Chemical Facility Security

Considerations for Congress

Marlin J Flores, Nicholas J Washington (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

2012
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61942-925-3 (ISBN)

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Even before September 11 2001, congressional policymakers have expressed concern about the safety and security of facilities possessing certain amounts of hazardous chemicals. The sudden release of hazardous chemicals from facilities storing large quantities might potentially harm many people living or working near the facility. Chemical facilities engaged in security activities on a voluntary basis. Following September 11, 2001 some states enacted laws requiring additional consideration of security at chemical facilities. Congress debated whether the federal government should regulate such facilities for security purposes to reduce the risk they pose. This book provides a brief overview of the existing statutory authority to regulate chemical facilities with a focus on policy issues and options for congressional consideration.

Preface; Chemical Facility Security: Issues & Options for the 112th Congress; Opening Statement of Chairman Dan Lungren, before the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection & Security Technology, Hearing on "Preventing Chemical Terrorism: Building a Foundation of Security at our Nation's Chemical Facilities"; Statement of Rand Beers, Under Secretary, National Protection & Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Statement of Timothy J Scott, Chief Security Officer & Corporate Director, Emergency Services & Security, The Dow Chemical Company; Testimony of M Sam Mannan, PhD, PE, CSP, Regents Professor & Director, Texas A&M University System; Testimony of George S Hawkins, Esq., General Manager, District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority; Testimony of Peter S Silva, Assistant Administrator, EPA; Index.

Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	230 x 155 mm
Gewicht	106 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
Themenwelt	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-61942-925-X / 161942925X
ISBN-13	978-1-61942-925-3 / 9781619429253
Zustand	Neuware