Important
Regulatory Information
The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently finalized
the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standard (6 CFR Part 27)
intended to identify security risks associated with chemical
facilities. Included in the standard is a list of 330 chemicals
of interest and screening threshold quantities. The list is composed
of chemicals which the DHS feels is at risk of causing harm to
the public through release, theft, or sabotage. A facility which
has possession of any of these chemicals over the screening threshold
quantities must submit to further screening and security assessments
from the DHS.
As a facility in possession of chemicals, UTHSC-H must comply
with this new regulation. Some exemptions in the rule do apply
to many chemicals in the laboratory, but The University is
still required to report the possession quantities of 162 chemicals
of interest. Through review of historical chemical inventory
data, Environmental Health and Safety has been able to establish
that several of these chemicals have historically been possessed
by our research laboratories.
Below, you will find a form entitled UTHSC-H Notification of
Possession of Chemicals of Interest. Please review the chemicals
listed on the form, and attest to any chemicals which you possess
in your inventory. We have sorted the form into three different
categories to facilitate your review of the chemicals of interest:
Chemicals previously noted in UTHSC-H laboratories, chemicals
that are only found in the gas state, and the remaining chemicals
of interest.
The form must be returned to Environmental
Health and Safety by intercampus mail to CYF G.102. Be assured
that the information within will be kept confidential and
filed securely. Following receipt of your form, EH&S
will conduct a targeted follow-up inventory of all chemicals
of interest on campus and complete any required reporting
to be in full compliance with the new law.
The DHS has established an aggressive
timeline for compliance, so we require that you submit the
form no later than January 31, 2008. EH&S regrets this
necessary imposition on your valuable time and appreciates
your cooperation.
UTHSC-H
Notification of Possession of Chemicals of Interest
More information regarding the DHS CFATS regulation can be
obtained by the following links:
The
US Department of Homeland Security - Chemical Security
Campus Safety
Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA)
Chemical Security Information
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