The Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007, Section 550, gave the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)particular regulatoryauthority and responsibility for ensuring that high-risk chemical facilities sufficiently mitigate their security vulnerabilities from a terrorist attack. To meet this responsibility, theDHScreated theChemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards(CFATS). These standards dictate that high-risk chemical facilities must comply with 18 risk-based performance standards (RBPSs) in their Site Security Plan (SSP).
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2009).Risk-based performance standards guidance: Chemical facility anti-terrorism standards.(Links to an external site.)[PDF file size 2.0 MB] Retrieved fromhttp://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_cfats_riskbased_performance_standards.pdf
After reviewing the, lectures, and readings above, selectoneof the 18 risk-based performance standards (RBPSs) in theDHS'sRisk-Based Performance Standards Guidance: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standardsresource to address the following question:
Describe your selection indetail andexplain why you think your selection may be the optimal choice for mitigating a terrorist attack on a high-risk chemical facility.
Please referenceand cite your readingsand viewings in support of your responses.
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