Delegates

Within most companies, the responsibility for cahbrating measurement devices is delegated to a specific department. Often, this department may also be responsible for maintaining the measurement device. The specific cahbration procedures depend on the type of measurement device. The frequency of calibration is normally predetermined, but earlier action may be dic tated if the values from the measurement device become suspect. 

Review Documentation The project review team leader has the ultimate responsibility for documenting the results of the project review. This responsibility may be delegated to a team scribe or secretary to record trie review minutes and issue a summary report with listed action items. The action items could address exceptions to company or industiy standards and government regulations, review team recommendations based on experience and knowledge, and further issues for study that could not be resolved during the review session. 

None of the rights, duties, or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned, delegated or transferred by either party without the other s written consent. All the processes associated with the manufacture of Product under this Agreement will take place only at Seller s facility located at... 

Federal Land Manager (FLM) the Secretary of the Department with authority over such lands. [40 CFR 51.166(b)(24)] The FLM for the Department of the Interior has been delegated the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks the FLM for the Department of Agriculture has been delegated to the Forest Service, and has been redelegated to the Regional Forester or individual Forest Supervisor. 

Requirement for all shifts to be staffed with personnel in charge of or delegated responsibility for quality... 

Authority is in simple terms the right to take actions and make decisions. In the management context it constitutes a form of influence and a right to take action, to direct and coordinate the actions of others, and to use discretion in the position occupied by an individual, rather than in the individual themselves. The delegation of authority permits decisions to be made more rapidly by those who are in more direct contact with the problem. 

A person s job can be divided into two components actions and decisions. Responsibilities and authority should therefore be described in terms of the actions assigned to an individual to perform and discretion delegated to an individual that is, the decisions they are permitted to take along with the freedom they are permitted to exercise. Each job should therefore have core responsibilities, which provide a degree of predictability, and innovative responsibilities, which in turn provide the individual with scope for development. 

Through the process of delegation, authority is passed downward within the organization and divided among subordinate personnel, whereas responsibility passes upwards. 

A manager may assign responsibilities to a subordinate and delegate authority however, they remain responsible for the subordinate s use of that authority. 

Individuals can rightfully exercise only that authority which is delegated to them and that authority should be equal to that person s responsibility (not more or less than it). If people have authority for action without responsibility, it enables them to walk by problems without doing anything about them. Authority is not power itself. It is quite possible to have one without the other A person can exert influence without the right to exert it. 

Create, agree, and publish rules for the assignment of responsibilities and delegation of authority. 

You also need to be careful that work is not delegated or subcontracted to parties about whom you have little knowledge. In subcontracts, clauses that prohibit subcontracting without your approval need to be inserted, thereby enabling you to retain control. 

Do delegate as much control to the operator as possible but provide the means for enabling self control. 

Don t delegate inspection and test operations to others without confirming that they meet the criteria for trained inspectors and testers. 

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