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Laboratory Recognition Process for Project 25 Compliance Assessment

January 1, 2009
Author(s)
Kurt Fischer, Andrew P. Thiessen
Project 25 (P25) is a standards development process for the design, manufacture and evaluation of interoperable digital two-way wireless communications products created by and for public safety professionals. The published P25 standards suite is

Modeling Human Behavior during Building Fires

December 30, 2008
Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski
Evacuation models, including engineering hand calculations and computational tools, are used to evaluate the level of safety provided by buildings during evacuation. Building designs, occupant procedures, and notification technology are based on the

Building Air Change Rate Estimates for CBR Analysis

September 15, 2008
Author(s)
Andrew K. Persily
Building air change rates impact energy consumption for space conditioning and indoor contaminant levels in relation to general indoor air quality issues as well as occupant exposure to airborne chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) agents. With

Homeland Security Simulation Domain: A Needs Analysis Overview

May 19, 2008
Author(s)
Charles R. McLean, Sanjay Jain, Yung-Tsun T. Lee
The effective use of modeling, simulation, and analysis (MSA) applications could greatly enhance our nation s ability to achieve homeland security goals. The development of MSA applications has been conducted largely on an ad hoc and piecemeal basis. There

Procedures for the Decontamination of Building Plumbing Systems

April 7, 2008
Author(s)
Stephen J. Treado, Mark A. Kedzierski, V. J. Gallardo
This paper presents a discussion of methods for decontaminating building plumbing systems and restoring them to safe operation, based on generic contaminant characteristics. More specific recommendations are being developed that link decontamination

Portable X-Ray Systems for Use in Bomb Identification and Interdiction

December 1, 2007
Author(s)
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr.
The NIJ Standard for Portable X-Ray Systems is a minimum performance standard as applied to the man-portable battery-powered x-ray systems for use by bomb technicians and investigators. These systems comprise the x-ray generator, the image acquisition

Wireless Sensor Network Based on IEEE 1451.0 and IEEE 1451.5-802.11

August 1, 2007
Author(s)
Kang B. Lee, Yuyin Song
This paper describes a wireless sensor network (WSN) based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) s 1451.0, 1451.5, and 802.11 standards. The implementation of the IEEE-based WSN was developed at the National Institute of Standards

Guide for the Selection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Decontamination Equipment for First Responders

March 1, 2007
Author(s)
Alim A. Fatah, Richard Arcilesi, Adam Judd, Laurel O'Connor, Charlotte H. Lattin, Corrie Y. Wells
The primary purpose of the Guide for the Selection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Decontamination Equipment for Emergency First Responders is to provide emergency first responders with information to aid them in the selection of

Guide for the Selection of Chemical Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders Guide 100–06, 3rd Edition

January 1, 2007
Author(s)
Alim A. Fatah, Richard Arcilesi, James Peterson, Charlotte H. Lattin, Corrie Y. Wells, Joseph A. McClintock
In recognizing the needs of State and local emergency first responders, the Law Enforcement Standards Office (OLES) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Technical

NIST Industrial Control System Security Activities

June 26, 2006
Author(s)
Keith A. Stouffer
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has several ongoing efforts to address industrial control system security. This paper will present an overview of two of these efforts, the Process Control Security Requirements Forum (PCSRF) and

Guide for the Selection of Chemical Agent and Toxic Industrial Material Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders, Guide 100-04 Vol. I & II

March 1, 2005
Author(s)
Alim A. Fatah, Richard D. Arcilesi, James C. Peterson, Charlotte H. Lattin, Corrie Y. Wells
The purpose of the Guide for the Selection of Explosives Detection and Blast Mitigation Equipment for Emergency First Responders is to provide responder groups with information to aid them in the selection and purchase of explosives detection and blast

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

February 1, 2005
Author(s)
William C. Barker, James F. Dray Jr., Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff, William T. Polk, Donna F. Dodson, Ketan L. Mehta, S Gupta, William E. Burr, Timothy Grance
[Superseded by FIPS 201-1 (March 2006): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=50836] FIPS 201 specifies the technical and operational requirements for interoperable PIV systems that issue smart cards as identification credentials and

EEEL - Office of Law Enforcement Standards, Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments

January 1, 2003
Author(s)
Thomas J. Russell, Susan M. Ballou, Alim A. Fatah, A G. Lieberman, Philip J. Mattson
The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) helps law enforcement and criminal justice agencies ensure that the equipment they purchase and the technologies they use are safe, dependable, and highly

Guide for the Selection of Communication Equipment for Emergency First Responders

February 1, 2002
Author(s)
Alim A. Fatah, John Barrett, Richard Arcilesi, Patrick Scolla, Charlotte H. Lattin, Susan Fortner
This guide includes information that is intended to assist the emergency first responder community in the selection of communication equipment for different applications. This specific work, Volume II of the Guide for the Selection of Communication

Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor

September 1, 2000
Author(s)
Kathleen M. Higgins, C K. Lord
The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum performance requirements and test methods for the ballistic resistance of personal body armor intended to protect the torso against gunfire. This standard is a general revision of NIJ Standard - 0101.03

Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor

September 1, 2000
Author(s)
Kirk D. Rice
The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum performance requirements and methods of test for the stab resistance of personal body armor intended to protect the torso against slash and stab threats. This standard is based on technical work

Autoloading Pistols for Police Officers

August 5, 1998
Author(s)
Kathleen M. Higgins, C K. Lord
This standard establishes performance requirements and test methods for pistols to be used by law enforcement officers. This standard is a general revision of and supersedes NIJ Standard-0112.02 dated January 1995, and addresses new pistol designs
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