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Site Security Guidelines for the U.S. Chemical Industry

NCJ Number
192779
Date Published
2001
Length
60 pages
Annotation
This document outlines elements of chemical facility security programs and provides security recommendations.
Abstract
The benefits of a security program includes safeguarding employees, the community, and the environment; reducing litigation risk; protecting trade secrets; and providing mechanisms for personnel control and accounting. The first step in constructing a solid security program is to conduct a risk assessment. The most important and vulnerable assets should be placed in the center of concentric levels of increasingly stringent security measures. A security effort works best when employees see it as an important part of the company’s mission. Managers should review security measures periodically, as well as whenever facilities or other conditions change significantly. Physical security refers to equipment, building and grounds design, and security practices designed to prevent physical attacks against a facility’s people, property, or information. Elements of a physical security effort may include access control, perimeter protection, intrusion detection, security officers, and other measures. Employee and contractor security issues include hiring and employment termination practices, and workplace violence prevention and response. Information, computer, and network security includes operations security, spoken-information security, document security, computer and network security, and audits and investigations. One approach to chemical site security, the Responsible Care Security Model, is presented, along with sample plans, policies, and procedures.