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| Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks* - CD Seminar | |
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| Michael G. Gressel, Ph.D., C.S.P. has served in the U.S. Public Health Service, assigned to NIOSH since 1985. As an Occupational Health and Safety Engineer, he conducts research on engineering controls in a variety of industries. He has authored numerous papers and publications, and is one of the two principal co-authors of the recently released NIOSH publication "Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Attacks." Following the anthrax attacks of October 2001, Mike was part of the NIOSH team responsible for characterizing the extent of contamination of the Capitol Buildings in Washington, DC, and was a member of the Hart Senate Office Building Review Working Group, a team asked to assess the remediation efforts of the subsequent re-occupation. Mike is a key member of the NIOSH Building Vulnerability Assessment Team, a group that has assessed building vulnerabilities to chemical, biological, and radiological terrorism in nearly 60 buildings since November 2001. He is also a member of the White House Office of Homeland Security's Interagency Workgroup on Building Air Protection. |
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| The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks. This publication provides recommendations that address physical security, airflow and filtration, maintenance, program administration, and staff training. The guidance is intended for building owners, managers, and maintenance personnel responsible for public, private, and governmental buildings, including hospitals, laboratories, offices, retail facilities, schools, transportation facilities, and public venues. This seminar will review key guidelines and recommendations from this document. While this guidance does not guarantee complete protection from a terrorist attack, adoption of these recommendations should provide some level of protection for a building and its occupants. |
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