TY  - BOOK
AU  - Craighead,Geoff
TI  - High-rise security and fire life safety
SN  - 9781856175555 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - TH9745.S59 .C73 2009
U1  - 658.477 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Amsterdam, Boston
PB  - Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier
KW  - Skyscrapers
KW  - Security measures
KW  - Fires and fire prevention
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. High-Rise Building Definition, Development, and Use --
2. Security and Fire Life Safety Uniqueness of High-Rise Buildings --
3. Security and Fire Life Safety Threats --
4. Risk Assessments --
5. Building Security Systems and Equipment --
6. Building Fire Life Safety Systems and Equipment --
7. Management of the Security Function --
8. Investigations --
9. Office Buildings --
10. Hotel Buildings --
11. Residential and Apartment Buildings --
12. Mixed-Use Buildings --
13. Liaison with Law Enforcement and Fire Authorities --
14. Laws, Codes, Standards, and Guidelines
N2  - High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, Third Edition, is a comprehensive reference for managing security and fire life safety operations within high-rise buildings. It spells out the unique characteristics of skyscrapers from a security and fire life safety perspective, details the type of security and life safety systems commonly found in them, outlines how to conduct risk assessments, and explains security policies and procedures designed to protect life and property. Craighead also provides guidelines for managing security and life safety functions, including the development of response p
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