High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety
Geoff Craighead
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Description for High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety
Hardcover. A reference for managing security and fire life safety operations within high-rise buildings. It discusses the characteristics of skyscrapers from a security and fire life safety perspective, details the type of security and life safety systems found in them, and explains security policies and procedures designed to protect life and property. Num Pages: 696 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: JKSW2; KJMV4; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 189 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1706.
High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, 3e, 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 plans for building emergencies. This latest edition clearly separates out the different types of skyscrapers, ... Read more
High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, 3e, 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 plans for building emergencies. This latest edition clearly separates out the different types of skyscrapers, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Elsevier Science & Technology United Kingdom
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
Number of Pages
696
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781856175555
SKU
V9781856175555
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About Geoff Craighead
Geoff Craighead is Vice President of High-Rise Services for Pinkerton, a Securitas Company. He has been involved with the security and life safety operations of high-rise facilities for over twenty years. He has been the security and fire safety director of a 62-story skyscraper and has conducted extensive security surveys and training, developed security policies and procedures, and written building ... Read more
Reviews for High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety
PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: "High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety is the book to have on your desk. With all the information out there, this is the practical, day-to-day compendium for all your security and life safety concerns." —Jesse E. Peterman, Director of Security, Empire State Building, New York City, 2003 "This well-edited book will ... Read more