What is “CSAT”?
The Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) is the Department of Homeland Security’s system for collecting and analyzing key data from chemical facilities to: • identify facilities that present a high level of risk, • support the preliminary and final tiering decisions for individual high-risk facilities, • assess a facility’s security vulnerabilities, and • evaluate a facility’s security plan to address vulnerabilities and meet risk-based performance standards. The Chemical Security Assessment Tool is comprised of four secure, web-based tools: • Facility Registration Questionnaire, • Consequence screening questionaire (Top-Screen), • Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) tool, • Site Security Plan (SSP) template. After registering for CSAT, facilities are provided access to the Top-Screen questionaire, the response to which enables the Department to identify facilities subject to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards Interim Final Rule (CFATS). For facilities that are de
