NIST contributes to report on Protecting Buildings from terrorist attacks. (General Developments).NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. participated in the development of "Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks." The report, published by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. , was developed under the auspices of the Interagency in·ter·a·gen·cy adj. Involving or representing two or more agencies, especially government agencies. Work Group on Building Air Protection of the Office of Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (OHS). This work group was formed in January 2002 under the Medical and Public Health Preparedness Policy Coordinating Committee of the OHS and includes representatives from many federal agencies. The document suggests preventive measures that building owners and managers can implement promptly to protect building air environments from a terrorist release of chemical, biological, or radiological contaminants. These recommendations, focusing on short-term actions, are only the beginning of a process to develop more comprehensive guidance by the Building Air Protection Work Group. NIST's role in this document was the development of material on building airtightness. NIST is continuing to work with the work group and will have a key role in its next document, which will address the role of particulate and gaseous gas·e·ous adj. 1. Of, relating to, or existing as a gas. 2. Full of or containing gas; gassy. filtration in protecting indoor environments from airborne treats. Copies of the report can be downloaded from www.cdc.govfniosh, which is linked from the NIST website www.bfrl.nist.gov. CONTACT: Andrew Persily, (301) 975-6418; andrew.persily@nist.gov. |
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