Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
The U.S Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) has released an interim final rule that imposes comprehensive
federal security regulations for high-risk chemical facilities. This rule
establishes risk-based performance standards for the security of chemical
facilities nationwide. As part of this risk-based standard, facilities are
required to review the DHS Chemicals of Interest (COI) list and their corresponding
Screening Threshold Quantities (STQ). If a facility possesses, or later
comes into possession of, a chemical of interest at or above the specified
screening threshold quantity, that facility must complete an online consequence
assessment tool, known as a Top-Screen, by January 19, 2008.
In order for the University to collectively submit its top-screen, we ask
that you complete this questionnaire by December 21, 2007. Your staff or
students may complete it as long as they are knowledgeable about the chemicals
present there. Further information on the DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
standards is at the DHS
Web Site
Download the Questionnaire (Adobe Fillable-Form)