Threat levels national

National threat levels are intended to provide a guide to the current likelihood of a terrorist attack. Decisions regarding the setting of the threat level are taken by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC), created in 2003 as the UK s centre for terrorism analysis and assessment. Threat levels are regularly reviewed in the light of the available intelligence and can be found on the Home Office website. The possible levels are given below. 

Most law enforcement agencies recommended that EMS and fire service personnel have available to them National Institute of Justice certified body armor of at least Threat Level II. The higher Threat Level body armor is available but is more expensive and heavier. Remember that body armor, due to its weight and lack of breathability, results in a substantial heat load to the body. The potential for developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke is increased by the use of body armor. 

The national threat advisory system or the color-coded signal that indicates threat levels is another example of special communications. Many see this kind of system as not effective. However, this allows an organization to tighten security. When credible threats occur, key personnel can be assigned additional security checks and increased frequency of checks, and protocol can be adjusted. Credible threats might include terminations, threats from an aggressor in the community, bomb threats, or criminal acts nearby relayed by law enforcement. 

UK Cabinet Office, (2006, July). Threat levels The system to assess the threat from international terrorism. Guidance Policy Protecting the UK against terrorism, National security and intelligence, St Clements House, 2 16 Colegate, Nor-wich, UK. 

The species lists, based on the above criteria, also take into consideration national and institutional priorities. In many cases, the partners have suggested specific areas of importance to focus on, for example. Mount Mulanje and the Nyika Plateau in Malawi, or the Wolkberg and Cape areas of high endemism in South Africa. Some partners have an interest in certain families, and request additional information concerning these this has resulted in the compilation of lists of endemic and nearendemic species of Rubiaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Orchidaceae for both Kenya and Tanzania, and endemic families in Madagascar. In countries with lower levels of endemism, more general lists are produced based on species distribution and threat levels for habitats and species. Once a provisional list has been compiled, each species is checked to ensure that the correct current nomenclature has been used, and that all possible synonyms have been included. They are then compared with the Seed Bank Database (SBD), which holds information on all collections stored in the MSBP, to avoid duplication. 

Threats of Concern Terrorist acts can be the most problematic to defend against since they may be more extreme or malevolent than other crimes focused on monetary gains or outcomes with less malicious intent. Plus terrorists may use military tactics not often provided for in base chemical facility design. Chemical facility security must be considered in context with local and national homeland security and law enforcement activities, as well as with emergency response capabilities. There is a practical limit to the ability of a chemical site to prevent or mitigate a terrorist act. Above a certain level of threat, the facility needs to rely on law enforcement and military services to provide physical security against extreme acts of intentional harm. The security posture must be risk-based, and so extremely robust security measures are not always applicable or necessary. 

MPP works to raise awareness about the threat of mercury contamination and promote policies to eliminate mercury uses, reduce the export and trafficking of mercury, and significantly reduce mercury exposures at the local, national, and international levels. ... 

A More Secure World Our Shared Responsibility. Report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change (New York United Nations, Document A/59/565, 2 December 2004), para. 114. 

The environmental hazard posed by this series of reactions is that the level of ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth would be expected to increase as more and more ozone molecules are destroyed. Ultraviolet radiation has been implicated in a number of biological problems for plants, animals, and humans, including an increase in skin cancer and in eye problems. In response to this threat, most of the world s nations have agreed to reduce the amount of Freons, CFCs, and other ozone-depleting chemicals produced and sold each year. 

Radon exposure is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, causing about 14 000 deaths annually. Because of the health threat posed by radon. Congress mandated the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make the reduction of indoor radon gas levels a national goal. 

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