in an effort to secure chemical facilities assessed to be at the highest risk. Facilities that are required to comply with the CFATS regulation are operated by large corporations, small businesses, government agencies and various other entities. More than 50,000 facilities—ranging from oil refineries and microchip manufacturers to vineyards and universities—have reported their holdings of potentially dangerous chemicals to DHS. The CFATS program lists more than 300 “chemicals of interest” that, if held in specified quantities and concentrations, trigger reporting requirements to DHS. Facilities that meet this criteria are then required to submit a preliminary risk assessment for further evaluation by DHS and, if deemed to be high-risk, must then develop a site security plan specific to the facility’s chemical holdings. For information about the chemicals and the specified threshold quantities that trigger CFATS reporting requirements, visit www. dhs.gov/appendix-a-chemicals-interest-list. Each facility faces different security challenges associated with these chemicals; DHS has 18 Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS) that facilities address in their site security plans (SSPs). These RBPS cover a variety of different security issues, including concerns such as perimeter security, cyber security and personnel surety. The CFATS program is nonprescriptive, which means that these RBPS provide individual facilities the flexibility to address their unique security challenges as they develop SSPs, detailing how they will secure the chemical holdings against terroristic attacks or exploitation. DHS maintains a cadre of Chemical Security Inspectors who are located across the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards 24 Spray July 2016
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