Commissioning controls

Health and Safety Commission, "Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards -Draft Regulations and Guidance", Consultative Document, Health and Safety Executive (1983) "Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1984", Health and Safety Executive (1984). 

Prior to 1973, there was a surplus supply of crude oil in the United States. To avoid overproduction with the concomitant depression in the price of crude oil, the Texas Railroad Commission controlled the level of production of oil wells in Texas (other states had similar regulations). This provided some stability in cmde oil pricing. However, in 1973, it became apparent to the oil ministers of OPEC countries that oil-importing countries could not do without the Middle... 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission-controlled materials (refer to 41CFR101-42.1102-4 in Section 4.8.2, below) ... 

Consumer Product Safety Commission Control Technology Guideline Department of T ransportation Environmental Protection Agency... 

Health and Safety Commission, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health and Control of Carcinogenic Substances, Approved Codes of Practice, HMSO, London (1989)... 

The licensee will identify the criteria which will justify moving from strict commissioning controls to operation under the Station Operating Instmctions. This transition will be agreed on between the licensee and the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (Nil). 

Uranium in the U.S.A. is controlled by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. New uses are being found for depleted uranium, ie., uranium with the percentage of 23su lowered to about 0.2%. 

ARCO Chemical Co., Testimony to the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission on Proposed Regulation Mo. 13 (Oyygenate Mandate Program), Denver, Colo., June 4,1987. 

Gasoline composition may also be regulated in Europe. A tripartite initiative is being carried out among the European Commission, the oil industry, and the automotive industry. Based on an analysis of the required improvements in air quaUty, new regulations are to be written that control vehicle emissions and fuel composition into the twenty-first century. 

Improvements in the abiUty to control operating conditions and in contractor designs have allowed a steady reduction in the number of purification steps required. The THORP faciUty, commissioned as of 1994 in the U.K., uses only a single purification step. 

European Commission for these and other substances by nominated dates. The toxicological data and estimation of exposure will form the basis of risk analysis and deterrnination of the appropriate restriction and control of substances in the workplace (58). Restriction of the sales of dangerous substances and preparations to the general pubHc is enforced under Directive 76/769 EC (59). 

The radiological hazard of tritium to operating personnel and the general population is controlled by limiting the rates of exposure and release of material. Maximum permissible concentrations (MPC) of radionucHdes were specified in 1959 by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (79). For purposes of control all tritium is assumed to be tritiated water, the most readily assimilated form. The MPC of tritium ia breathing air (continuous exposure for 40 h/wk) is specified as 185 kBq/mL (5 p.Ci/mL) and the MPC for tritium in drinking water is set at 3.7 GBq/mL (0.1 Ci/mL) (79). The maximum permitted body burden is 37 MBq (one millicurie). Whenever bioassay indicates this value has been exceeded, the individual is withdrawn from further work with tritium until the level of tritium is reduced. 

Color Difference Evaluation. Shade evaluation is comparable in importance to relative strength evaluation for dyes. This is of interest to both dye manufacturer and dye user for purposes of quaUty control. Objective evaluation of color differences is desirable because of the well-known variabihty of observers. A considerable number of color difference formulas that intend to transform the visually nonuniform International Commission on Illumination (CIE) tristimulus color space into a visually uniform space have been proposed over the years. Although many of them have proven to be of considerable practical value (Hunter Lab formula, Friele-MacAdam-Chickering (FMC) formula, Adams-Nickerson formula, etc), none has been found to be satisfactorily accurate for small color difference evaluation. Correlation coefficients for the correlation between average visually determined color difference values and those based on measurement and calculation with a formula are typically of a magnitude of approximately 0.7 or below. In the interest of uniformity of international usage, the CIE has proposed two color difference formulas (CIELAB and CIELUV) one of which (CIELAB) is particularly suitable for appHcation on textiles (see Color). 

Also, the electronic control-valve device s level of immunity to, and emission of, electromagnetic interference (EMI) can be an issue in the chemical-valve environment. EMI requirements for the control-valve devices are presently mandatory in the European Community but voluntary in the United States, Japan, and the rest of the world. International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC) SOI, Parts I through 4, Electromagnetic Compatibihty for Industrial Process Measurement and Control Equipment, defines tests and requirements for control-device immunity. Immunity and emission standards are addressed in CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) EN 50 081-1 1992, EN 50 081-2 1993, EN 50 082-1 1992, and prEN 50 082-2 1994. 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Toxic Substances Control Act Nuclear Regulatory Commission Title 10... 

Statutory EQSs have been set in legislation by the European Commission (EC) and in the UK by the Department of Environment (DoE). Other non-statutory operational standards have been developed by the NRA to control discharges and assess water quality. 

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