Prevention
Chemical, Biotech Firms Strengthen Security Against Bioterrorism
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 21st, 2001
New security rules range from the general - a survey of companies to find out just what's available for stealing - to the specific - a ban on nighttime cleaning crews at chemical and biotech facilities. They also include new rules to safeguard trucks hauling chemicals and more stringent checks of workers at chemical facilities. Trucks must carry two drivers, stops are not permitted and the trucks may not be left unattended, industry officials said.
Awareness of the threat of chemical and biological warfare in the...
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