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Safety and Security Principles

Abstract

This chapter discusses safety and security principles that assist in developing and implementing an organizational safety and security program. These principles include familiarity with certain actions that all potential perpetrators take prior to conducting any type of attack against a location, identification of safety and security fundamentals, and the need to balance security measures and initiatives with business operations.

Keywords

Balancing security with business efficiency; Choke points; Critical resources; Defense in depth; Deterrence or deter; Notification; Redundancy; Response; Security fundamentals; Separation of duties; Simplicity; Unpredictability; Weak links
The primary goal in developing an ...

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