Threat levels

MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture, the protective clothing used by members of the U.S. military who engage in nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare. MOPP gear provides a flexible system requiring personnel to wear only that protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the threat level, work rate imposed by the mission, temperature, and humidity. 

Feature 10. Monitor available threat-level information and escalate security procedures in response to relevant threats. 

Monitoring threat information should be a regular part of a security program manager s job, and utility-, facility-, and region-specific threat levels and information should be shared with those responsible for security. As part of security planning, chemical facilities should develop systems to access threat information and procedures that will be followed in the event of increased industry or facility threat levels, and should be prepared to put these procedures in place immediately, so that adjustments are seamless. Involving local law enforcement and FBI is critical. 

Is there a protocol/procedure for responses that will be made if threat levels change ... 

Minimize Threat Levels Without Management Requirements (Proposed) — Non Wastewater Standard 110 mg/kg 0.0054 mg/L 60 FR 66344 EPA 19951... 

ISCAD The IMS/SAW chemical agent detector (ISCAD) is an NRL program outside the Joint CBD Program. It strives for ultralow false-alarm rates by integrating two CW point detection technologies (IMS and SAW) that have orthogonal principles of operation. The objective is a handheld chemical detector with subsecond equilibrated chemical detection at threat levels for survey mode and vehicular applications. The ISCAD incorporates NRL s pCAD, which dramatically improves SAW signal kinetics and tolerance to environmental effects. 

Threat Level I. Will stop only low-power handgun rounds, and thus its use cannot be recommended. 

Threat Level II. Will protect against most handgun rounds. 

Threat Level III and IIIA. Will protect against most carbines and submachine guns that fire pistol-caliber bullets (9 mm is most common). 

Threat Level IV. Will protect against most rifle rounds, such as. 308 caliber or. 223 caliber rounds (Figure 1.17). 

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. 

It is interesting to note that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security used a similar color code during 2002-2011 to warn Americans of the terrorist threat levels in the coimtry. 

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. 

The threat level communication can be vital in such circumstances. For example, if school officials had credible intelligence that threats could occur ahead of time, then security could be tightened, helping assure that the threat is minimal. Student walk-outs or teacher strikes might be times when this could be expected. If security was tight and comprehensive enough, then evacuation and major disruption may not be needed. Otherwise, evacuation would have to be considered. However, it is not an automatic decision. 

The NRC, in co-ordination with other government agencies, monitors the threat environment worldwide, and, when conditions so warrant, advises licensees of a change in threat level. 

Note that the second dimension above includes two important concepts in risk analysis how dangerous a fire is and one s exposure to it. The threat level depends on the chemical reactions... 

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. 

It is important to notice that any risk assessment is a living process it has to be regularly repeated to ensure that all changes, at the threat level or within the PT system itself (e.g. constmction or refuibishment measures), are suffieiently reflected. 

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. 

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. 

Response levels provide an indication of the level of protection or security appropriate to particular situations. Response levels apply to particular defined sites, whereas threat levels are more broadly based. The response levels are ... 

Normal - routine protective security measures appropriate to the business concerned. (Corresponds to a low or moderate threat level.)... 

Heightened - additional and sustainable protective measures reflecting the general threat with special measures to counter specific regional or business vulnerabilities (corresponding to substantial and severe threat levels). 

Other businesses /Immediate neighbors You should be prepared to give competing and neighboring companies a prompt briefing on the nature of the emergency so they may be able to assess their own threat levels. 

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