Building Security Certified Professional Examination References

Primary References

Building Security Council (BSC)

• Building Security Rating System, Version 1.1, September 2006
• Building Evaluation Submission Procedures Manual, Version 1.1, September 2006

The 2 BSC Rating System documents listed above are currently available only to BSCP applicants after submission of a full application and fees.

• Building Security Certified Professional (BSCP) Code of Ethics, September 2006

Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)

• UFC 4-010-01, DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings, 8 October 2003

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Risk Management Series

• FEMA 426, Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings, December 2003
• FEMA 427, Primer for Design of Commercial Buildings to Mitigate Terrorist Attacks, December 2003
• FEMA 452, Risk Assessment: A How-To Guide to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings, January 2005

Other Sources

• Building Security: Handbook for Architectural Planning and Design, edited by Barbara Nadel, McGraw-Hill, 2004

Secondary References

ASIS International

• ASIS GDL 01 2005, Business Continuity Guideline: A Practical Approach for Emergency Preparedness, Crisis Management, and Disaster Recovery, 2005
• Protection of Assets Manual, edited by Michael Knoke, January 2004

National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers (NAAMM)

• ANSI/NAAMM/HMMA-862, Guide Specifications for Commercial Security Hollow Metal Doors and Frames, 2003
• ANSI/NAAMM/HMMA-865, Guide Specifications for Swinging Sound Control Hollow Metal Doors and Frames, 2003
• NAAMM/HMMA-850, Fire-Rated Hollow Metal Doors and Frames, 2000

Other Sources

• ASTM F1233, Standard Test Method for Security Glazing Materials and Systems, ASTM International, 2004

• FEMA 141, Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry, Federal Emergency Management Agency, October 1993

• MIL-HDBK-1013/14, Selection and Application of Vehicle Barriers, Department of Defense, 1 February 1999

• PBS-P100, Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration, March 2005

• SD-STD-01.01 Revision G, Certification Standard for Forced Entry and Ballistic Resistance of Structural Systems, Department of State, April 30, 1993

• Security and Site Design:  A Landscape Architectural Approach to Analysis, Assessment and Design Implementation, by Leonard J. Hopper and Martha J. Droge, John Wiley & Sons, 2005  

Note: On any form of the BSCP examination, no more than 3 questions will come from any one secondary reference, and at least 80 of the 100 total questions will come from primary references.