Including first responders when developing an emergency plan and conducting exercises establishes relationships and helps ensure that chemical facilities have appropriate security measures in place in the event of a chemical incident.
Under CFATS, Tier 3 or 4 facilities may receive expedited approval of their Site Security Plan and enter directly into a regular cycle of compliance inspections.
Detecting and delaying an intrusion or attack on a high-risk chemical facility is a critical component of a facility’s security.
RBPS 10 – Monitoring is the performance standard for inspection, testing, maintenance and calibration of security systems, communications and warning systems, and other equipment.
The 12th Chemical Sector Security Summit kicked off on July 16, 2019, in New Orleans, Louisiana brought together government and industry national security experts from all over the country to network and share best practices about chemical security.
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Washington Redskins held a joint tabletop exercise yesterday with local law enforcement and first responders to review and test plans to respond to a public safety emergency FedExField. Exercise participants discussed security measures in place at the stadium, employee training, evacuation and traffic management plans, and public messaging during and after a potential incident. Today’s exercise was not in a response to any specific threat, but was part of an ongoing collaborative relationship between CISA and the Redskins to keep fans in and around the stadium safe.
Read or download the 2019 Chemical Sector Security Summit Agenda to view registration, session, and speaker information.
This is a printer-friendly fact sheet for the Response to Suspicious Behaviors and Items Course (AWR-335).
