Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security
Creates Federal Working Group to Improve Chemical Facility Safety
What it does
Agencies must form a working group and develop plans for coordination, data sharing, inspections, and regulatory improvements to strengthen chemical facility safety and security.
Real-world impact
- Improves coordination between federal, state, and local first responders.
- Creates new data-sharing and reporting processes for chemical facilities.
- May lead to regulatory changes for ammonium nitrate and other chemicals.
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Summary
This order creates an interagency working group to improve safety and security at chemical facilities. It directs agencies to coordinate with state, local, and tribal responders, chemical owners, and communities, and to run regional pilot programs, improve information sharing, and recommend regulatory or policy changes.
The order requires timelines for plans on coordination, data sharing, inspections, and modernization of standards, including reviewing ammonium nitrate and other chemicals, so federal and local actors can better prevent and respond to chemical accidents and attacks.
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