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BUILDING SECURITY QUESTIONNAIRE

The following questionnaire has been prepared by Universal Detection Technology for the purpose of gaining insights into current status of building security in the US. Universal Detection Technology is a counter-terrorism company with services ranging from consulting, threat evaluation and assessment, threat mitigation, response planning, emergency planning, bio-terrorism detection, and event security. Universal Detection Technology’s flagship product, called BSM-2000, is a real time bacterial spore monitor used for detection of abnormal levels of bacterial spores, such as anthrax, in the air. The device is used for early stage, first line of defense, bio-terror detection and functions based on a technology co-developed with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL.

Universal Detection Technology is preparing a survey that studies the status of preparedness of buildings in the US against terrorism with conventional weapons and with weapons of mass destruction. The goal is to depict a clear picture of buildings’ vulnerabilities and to make recommendations for security enhancement measures. Such measures shall reduce the effectiveness of potential terrorist attacks in US buildings and will implement more effective security procedures.

Your participation in this survey is highly appreciated. We hope to be able to contribute to our national security through vigilance and by being proactive. Our goal is to draw a revealing picture of where our national weaknesses are and to devise plans that can alleviate those weaknesses and with your help we hope to be able to get there.

If you have any questions or comments please contact us at 310-248-3655 or email us at info@udetection.com.

Please fill out the form below. Note that your information will be confidential and we will not publish any of your answers without your consent.

Name
Company
Telephone
Email
1- Do you have an existing evacuation plan in your building?         Yes No Developing
2- How many stories are there in your building? 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20+
3- Approximate number of employees or tenants?

 		 <50 50-100 100-200 200-400 400+
4- Do you agree that counter-terrorism security and planning is a CEO level priority? Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
5- How many security cameras does your building have?

 		 0-10 10-20 20-40 40-100 100+
6- How important do you view counter-terrorism security for retaining tenants or employees?     Very important Important Neutral Not Important
7- How many security staff does your building employ on average at any given time? 0-5 5-10 10-20 20-50 50+
8- Does your building have 24-7 on-site security?         Yes No Will in the future
9- Are your security staff trained on dealing with a potential anthrax attack?         Yes No Planning for future
10- Do you have a basic response plan that can be followed by security staff in case of a biological attack?         Yes No Currently developing
11- Does your building deploy any monitoring technologies for early detection of anthrax and other biological weapons?         Yes No Currently evaluating
12- Are your staff educated on the severity of the bio-terrorism threat that our nation is facing?

 		         Yes No Currently being trained
13- Have you increased your spending on security technologies and personnel since 2001?         Yes No    
14- Are you planning on increasing your security spending within the next year?         Yes No Not determined
15- How often do you review emergency evacuation plans with your tenants or employees?         Once every 3 months Once every 6 months Once a year
16- Have you considered implementing more advanced evacuation protocols designed to deal not only with fire but also terrorist threats?         Yes No Not determined
17- How would you rate your buildings’ compliance with adopted security procedures? Very effective Effective Not determined Ineffective Very ineffective
18- Do your employees and tenants get continuous security training?         Yes No Will in the future
19- Are your employees or tenants trained to observe and report suspicious activity?         Yes No Currently being trained
20- If you wanted to rank the highest threat your building is facing, what would it be? Fire Nuclear weapons Bioterrorism Explosives Chemical weapons
21- How would you characterize your organization’s spending on security (percentage of annual spending)? <5% 5%-10% 10%-15% 15%-20% >20%
22- Which of the following would you rank as the biggest obstacle to effective security?

 		 Budget constraint Management awareness Lack of human resources Availability of skilled staff Budget constraints
23- HOPE IS NOT A PLAN. Do you believe that your building is effective in advance planning needed to deal with an anthrax attack or would you say you are more hoping that it would not happen?         Effective planning Neutral Hopeful
24- Have you ever hired outside security consultants?         Yes No    
25- Would you be willing to hire outside security consultants?

 		         Yes No    
26- Have you ever conducted counter-terrorism training for your staff and security personnel?         Yes No    
27- Would you be willing to conduct counter-terrorism training for your staff and security personnel in the future?         Yes No    
28- Have you ever purchased multimedia and DVDs aimed at training and educating your staff of the threat of terrorism and ways to deal with this threat?         Yes No    
29- Would you be willing to purchase multimedia and DVDs aimed at training and educating your staff of the threat of terrorism and ways to deal with this threat?         Yes No    

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