diff --git a/public/Color.h b/public/Color.h
index e800a372..0d6d292d 100644
--- a/public/Color.h
+++ b/public/Color.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #pragma once
 #endif
 
+#include "tier1/strtools.h"
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Purpose: Basic handler for an rgb set of colors
 //			This class is fully inline
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ public:
 	// constructors
 	Color()
 	{
-		*((int *)this) = 0;
+		Q_memset( _color, 0, sizeof _color );
 	}
 	Color(int _r,int _g,int _b)
 	{
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		SetColor(_r, _g, _b, _a);
 	}
-	
+
 	// set the color
 	// r - red component (0-255)
 	// g - green component (0-255)
@@ -56,19 +58,21 @@ public:
 
 	void SetRawColor( int color32 )
 	{
-		*((int *)this) = color32;
+		Q_memcpy( _color, &color32, sizeof _color );
 	}
 
 	int GetRawColor() const
 	{
-		return *((int *)this);
+		int color;
+		Q_memcpy( &color, _color, sizeof _color );
+		return color;
 	}
 
 	inline int r() const	{ return _color[0]; }
 	inline int g() const	{ return _color[1]; }
 	inline int b() const	{ return _color[2]; }
 	inline int a() const	{ return _color[3]; }
-	
+
 	unsigned char &operator[](int index)
 	{
 		return _color[index];
@@ -79,12 +83,12 @@ public:
 		return _color[index];
 	}
 
-	bool operator == (const Color &rhs) const
+	bool operator == (const Color &rhs)
 	{
-		return ( *((int *)this) == *((int *)&rhs) );
+		return Q_memcmp( this, &rhs, sizeof(Color) ) == 0;
 	}
 
-	bool operator != (const Color &rhs) const
+	bool operator != (const Color &rhs)
 	{
 		return !(operator==(rhs));
 	}
diff --git a/public/tier1/utlbuffer.h b/public/tier1/utlbuffer.h
index 0de85fda..9773d065 100644
--- a/public/tier1/utlbuffer.h
+++ b/public/tier1/utlbuffer.h
@@ -630,18 +630,18 @@ inline void CUtlBuffer::GetTypeBin( T &dest )
 	{
 		if ( !m_Byteswap.IsSwappingBytes() || ( sizeof( T ) == 1 ) )
 		{
-			dest = *(T *)PeekGet();
+			Q_memcpy(&dest, PeekGet(), sizeof(T) );
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			m_Byteswap.SwapBufferToTargetEndian<T>( &dest, (T*)PeekGet() );
 		}
-		m_Get += sizeof(T);	
-	}		
+		m_Get += sizeof(T);
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		dest = 0;
-	}					
+	}
 }
 
 template <>
@@ -661,18 +661,18 @@ inline void CUtlBuffer::GetTypeBin< float >( float &dest )
 		else
 		{
 			// aligned read
-			dest = *(float *)pData;
+			Q_memcmp( &dest, pData, sizeof(float) );
 		}
 		if ( m_Byteswap.IsSwappingBytes() )
 		{
 			m_Byteswap.SwapBufferToTargetEndian< float >( &dest, &dest );
 		}
-		m_Get += sizeof( float );	
-	}		
+		m_Get += sizeof( float );
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		dest = 0;
-	}					
+	}
 }
 
 template <typename T> 
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ inline void CUtlBuffer::PutObject( T *src )
 	{
 		if ( !m_Byteswap.IsSwappingBytes() || ( sizeof( T ) == 1 ) )
 		{
-			*(T *)PeekPut() = *src;
+			Q_memcpy( PeekPut(), src, sizeof( T ) );
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ inline void CUtlBuffer::PutTypeBin( T src )
 	{
 		if ( !m_Byteswap.IsSwappingBytes() || ( sizeof( T ) == 1 ) )
 		{
-			*(T *)PeekPut() = src;
+			Q_memcpy( PeekPut(), &src, sizeof( T ) );
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/vpklib/packedstore.cpp b/vpklib/packedstore.cpp
index eee4f5eb..8b7d7ba7 100644
--- a/vpklib/packedstore.cpp
+++ b/vpklib/packedstore.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 typedef uint16 PackFileIndex_t;
 #define PACKFILEINDEX_END 0xffff
-
+const uint16 packedfileindex_end = 0xffff;
 
 #pragma pack(1)
 struct CFilePartDescr
@@ -120,9 +120,12 @@ static int SkipFile( char const * &pData )					// returns highest file index
 	int nHighestChunkIndex = -1;
 	pData += 1 + V_strlen( pData );
 	pData += sizeof( uint32 );
-	int nMetaDataSize = *(reinterpret_cast<uint16 const *>( pData ) );
+
+	uint16 nMetaDataSize;
+	Q_memcpy( &nMetaDataSize, pData, sizeof( uint16 ) );
+
 	pData += sizeof( uint16 );
-	while ( *( ( PackFileIndex_t const *) pData ) != PACKFILEINDEX_END )
+	while ( Q_memcmp( pData, &packedfileindex_end, sizeof( packedfileindex_end ) ) != 0 )
 	{
 		int nIdx = reinterpret_cast<CFilePartDescr const *>(pData)->m_nFileNumber;