April 2008
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DHS Announces formation of Critical Manufacturing Sector posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) DHS published a notice in today’s Federal Register announcing the designation of the National... |
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| 4/29/08 |
Reader Comments 4-28-08 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) Once again I am amazed at how wide a communication medium the internet is. For the second tim... |
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| 4/29/08 |
Emergency Response Exercise – Hamilton County, TN posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) I have taken part in more than a few emergency response exercises over too many years. In the... |
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| 4/29/08 |
Inherently Safer Technology Assessment under HR 5577 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) This is part of a continuing series taking a detailed look at the provisions of the new Chemi... |
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| 4/28/08 |
One University’s Response to CFATS posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) I ran across an article today about the University of Cincinnati’s response to the |
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| 4/28/08 |
Comments on Rail Security and Safety Rules – 4-25-08 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) There are currently three rules recently published in the Federal Register dealing with the s... |
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| 4/28/08 |
International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) The IHMTRT Conference will be held May 29th thru June 1st of this year at Hunt Valley, MD. Th... |
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| 4/28/08 |
Third Party Entities under HR 5577 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) This is part of a continuing series taking a detailed look at the provisions of the new Chemi... |
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| 4/25/08 |
Cybersecurity Bypassed Through Backdoor? posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) I ran across an interesting article yesterday on HSDailywire.com. It tells the story of a pot... |
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| 4/24/08 |
Regulate the Sale of Ammonium Nitrate posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) I’m sure the blogosphere is full of stories about the South Carolina teenager that was going ... |
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| 4/24/08 |
Anhydrous Ammonia Incident posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) On Monday night in the small town of Bargersville, IN someone opened a valve on an anhydrous ... |
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| 4/23/08 |
Terrorist Attack as a Crime Scene posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) There is an interesting article on the Air Force news site, coming out of Vance Air Force Bas... |
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| 4/23/08 |
Weather Service HAZMAT Page posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) I ran across a very brief notice at 911Dispatch.com yesterday. It noted that the National Wea... |
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| 4/22/08 |
Reply – Blog Comment 4-21-08 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) Fred Millar had a comment on one of the incident reviews from yesterday’s blog (see "Chemical... |
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| 4/22/08 |
DHS FAQ Web Page Update – 4-22-08 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) DHS posted three new questions/answers on their FAQ pages today. None of them appear to be ea... |
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| 4/22/08 |
A Response to Complaints about CFATS posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) There was a prototypical anti-business article yesterday on the Rocky Mountain News web site.... |
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| 4/21/08 |
Terrorist CBRN Hazards posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) There is an interesting blog today by Armchairgeneralist about terrorist use of chemical, bio... |
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| 4/21/08 |
Another comment related to Railroad Hazmat Route Selection Rule posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) Fred Millar posted a reply (see: "Blog Comment – Railroad Hazmat Route Selection Rule") in th... |
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| 4/21/08 |
Chemical Incident Review – 4-21-08 posted by pjcoyle (1 comments) Once again, since there have been no reported terrorist incidents at chemical facilities repo... |
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| 4/19/08 |
Blog Comment – Railroad Hazmat Route Selection Rule posted by pjcoyle (1 comments) Fred Millar, a rail security consultant for Friends of the Earth, posted a comment on yesterd... |
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| 4/19/08 |
CSB Report on Hazardous Waste Site Fire and Explosions posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) Earlier this week the Chemical Safety Board |
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| 4/19/08 |
CSAT Pages Back Up posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) As I mentioned last week (see: "CSAT Outage Week of 3-14-08") there was a planned outage of t... |
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| 4/19/08 |
Appeal Procedures for Route Security Finding posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) As I noted earlier this week (see: "Two New Railroad Ha |
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| 4/18/08 |
Railroad Hazmat Route Selection Rule posted by pjcoyle (1 comments) As I mentioned in an earlier blog (see: "Two New Railro |
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| 4/16/08 |
House Homeland Security Hearing on TSA posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) The Transportation Security Agency is not something that I cover much on this blog. Yesterday... |
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| 4/16/08 |
Two New Railroad Hazmat Security Rules posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) There were two new railroad security related postings in today’s Federal Register. Both dealt... |
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| 4/16/08 |
Turnaround Security Issues posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) I really enjoy surfing the internet. It is amazing how many unusual places you can find menti... |
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| 4/15/08 |
Update on Green Scorpion Exercise posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) I ran across an interesting series of blogs this morning from an outfit called Stealthmode in... |
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| 4/15/08 |
Public Meetings about Proposed PIH Railcar Regulations posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) There was a notice in Monday’s Federal Register about public meetings that will be held next ... |
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| 4/14/08 |
HR5577 Update 04-14-08 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) The progress of HR 5577, the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Act of 2008, has been delayed a... |
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| 4/14/08 |
Protected Information under HR 5577 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) This is part of a continuing series taking a detailed look at the provisions of the new Chemi... |
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| 4/13/08 |
2008 Chemical Security Summit Update 04-12-08 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) Yesterday, DHS updated their web page for the 2008 Chemical Security Summit. They updated the... |
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| 4/11/08 |
HR2419 Update 04-11-08 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) As I mentioned in an earlier blog (see " |
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| 4/11/08 |
Cyber Storm II – Communications Lessons posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) Last month DHS conducted a week long cyber security exercise called Cyber Storm II. This year... |
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| 4/10/08 |
Emergency Alert Systems posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) I ran into an interesting blog yesterday by WDavidStephenson. It descr |
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| 4/9/08 |
New Online Tools Available for Facilities with Fuels or Flammable COI posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) There is an interesting addition to the DHS Chemical Security web site. Today there is a new ... |
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| 4/9/08 |
CSAT Outage Week of 3-14-08 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) There is a notice on the DHS FAQ page today that the CSAT will be down for a portion of next ... |
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| 4/8/08 |
Federal Preemption Rules under HR 5577 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) This is part of a continuing series taking a detailed look at the provisions of the new Chemical ... |
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| 4/7/08 |
Penalties allowed under HR 5577 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) This is part of a continuing series taking a detailed look at the provisions of the new Chemical ... |
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| 4/5/08 |
Chemical Emergency Exercise to take Place at Expo posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) What’s being billed as the “first Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard (CFATS) exercise in A... |
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| 4/5/08 |
DHS Increases Usability of FAQ Page posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) Last month I wrote in a blog about the DHS FAQ web page |
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| 4/4/08 |
Whistleblower Provisions of HR 5577 posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) This is part of a continuing series taking a detailed look at the provisions of the new Chemical ... |
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| 4/3/08 |
EPA Report Includes Water Plant Chemical Security Data posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) A recently released report by the Inspector General of the EPA includes infor |
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| 4/3/08 |
Response to Comment on 4-1-08 Blog posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) Yesterday Fmi |
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| 4/2/08 |
DOT Proposed Rule Touches on IST posted by pjcoyle (0 comments) In |
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| 4/1/08 |
Proposed Rail Rule Will Increase Pressure for IST posted by pjcoyle (1 comments) A Federal Railroad Administration press release yesterday announced a Proposed Rule dealing wi |