APPENDIX       E

Facility Security and Emergency Best Practices

In the facility management business, best practice could be interpreted as the activity identified as the most effective method of accomplishing some aspect of the mission. It is often associated with efficiency and effective cost savings. It's a target to shoot for and compare against because it minimizes problems and maximizes results. Here are a few emergency and security practices that will help you be the best at what you do:

  1. Design chemical and biological (CB) defense systems into the construction of new buildings.
  2. Hold regularly scheduled physical security meetings. These meetings help keep security elevated in everyone's mind.
  3. Use intelligent video, as a technical surveillance ...

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