United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-02-23 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-482T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-482T P0b002ee180387c5d f:d04482t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-482T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-482T GAO-04-482T Facility security Hazardous substances Health hazards Industrial facilities Industrial safety National preparedness Proposed legislation Safety regulation Terrorism Voluntary compliance Chemicals Risk assessments Testimony A09337 The events of September 11, 2001, triggered a national re-examination of the security of thousands of industrial facilities that use or store hazardous chemicals in quantities that could potentially put large numbers of Americans at risk of serious injury or death in the event of a terrorist-caused chemical release. GAO was asked to examine (1) available information on the threats and risks from terrorism faced by U.S. chemical facilities; (2) federal requirements for security preparedness and safety at facilities; (3) actions taken by federal agencies to assess the vulnerability of the industry; and (4) voluntary actions the chemical industry has taken to address security preparedness, and the challenges it faces in protecting its assets and operations. GAO issued a report on this work in March 2003 (GAO-03-439). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-482T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-482T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-482T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-482T.pdf GAO-04-482T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-482T Testimony GAO-04-482T; Homeland Security: Federal Action Needed to Address Security Challenges at Chemical Facilities; Facility security Hazardous substances Health hazards Industrial facilities Industrial safety National preparedness Proposed legislation Safety regulation Terrorism Voluntary compliance Chemicals Risk assessments Conf. Rept. 108-10