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| AcuTech Consulting Group Announces Workshop for Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) |
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Now that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun sending out final tiering letters to begin the next phase of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) regulation and has finalized the Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS) guidance and accompanying Site Security Plan (SSP) tool, it is time to get ready for the next and most critical stage of compliance.
Once a facility receives a letter from DHS informing it of its final tier in the four-tier system, that facility has only 120 days to:
• make strategic decisions on how to establish a CFATS compliance program
• document existing security measures and determine gaps
• determine how to meet the Risk-Based Performance Standards for each Chemical of Interest and associated assets identified by DHS at the appropriate tier, and
• complete the CSAT Site Security Plan (SSP) for submission.
DHS has estimated that an average size facility could spend 200 man-hours answering the approximately 1,500 questions that document how the facility plans to comply. AcuTech believes that it may take much longer depending on the gap represented by a facility’s current security posture and the amount of work required in planning to meet the performance standards.
AcuTech has developed a step-by-step training on how to prepare and submit a CSAT SSP and to develop a practical, cost-effective, real world compliance program for CFATS. The program is designed to help chemical facilities understand the intent of CFATS from a technical perspective to allow them to organize, strategize, plan and confidently submit your SSP. This program provides facilities with a way to understand strategies to simplify their compliance and conserve resources.
About AcuTech
AcuTech Consulting Group offers consulting, training, and software services and products to assist companies with CFATS as well as Chemical Process Security, Process Safety Management, and Emergency Management. AcuTech has an in-depth knowledge of the process industries and works closely with industry, trade organizations, and government agencies involved with chemical security. AcuTech served as subject matter experts to the DHS from October 2006 to April 2008.
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