Emergency Preparedness Books
Books on security, disaster preparedness, recovery and
business continuity currently available from the IFMA Bookstore:
Disaster
Recovery Yellow Pages, 11th Edition
Steven Lewis, Ph.D., CISA.
The Systems Audit Group Inc.
Item #147251
Member price: $93.65
Non-member price: $100.86. 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: $101.25
Non-member price: $109.35
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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