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CFATS Chemical Security (6 CFR 27)

Establishes security standards for high-risk chemical facilities, requiring vulnerability assessments, site security plans, and personnel surety measures. Applies to facilities possessing specified chemicals of interest above threshold quantities.

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Rules extracted

343

Obligations decomposed

10.4x

Avg obligations per rule

🇺🇸 United States

Jurisdiction

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Extracted

Rules

Decomposed

343

Obligations

10.4x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 10.4 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 343 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in CFATS Chemical Security is scored across independent risk dimensions:

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title: CFATS Chemical Security (6 CFR 27)
Regulatory body: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Jurisdiction: 🇺🇸 United States
Document type: regulation
Effective date: November 20, 2007
Industry: Workplace Safety & WHS/OHS
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Who this applies to

chemical facilitiesmanufacturersenergy companiesagricultural operations

Key requirements

facility security plans
chemical inventory reporting
vulnerability assessments
personnel surety program
access control measures
cybersecurity measures

Frequently asked questions about CFATS Chemical Security

What is CFATS Chemical Security?

Who does CFATS Chemical Security apply to?

CFATS Chemical Security applies to chemical facilities, manufacturers, energy companies, agricultural operations.

How many obligations does CFATS Chemical Security contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed CFATS Chemical Security into 343 atomic obligations from 33 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of CFATS Chemical Security?

The key requirements include: facility security plans, chemical inventory reporting, vulnerability assessments, personnel surety program, access control measures, cybersecurity measures.

How can I assess my CFATS Chemical Security compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 343 CFATS Chemical Security obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces CFATS Chemical Security?

CFATS Chemical Security is enforced in United States by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

When did CFATS Chemical Security come into effect?

CFATS Chemical Security became effective on November 20, 2007.

What industry does CFATS Chemical Security apply to?

CFATS Chemical Security is primarily relevant to the Workplace Safety & WHS/OHS industry. AuditDSS covers 45 regulations in this industry sector.

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