CSAT 2.0 Update – 9-30-16

CSAT 2.0 is going live and there have been some changes on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) web site to support the change in the Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT). Today the folks at the DHS Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) published links to three new CSAT manual on the CFATS Knowledge Center web page. Earlier this week they published a list of dates for CSAT 2.0 webinars and in-person demonstrations.

New Manuals

In addition to the previously published Top Screen user manual, DHS has now also published:

• Security Vulnerability Assessment / Site Security Plan Instructions;

• CSAT Survey Application User Manual; and

• CSAT Portal User Manual

NOTE: I am having problems downloading the CSAT Portal User Manual. I’m sure that this is a temporary problem. It does not appear that it is a problem with the link, the document is just taking a long time to successfully load.

The Survey Application User Manual is a new manual. It describes how various parts of the CSAT application work.

The CSAT web site has not yet been updated to show these new manuals. They are currently only available on the CFATS Knowledge Center.

Webinars and Demonstrations

ISCD will be reprising their two-part webinar demonstrating the CSAT 2.0 application. Webinar 1 (CSAT Portal and Top Screen) will be held on October 12^th (registration). Webinar 2 (SVA and SSP) will be held on October 13^th (registration).

ISCD will be holding a number of live demonstrations of CSAT 2.0 at cities around the country. The current schedule includes:

• Boston, MA – 10-25-16 (registration);

• Tampa, FL – 10-27-16 (registration);

• Chicago, IL – 11-15-16 (registration);

• New Jersey – TBA;

• Los Angeles, CA – TBA;

• Houston, TX – TBA;

• San Francisco, CA – TBA; and

• Portland, OR – TBA