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; from office buildings to hotels to condominiums to mixed-use buildings; and explains how different patterns of use and types of tenancy impact building security and life safety.New to this edition: Differentiates security and fire life safety issues specific to: Office towers Hotels Residential and apartment buildings Mixed-use buildings Updated fire and life safety standards and guidelines Includes a CD-ROM with electronic versions of sample survey checklists; a sample building emergency management plan; and other security and fire life safety resources.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. interesting book that left me wanting to know moreBy lindapanzoBefore I read this book. I knew very little about African-American singer (contralto) Marian Anderson. About all I knew about her was that she tried to sing in a whites-only location in Washington DC. was refused. and sang at the Lincoln Monument instead. I wasnt even sure when these things occurred.While these topics--Andersons attempt to sing at Constitution Hall on Easter Sunday. 1939. the DARs refusal to let her do so. and the concert that resulted--comprise the bulk of this book. theres lots more. Overall. the author does a masterful job of explaining how Anderson developed her musical talent and the struggles she faced in seeking acceptance in the U.S. (she was a much bigger star overseas. particularly in Scandinavia).My only gripe is that the author seemed to run out of steam in his narrative after the DAR allowed Anderson to sing at Constitution Hall. for example. summarizing the last 50 years of her life in one chapter. I would like to have learned more. for instance. about her role in performing with the Metropolitan Opera. the first black opera singer to do so. though well past her prime (and what a shame it was that this offer to her did not happen earlier in her career).This book certainly is not without its flaws but oh so interesting. a book that left me wanting to know more. For example. when Anderson was performing at Princeton. I think it was. no hotel would let her stay so Albert Einstein offered her a place to stay and they became lifelong friends. I need to track down her autobiography and learn more about her life.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. What a shameBy everything bagelThis is a well-written book about a vey important part of American history. but the e book is a mess. Odd sp acing. Missing punctuation. Weird repeating lines. Just a mess. The book. the readers. and the story deserve better.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. One of the best readsBy Cecilia WholseleyA very well researched book that proves decent people from other races reached over and reach over when talent is in abundance... this book is recommended for all young ppl especially artists. sportsmen and women ...seek your talent and work.hard ... success never comes easy.
