SOURCE:
TSA
2008-07-16 12:45:00
WASHINGTON, DC–(EMWNews – July 16, 2008) – The Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) today announced a set of security recommendations for the
transportation of certain quantities of hazardous materials across the
nation’s highways.
The recommendations — while voluntary — will help to ensure the secure
transportation of potentially dangerous materials that could cause a
significant impact if used in an act of terrorism.
The voluntary guidelines were developed over a three-year period by TSA’s
Highway and Motor Carrier Division, in close collaboration with government
and private sector partners. The resulting recommendations are structured
to allow motor carriers and shippers to adopt measures best suited to their
particular circumstances or operation.
“These recommendations will further enhance motor carrier security by
helping the industry adopt security measures best suited for the size and
scope of their organizations,” said William Arrington, general manager, TSA
Highway and Motor Carrier Division. “TSA utilized a threat-based approach
to develop security measures that are reasonable and effective for the
industry as a whole.”
TSA developed security action items for general security; personnel
security; unauthorized access; and en-route security. General security
measures include conducting security threat assessments, security planning,
protecting critical information and enhancing awareness of
industry-security practices. Personnel security and unauthorized access
refer to practices affecting the security of a motor carrier’s employees,
contracted employees and its property. En-route security refers to the
actual movement and handling of motor vehicles transporting highway
security-sensitive materials. A full list of recommendations can be found
on TSA’s Web site under www.tsa.gov/highway.
TSA recognizes that no one solution fits all motor carriers and
circumstances. Therefore, the security action items allow for
implementation flexibility based on the assessed vulnerability of a
particular process or operation. The goal of the affected motor carrier and
shipper should be to implement these security action items to the fullest
extent practical.
TSA will build on these recommendations by analyzing the effectiveness of
the security action items and feedback the Highway and Motor Carrier
Division receives from industry. TSA will consider the security action
items for development as regulations. Questions and comments from industry
may be sent to the TSA Highway and Motor Carrier Division at
