered. Locks,
safes, guard services, alarms, lighting and surveillance
systems are addressed in their own section. Fennelly also
touches upon the different security needs of different types
of facilities and services, such as libraries, residence
halls, high-rise buildings, hospitals, campuses, shopping
centers and automated teller machines.
Handbook
of Occupational Safety and Health, Second Edition
Edited by Louis J. DiBerardinis
Item #146109
Member price: $159.30
Non-member price: $171.56
Anyone responsible for workplace safety and health will
benefit from the basic concepts included in this latest
edition of the handbook. The introductory section alone
covers vital information such as how to locate occupational
health and safety sources, the role of management in an
effective safety program and how to recognize health hazards
in the workplace. Other sections deal with safety and health
evaluations, control practices, physical hazards, special
topics and legal affairs.
High-Rise
Security and Fire Life Safety
Geoff Craighead
Item #146140
Member price: $64.76
Non-member price: $69.94
This comprehensive reference for security and fire life
safety operations covers the unique and critical concerns
of high-rise commercial office buildings. Topics include
a 100-year history of these facilities, their common systems
and the myriad laws, codes and standards that are exclusive
to the high-rise.
Introduction
to Security, Sixth Edition
Robert J. Fischer and Gion Green
Item #147150
Member price: $42.08
Non-member price: $45.32
This essential volume, in its sixth edition, informs readers
of contemporary security issues—from equipment and
procedures to management and loss-prevention theory. The
book has been updated with the most current information
available in the constantly changing security field to help
readers select the right options for handling a variety
of security dilemmas.
Manager’s
Guide to Contingency Planning for Disaster: Protecting Vital
Facilities and Critical Operations
Kenneth N. Myers
Item #157174
Member price: $57.00
Non-member price: $61.56
Developing business continuity strategies are an essential
step for today’s managers, and Myers’ book explains,
in detail, how to retain market share, service customers
and maintain cash flow—even if a disaster occurs.
Chapters like “Defining the Problem,” “Business
Impact Analysis” and “Implementation Strategy”
precede the author’s explanation of his own process
of plan development—which includes the careful consideration
of “what if” situations and strategies.
Rethinking
Corporate Security in the Post 9/11 Era: Issues and Strategies
for Today’s Global Business Community
Dennis R. Dalton
Item #157178
Member price: $34.28
Non-member price: $38.24
Fortune 500 consultant Dennis Dalton helps security directors,
CEOs and business managers understand the fundamental role
of security in today’s business environment and outlines
the steps to protect against corporate loss. He draws on
the insights of such leaders as Jack Welch, Bill Gates,
Charles Schwab and Tom Peters in this unique review of security’s
evolving role and the development of a new management program.
Security
Planning and Design: A Guide for Architects and Building
Design Professionals
The American Institute of Architects
Item #157208
Member price: $44.88
Non-member price: $47.60
In this useful handbook for design professionals and architects,
the AIA has compiled the best ideas for security in the
built environment. Nine chapters written by industry experts
cover topics such as understanding the nature of security
threats; design issues, challenges and concepts; planning
and evaluation; building hardening techniques; technologies;
biochemical and radiological protection; emergency operations;
and putting security measures into practice.
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