Potential Terrorist Threats to Chemical Plants Highlighted.(Brief Article)

Chemical Market Reporter, June, 2001 by Richards, Don

THE QUESTION of how well prepared the US chemical industry is for terrorist attacks on its production and transportation facilities arose at a recent chemical industry meeting in Texas. Recent events, such as the Oklahoma City bombing and other terrorist actions, underscore the need to incorporate such threats into risk management plans, particularly for producers in the visible petrochemical-producing region in the Houston area.

Special Agent Benjamin Landers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), whose FBI title is WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) coordinator of the Houston division, told the recent Texas Chemical Council Environmental, Health & Safety Seminar in Galveston that terrorist attacks on chemical plants may be more likely to come from...

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