Biomedical Engineering Reference
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National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH)
http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/homepage.HTML
Health and Safety guidance, publications, and
training information.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/
Health guidance for CBR agents.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE)
http://BuildingProtection.sbccom.army.mil/basic/
Protecting Buildings and Their Occupants from Airborne Hazards
Document presents a variety of ways to protect
building occupants from airborne hazards.
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/largebldgs/baqtoc.html
Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility
Managers
Provides procedures and checklists for developing
a building profile and performing preventive
maintenance in commercial buildings.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for
Schools Kit
Provides procedures and checklists for developing
a building profile and performing preventive
maintenance in schools.
U.S. General Services
Administration (GSA)
http://hydra.gsa.gov/pbs/pc/facilitiesstandards/
Facility Standards
for
Establishes design standards and criteria for new
buildings, major and minor alterations, and work
in historic structures for the Public Building
Service. Also provides information on conducting
building security assessments.
the Public Buildings Service (PBS-P100)
Central Intelligence Agency
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/cbr_handbook/cbr-book.htm
Chemical, Biological, Radiological Incident Handbook
Unclassified document describing potential CBR
events, recognizing potential CBR events,
differences between agents, common symptoms,
and information for making preliminary
assessments when a CBR release is suspected.
Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory
http://securebuildings.lbl.gov
Web site with advice for safeguarding buildings
against chemical or biological attack.
Federal Facilities Council (FFC)
http://www4.nas.edu/cets/ffc.nsf/web/chemical_
and_biological_threats_to_buildings?OpenDocument
Online notes and presentations from FFC seminar
on chemical and biological threats to buildings.
