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Document ID (ISN)74711
CIS number 00-396
ISBN(s) 0-87912-198-X
Year 1997
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Lack R.W.
Title Accident prevention manual for business and industry - Security management
Bibliographic information National Safety Council, 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca IL 60143-3201, USA, 1997. xxii, 487p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: USD 100.00.
Abstract A desk reference manual on security management in the United States in seven parts. Contents: overview with historical perspectives and comments on future trends; administration, which outlines the principles and procedures concerned with the administration of an effective security management system; security and the law, covering legal aspects; physical security standards: designing a secure and safe work place; security management systems, concerned with the human element; crisis management, covering needs for security emergencies; special topics: airports, health care, public buildings, international security management, espionage, terrorism and civil unrest.
Descriptors (primary) human factors; safety by design; plant safety organization
Descriptors (secondary) occupational safety; terrorism; USA; intelligence; airports; manuals; safety and health engineering; electrical safety; emergency organization; fire protection; health services; industries; legislation; violence; bomb threats
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s)
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Violence and terrorism
Psychological factors