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SAFER Systems responds to homeland security needs

SAFER Systems, the recognized global leader in integrated software for chemical emergency response solutions, announces the release of SAFER Homeland Responder™, a new system specifically designed for the Homeland Security market. SAFER Homeland Responder™ is the solution for domestic homeland protection against criminal acts in-volving hazardous materials. Twenty-five years of industrial ...

Mar. 26, 2008

By SAFER Systems LLC

OHD FitTester Selected as Instrument of Choice by Homeland Security

OHD is pleased to announce that the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Domestic Preparedness Mobile Training Unit has selected the OHD FitTester 3000 as the instrument to use for training respirator fit testing in the United States. The Center for Domestic Preparedness prepares response teams all over the U.S. to address public dangers dealing with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) ...

Oct. 20, 2005

By Enviro-Equipment, Inc.

Homeland security official to outline federal standards for securing chemical plants

ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for enterprise sustainability, today announced that it will sponsor a major chemical facility anti-terrorism exercise during ESS EXPO.08, where organizations will demonstrate the latest information technology tools for crisis management. ESS EXPO.08 will be held April 13-17, 2008 at the Wild ...

Apr. 3, 2008

By IHS Markit

Chelsea Technologies Group - Novel Systems for Homeland Security

Chelsea Technologies Group is working with the UK and US Government agencies & departments on developing novel sensor systems for environmental monitoring and protection. The systems are specifically designed to measure a wide range of physical, chemical, biological and optical properties of water. These enable the natural biological and physical background levels in rivers, reservoirs and ...

Dec. 5, 2006

By Chelsea Technologies Group

Senate homeland security committee OKs CFATS extension

Legislation that would extend existing chemical security standards on July 28 won bipartisan support in the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. Following a markup, lawmakers voted unanimously to approve an amendment from Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (H.R. 2868), according to a press release from the Society of Chemical ...

Jul. 28, 2010

By The Compliance Center (ICC)

ASTM Homeland Security Committee Member Presents at Tokyo Conference

On March 4, Peter J. Chiaro Jr., a member of ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications, presented at the Seminar on Standards and Criteria for Radiation Measurement and Protection Pertaining to Radioactive Decontamination. The seminar, sponsored by the Japanese Standards Association, took place in Tokyo, Japan. The seminar audience ...

May 1, 2013

By ASTM International

ASTM E2771 - 11 Standard Terminology for Homeland Security Applications

In this terminology, definitions used in other ASTM International standards are indicated by following the definition with the designation of the subcommittee responsible for that standard. 1. Scope 1.1 This terminology provides definitions and abbreviations of terms used in ASTM International standards pertaining to homeland security applications. ...

Jan. 23, 2012

By ASTM International

Sitehawk provides department of homeland security top-screen assistance

SiteHawk announces the release of a powerful cross-referenced reporting tool to assist facilities in determining if they must submit a Top-Screen report to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as required by 6 CFR Part 27, including § 27.210(a)(1)(i). SiteHawk released a preliminary reporting tool this past August. Immediately after the DHS released the final rule November 2nd and prior to ...

Nov. 29, 2007

By SiteHawk

Public Health Report Stresses Worker Protection As Key Component of Homeland Security

The federal government must help train emergency personnel and provide updated safety guidelines so the workers are better protected against hazards such as they faced at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, according to a public health workshop report released today by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a component of the federal National Institutes of Health. The ...

Sep. 10, 2014

By National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Electrolytic Technologies Corporation Designated by Homeland Security as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology

Electrolytic Technologies is pleased to announce that it’s Klorigen on-site chemical generation equipment has been designated as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology by the US Department of Homeland security. After a thorough review and evaluation by the Office of SAFETY Act Implementation, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of DHS has determined that Electrolytic Technologies ...

Mar. 9, 2010

By Electrolytic Technologies Systems LLC

Water Environment Federation Receives $1.7 Million from Department of Homeland Security to Support Security and Emergency Response Training Program

Alexandria, VA - The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to receive $1.7 million to implement a three-year comprehensive training program addressing interdependencies between the water sector and other critical infrastructures. Building on its current water sector security program, the Federation will examine interdependencies ...

Oct. 30, 2006

By World Water Council

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Selects Thermo for Rapid and Accurate Detection of Radiological Threats

Implementation of Thermo’s Most Advanced Radiation Detection Portals at Security Checkpoints Strengthens National Security WALTHAM, MA (July 14, 2006) — Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in analytical instruments, today announced it has been selected to deliver high performance, Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) monitors for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s ...

Jul. 17, 2006

By Thermo Scientific - Air Quality Instruments

Chemical security

The slow implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) in the USA as part of homeland security and anti-terrorism measures is leaving chemical plants vulnerable and putting at risk the safety of American citizens, according to research published in the International Journal of Critical Infrastructures. Maria Rooijakkers and Abdul-Akeem Sadiq of the School of Public and ...

Apr. 14, 2015

By Inderscience Publishers

Department of Homeland Security Facility in Lee’s Summit, Mo., Receives Top Award from EPA’s Federal Green Challenge

A facility of U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Lee’s Summit, Mo., has received the year’s top national award in EPA’s Federal Green Challenge, an annual recognition of best efforts by federal government agencies to lead by example in reducing their environmental impacts. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ National Benefits Center (NBC) earned the 2014 ...

May 21, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Tackling port and harbour security

Terrorism is a real and hidden danger that regrettably confronts all aspects of Western society. The scope and frequency of the threat is impossible to gauge, but the reality of the 9/11, Bali, Madrid and Beslan atrocities is unquestionable. This terrorist reality is one that the current US Administration has demonstrated a willingness to meet head on, taking the fight to the perceived ...

Dec. 31, 2005

By AC-CESS Co Uk Ltd

DU Information Systems Security Program Recognized by National Security Agency

University College program recognized as one of the top information security programs in the nation DENVER, Colo., (Oct. 25, 2005) ~ University of Denver University College announced today that it has had been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security ...

Nov. 2, 2005

By University of Denver

Advanced monitoring technology helps improve water security

As part of the homeland security activity in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to test commercially available water quality sensors for their ability to provide a warning alarm due to deliberate or unintentional contamination events within a drinking water system. The Intellisonde™ in-pipe water quality monitor from UK based Intellitect Water is one of ...

Feb. 23, 2011

By Intellitect Water Ltd

A Shared Commitment: Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security

Caitlin Durkovich, Assistant Secretary Office of Infrastructure Protection U.S. Department of Homeland Security; David Michaels, Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor; Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response U.S. Environmental Protection Agency On August 1, 2013, the ...

Jun. 5, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

FERC Requires Expanded Cyber Security Incident Reporting

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today (7/19) directed the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) to develop, within six-months of the effective date of this final rule, modifications to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards to improve mandatory reporting of cyber security incidents, including attempts that might facilitate subsequent efforts to ...

Jul. 19, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Chemical Facility Safety and Security Working Group Issues Report Summarizing Progress on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security

In April 2013, an explosion destroyed a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, killing 15. In response to this and other recent catastrophic and fatal incidents at chemical facilities, President Obama on August 1, 2013, issued Executive Order ...

Jun. 8, 2014

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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