Compliance priorities

A set of criteria must be used to establish compliance priorities... 

Compliance Some aspects of PSM are required by regulations. If you are not already in compliance, this will probably influence your priorities. 

Facilities with gaps in compliance or the highest risks should have highest priority. Other considerations might be poor existing performance or a recent deterioration in performance. 

We have thus far focused on the biological factors that affect drug responses but recovery from illness often takes place in the context of interactions among individuals. In these interactions, both patient and clinician bring their own knowledge, predispositions, values, priorities, modes of thinking, and belief systems into play. Within this transaction, issues such as patient compliance, expectation effect ... 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 1995b. Water quality standards establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants states compliance — revision of metals criteria. Fed. Reg. 60 (86) 22229-22237. 

Under the new administration, this section of TSCA has come under the scrutiny of Vice President Bush s task force on regulatory relief and the Office of Toxic Substances is placing a high priority on efforts to develop more cost-effective means for achieving industry compliance with OTS policies. In addition to fostering voluntary actions by industry wherever possible in lieu of formal rules, these effects include elimination of unnecessary burdens on industry in complying with mandated TSCA requirements. 

The costs of compliance with pollution abatement regulations have been documented in many company, industry, and Government studies. These costs obviously impact on company growth, investment decisions, and allocation of resources among competing company priorities. Such increased costs of company activities impact on technological innovation in several ways. Upgrading of production processes may be postponed. Investments in facilities... 

As a result of OECD Council action, the major points recommended by the OECD Expert Group have been endorsed. The Council noted that member countries will establish their compliance procedures progressively according to their respective national priorities. The Council instructed the Environment Committee and the Management Committee of the Special Program on the Control of Chemicals to ... 

An evaluation report must be generated for each computer system, which summarize the current operation of the computer system, allocates its priority, provides a reference to any supporting documentation, and identifies the compliance gaps in the system. Based on the information in the evaluation reports, a Corrective Action Plan can be generated. 

Promotes best practices Clearly defines quality standards Establishes measurable quality and compliance outputs Offers a rating system Management determines the priorities for correcting deficiencies Identifies areas for improvement Provides process to identify genesis of deficiencies and lack of or need to improve the quality system Fosters continuous improvement, total quality management, and forward quality thinking... 

Serious Consequences—Class 2. Equipment or the critical instruments serving equipment whose failure could possibly cause, or fail to warn of upset conditions, uncontrolled releases of dangerous materials, situations that could result in accidental fires and explosions. Furthermore these failures could result in serious conditions involving environmental releases, property or production losses, or other non-life-threatening situations. These particular pieces of equipment, the safety shutdown systems and the alarms that serve this equipment are given a slightly lower priority. However, they are also inspected, tested, or prooftested on a regular schedule, but may be allowed to have some leniency in compliance. 

For problematic waste waters, secondary biological treatment is insufficient to meet the increasingly strict legislative standards on COD, colour and priority pollutants such as pesticide and herbicide residues. Whilst pollution prevention will always be the environmentally preferable option, this is not always practical, and in such cases tertiary treatment with catalysed hydrogen peroxide can present an economical and effective way to achieve compliance. 

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