Committee Meetings and Site Visits

Appendix A is a reprint of Chapter 4 from Review ofintemational Technologies for Destruction of Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel (NRC, 2006). It describes the various EDT technologies in detail. Appendix B lists committee meetings and site visits. Appendix C provides biographical sketches of the committee members. 

The Committee for an Assessment of Naval Forces Defense Capabilities Against Chemical and Biological Warfare Threats first convened in September 2001 and held further meetings and site visits over a period of 6 months ... 

Further details on the committee s data-gathering efforts can be found in Appendix A, The committee also received documents and other materials for review and made specific information requests between meetings that were submitted through the office of the DASD(CBD), Unfortunately, only a fraction of the written information requested was made available to the committee. Despite this, the committee is confident that they were able to fully meet their charge with the information received during briefings and site visits. 

The safety review report is distributed to the committee which meets to work its way through the report, section by section, discussing safety concerns and potential improvements to the process or procedure. An individual must be designated to take minutes at the meeting and record suggested modifications. If the review concerns an existing process, the committee should perform a site visit to examine the actual equipment. 

A Description of Munitions in the Blue Grass Army Depot Stockpile B Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members... 

Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities... 

Because of the large number of contractors constantly on site, a formal monthly safety committee meeting was scheduled, and all contractors were urged to attend. This committee was also attended by the contractors and the engineering managers. A contractor safety coordinator was assigned, and he was the main safety liaison between contractors and the safety department. He visited sites daily and conducted regular inspections. He also coordinated the contractor safety committee and ensured that they adhered to the company s new safety standards and procedures. 

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