Federal Emergency Management Agency 426
- Presents non-mandatory guidelines and information to the building sciences community to be applied in the private sector
- Utilizes methodologies that determine relative levels of risk based on threats, asset valuation, and vulnerability
- Discusses considerations of engineering and architectural design of the interior and exterior layout
- Expands on blast theory and its effects on the level of vulnerability and protection
- Recommends many quick and cost effective approaches that can be put into operation incrementally to decrease vulnerability and risks associated with terrorist threats
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 426, titled, Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Attacks Against Buildings: Providing Protection to People and Buildings, in the Federal Emergency Management Agency´s Risk Management Series deals with the fundamental criteria that by either design or action will help to protect individuals and infrastructure in case of terrorist assaults, and thus better protect the nation from potential threats. FEMA 426 utilizes expert information in building science to improve security and mitigate the effect of attacks on the nation´s infrastructure and populace.
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