The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program requires high-risk facilities to ensure security measures are in place to reduce the risk of more than 300 chemicals of interest (COI) being weaponized. High-risk facilities are assigned to one of four (4) risk-based tiers and must develop a security plan meeting the 18 Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS). Due to the nature of the chemicals they possess and the method by which they transport their materials, many of the high-risk facilities covered by the CFATS program may also be subject to other federal regulations.
Because of the non-prescriptive nature of the RBPS, security measures that high-risk chemical facilities have implemented to comply with CFATS may also satisfy components of other regulations. Similarly, actions taken to comply with other regulations (PSM/RMP) may meet the RBPS requirements under the CFATS program.