This week, ADT was very excited to co-sponsor its 2nd annual Joint Chemical Security Regulatory Workshop with the Chemical Industry Council of California (CICC) in Los Angeles, California. The one-day workshop addressed various chemical security issues and regulatory challenges and offered attendees practical advice for compliance.

The U.S. certainly isn’t the only country dealing with the threat of chemical terrorism. Nation’s like Australia are taking proactive measures to keep their country safe. Over the past few months, police in Australia have been warning sellers of industrial chemicals to be careful about the sale of products to possible chemical terrorists prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The meeting is held every two years and includes the heads of government from all of the Commonwealth (formerly British Commonwealth) nations. This year it is being held in Perth, Australia October 28 – 30. With over 5,000 attendees, including the Queen and at least 50 other world leaders, the CHOGM meeting is being considered one of the biggest potential terrorism strike points in Australia this year.

On September 13, Chemical Industry Council of California (CICC) and ADT Advanced Integration will host a one-day interactive security workshop focused on the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) and the Ammonium Nitrate Program. Held in Norwalk, California, the program will feature speakers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the US Coast Guard, FBI, petrochemical companies and chemical industry trade associations.

On Tuesday, August 18, I’ll be joining another expert in chemical security for a webinar panel to present the latest updates on CFATS and MTSA. In this discussion, moderated by Traci Purdum, Senior Editor of ChemicalProcessing.com, I’ll be speaking alongside Steve Roberts, chemical security attorney from the Roberts Law Group. During the webinar we’ll field questions and share insights from first-hand experiences in assisting companies with compliance at many Tier 1-4 CFATS sites, as well as MTSA sites. Of course the information provided will be non- CVI or SVI.