- Author
-
Dikkers, R. D.
- Title
- Standards for the Physical Protection of National Resources and Facilities.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
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NISTIR 4618,
July 1991,
88 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- IAA-EME-90-E-3279
- Keywords
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assets
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emergency preparedness
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essential resources and facilities
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Federal government
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physical security
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security engineering
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standards
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threats
- Abstract
- In regard to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) responsibility for the protection of essential resources and facilities, NIST conducted a study whose objectives are: (1) to identify and compile existing standards and guidelines pertaining to the protection of facilities and resources; and (2) to prepare a plan and strategies for developing national standards which may be needed to assist Federal departments and agencies in the protection of their facilities and resources. A review of factors and considerations involved in the planning and design of physical protection for facilities and resources is discussed along with a description of physical security activities of selected Federal departments and agencies, and non-government organizations. General information on standards and brief descriptions of 110 standards pertaining to physical security and protection are included in Appendices. Recommendations are made for: (1) the conduct of a comprehensive study to identify and describe Federal agency physical security activities and resource information; and (2) the development of national voluntary standards which would cover the planning and design phases of the security engineering design process as well as various physical security equipment and systems.