Once again it is time for the monthly update of
CFATS statistics from the folks at DHS Infrastructure Security Compliance
Division (ISCD). They have published their CFATS Fact Sheet that covers through
October 1st. Below are the standard charts that I have been
publishing showing the changes in these statistics over time.
The data shows continued improvement in the total
number of authorized and approved facilities. The rate at which progress is
being made is running about the same as it has been in the last couple of
months; the variation is almost certainly due to the changing mix of facilities
being evaluated.
The last chart is of increasing concern. My friends
in the environmental activist community will be happy to see a decline in the
number of facilities with ‘dangerous chemicals’ on site. I remain concerned
about the lack of transparency on a program level (I don’t want to know plant
details) about how many of these facilities are dropping out of the program due
to process changes, inventory manipulation, or going out of business. Without
that kind of data we cannot gauge the actual increase in safety/security
involved in these numbers.
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