Chemical Facility Anti Terrorism Standards – Background, Requirements and Recent Updates

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: July 29, 2010

The Chemical Facility Anti Terrorism Standards (CFATS) – also knows as the 6 CFR Part 27 – is a regulation published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2007. It requires high risk chemical facilities to enhance security and establish new procedures to protect the security information of these facilities.

This article explains the regulatory requirements, various phases and impact of CFATS.