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Overview

This presentation is This presentation is designed to inform designed to inform companies of the companies of the appropriate steps that appropriate steps that should be taken when should be taken when the National Threat the National Threat Level is raised to Level is raised to Code Orange.Code Orange.

Personnel Security

• Brief your employees to Brief your employees to report suspicious report suspicious incidents or events. incidents or events.

• Post the Nation's Threat Post the Nation's Threat Level in the Driver's Level in the Driver's room or other public room or other public area.area.

Personnel Security

• Convene a brief security meeting when Convene a brief security meeting when the Threat Level increases and review the Threat Level increases and review security plans and tips with employees.security plans and tips with employees.

Personnel Security

• Make sure all employees Make sure all employees handling or transporting handling or transporting hazardous materials have hazardous materials have adequate communication adequate communication devices in case of emergency. devices in case of emergency. Test these systems.Test these systems.

• If you have a management crisis If you have a management crisis team, verify their 24/7 contact team, verify their 24/7 contact information and place them on information and place them on "ready alert." "ready alert."

Personnel Security

• Assure that all employees have proper and Assure that all employees have proper and up-to-date identification. up-to-date identification.

• Assure that company personnel monitor news and Assure that company personnel monitor news and other information sources for events or changes other information sources for events or changes in conditions and respond as appropriate. in conditions and respond as appropriate.

• Review Driver Anti-Terrorism Review Driver Anti-Terrorism Tips list contained in theTips list contained in the Anti-Terrorism Tips for Drivers Anti-Terrorism Tips for Drivers Training ModuleTraining Module

Facility Security

• Cooperate with federal Cooperate with federal or local law enforcement or local law enforcement officials concerning officials concerning security checks or security checks or safety checks. safety checks.

• Restrict the availability of information Restrict the availability of information related to your facility and employees, related to your facility and employees, and the materials you handle. and the materials you handle.

Facility Security• Restrict access to a single entry or gate. Restrict access to a single entry or gate.

Control who enters and leaves your facility, if Control who enters and leaves your facility, if possible. Require visitors to show photo possible. Require visitors to show photo identification.identification.

• Have someone accompany Have someone accompany visitors at all times. visitors at all times.

• Add security guards and Add security guards and increase off-hours patrols increase off-hours patrols by security or law enforcement by security or law enforcement officials. officials.

Facility Security

• Reduce your internal tolerance for "security Reduce your internal tolerance for "security anomalies," such as overdue or missing anomalies," such as overdue or missing vehicles, perimeter of physical plant vehicles, perimeter of physical plant intrusions, unverified visitors, evidence of intrusions, unverified visitors, evidence of tampering and the like.tampering and the like.

• Install additional securityInstall additional securitysystems on areas systems on areas containing hazardous containing hazardous materials, if needed. materials, if needed.

Facility Security

• Do not preload hazardous materials Do not preload hazardous materials shipments. shipments.

• Require employees to display Require employees to display identification cards or badges while identification cards or badges while at the facility. at the facility.

• Conduct spot checks of personnel and Conduct spot checks of personnel and vehicles. vehicles.

Facility Security• Test your emergency response communications Test your emergency response communications

systems. systems.

• Upgrade security procedures for pick-ups and Upgrade security procedures for pick-ups and deliveries. deliveries.

• Verify all paperwork and require pick-up and Verify all paperwork and require pick-up and delivery appointments from known vendors. delivery appointments from known vendors.

• Require pick-up drivers to provide driver's name Require pick-up drivers to provide driver's name and vehicle number. Confirm with vendor.and vehicle number. Confirm with vendor.

• Accept deliveries in designated areas only. Accept deliveries in designated areas only.

Facility Security

• Confirm legitimacy of new vendors through Confirm legitimacy of new vendors through listings in phone book or industry publications, listings in phone book or industry publications, websites or references. websites or references.

• Secure hazardous materials in Secure hazardous materials in locked buildings or fenced areas. locked buildings or fenced areas. Have a sign-out system for keys. Have a sign-out system for keys.

• Secure valves, manways, and Secure valves, manways, and other fixtures on transportation other fixtures on transportation equipment when not in use.equipment when not in use.

Facility Security

• Secure all rail, truck, and barge containers when Secure all rail, truck, and barge containers when stored at your location. stored at your location.

• Use tamper-resistant or tamper-evident seals Use tamper-resistant or tamper-evident seals and locks on cargo compartment openings. and locks on cargo compartment openings.

• Maintain current inventories Maintain current inventories of on-site hazardous materials of on-site hazardous materials and check account for and check account for shortages or discrepancies.shortages or discrepancies.

En Route Security

• Verify identity of carrier or driver prior to Verify identity of carrier or driver prior to hazardous materials loading. Ask driver for hazardous materials loading. Ask driver for photo identification and compare with photo identification and compare with information provided by carrier. information provided by carrier.

• Ask the driver to tell you the Ask the driver to tell you the name of the consignee and name of the consignee and the destination for the the destination for the material and confirm with material and confirm with your records before releasing shipments.your records before releasing shipments.

En Route Security

• Identify preferred and alternate routing, Identify preferred and alternate routing, including acceptable deviations. Make sure including acceptable deviations. Make sure routing complies with local routing routing complies with local routing restrictions. restrictions.

• If possible, alternate If possible, alternate routes to frequent routes to frequent destinations. destinations.

• Minimize exposure in downtown or heavily Minimize exposure in downtown or heavily populated areas and expedite the shipment populated areas and expedite the shipment to the final destination. to the final destination.

En Route Security

• Minimize stops en route; if you must stop, select Minimize stops en route; if you must stop, select locations with adequate lighting on well-traveled locations with adequate lighting on well-traveled roads and avoid high-crime or dangerous areas. roads and avoid high-crime or dangerous areas.

• If materials are stored during transportation, If materials are stored during transportation, make sure storage facilities are secure. make sure storage facilities are secure.

En Route Security• Train drivers how to avoid hijackings or Train drivers how to avoid hijackings or

theft of property. theft of property.

• Keep vehicles locked when parked and avoid Keep vehicles locked when parked and avoid conversation on open channels or with strangers conversation on open channels or with strangers about route, cargo, and destinations. about route, cargo, and destinations.

• Consider an escort or guard Consider an escort or guard for high-hazard shipments for high-hazard shipments (e.g. explosives, (e.g. explosives, radioactive materials, or radioactive materials, or inhalation hazard toxics). inhalation hazard toxics).

En Route Security

• Consider using advanced technology to track Consider using advanced technology to track or protect your cargo en route to their or protect your cargo en route to their destination (i.e., satellite tracking systems, destination (i.e., satellite tracking systems, anti-theft systems for trailers and tractors anti-theft systems for trailers and tractors and surveillance and surveillance systems). systems).

• GPS tracking systems GPS tracking systems should relay updates more should relay updates more frequently. frequently.

En Route Security• Install tamper-proof seals on all valves and Install tamper-proof seals on all valves and

package or container openings.package or container openings.

• Implement a system for a customer to Implement a system for a customer to alert the shipper if a hazardous materials alert the shipper if a hazardous materials shipment is not received when expected. shipment is not received when expected.

• When products are delivered, check the When products are delivered, check the carrier's identity with shipping documents carrier's identity with shipping documents provided by the shipper. provided by the shipper.

En Route Security

• Get to know your customers and their Get to know your customers and their hazardous materials programs. hazardous materials programs.

• If you suspect you shipped or delivered a If you suspect you shipped or delivered a hazardous material to someone who may intend hazardous material to someone who may intend to use it for a criminal to use it for a criminal activity, notify your activity, notify your local FBI office or local FBI office or local law enforcement local law enforcement officials. officials.

ConclusionStay alert for any unusual behavior and report Stay alert for any unusual behavior and report anything of concern immediately.anything of concern immediately.

Thank you for your time and attention.Thank you for your time and attention.