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Masoumbeigi H, Sadat Rasoul M, Ghanizadeh G. Assessment of the Security Status of Drinking Water Facilities of Hashtgerd with Passive Defense Approach. J Police Med 2021; 10 (3)
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1- Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Baqiyatallah University of MedicalSciences, Tehran, Iran.
3- Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , qanizadeh@yahoo.com
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Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the security of water facilities in Hashtgerd with a passive defense approach.
 
Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted in 2020 in Hashtgerd city of Alborz province. The assessment of the degree observance of passive defense principles was performed by completing the checklists for each of the drinking water facilities by field visits, observation, and interviews, review of necessary documents as well as consulting and polling the head of operation and ABFA experts' opinions. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods.
 
Results: The overall situation of the passive defense principles observance in the Hashtgerd city water facilities was evaluated at a moderate level. The Well N.3 with the lowest mean score (55.31%) was at the weak level and well N.1 with the highest mean score (71.67%) was at the average level. In the overall evaluation of the observance level of passive defense principles, the site selection and safety against fire and early warning with the highest score (78.12 and 77.63%) were evaluated at the average level and the principle of dispersion, camouflage and concealment with the lowest score (48.39%) were evaluated at a poor level.
 
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the serious attention of officials and the implementation of necessary reforms in water facilities to reach the desired level, increasing visits and field monitoring in various ways and holding training courses with a passive defense approach for employees is necessary.
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Article Type: Original Research | Subject: Crisis Medicine
Received: 2021/05/15 | Accepted: 2021/06/20 | Published: 2021/07/1

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