Training Repository Information

Training of First Responders and Emergency Management stakeholders is critical to saving lives and property. Executive Order 13650 Working Group members are committed to improving chemical facility safety and security through action plan items identified in the report to the President on June 6, 2014, entitled Actions to Improve Chemical Facility Safety and Security – A Shared Commitment.

Section 6 - Policy, Regulation, and Standards Modernization

Introduction and Background

Section 6(a) requires the working group to: i) within 90 days, develop options for improved chemical facility safety and security that identify improvements to existing risk management practices through agency programs; (ii) within 90 days of developing the options, engage key stakeholders to discuss the options and other means to improve chemical risk management that may be available; and (iii) within 90 days of completing the outreach and consultation effort, develop a plan for

Executive Order 13650, Section 6(a) – Solicitation of Public Input on Options for Policy, Regulation, and Standards Modernization

Introduction and Purpose

In follow-up to the tragedy that struck West, Texas, in April, 2013, President Obama signed Executive Order 13650, Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, which established a working group of federal agencies.