Health performance standards

The exact composition and proportion of these additives in a certain type of fluid depends on the intended use. Hydraulic fluids are compounded to conform to performance-based standards such as Military or ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) specifications. Some examples of Military specifications are shown in Table 3-2. Many different formulations can be compounded to conform to one performance standard. It should be noted that the variability among these products or even within products with the same trade names may confuse efforts to determine environmental and health effects of hydraulic fluids at hazardous waste landfills since hydraulic fluids that are currently used may or may not contain the same components present in old products of the same name. 

U.S. EPA may require owners and operators of hazardous waste combustion units to comply with additional performance standards by virtue of the omnibus authority. This authority allows U.S. EPA to incorporate additional terms and conditions into a facility s permit as necessary to protect human health and the environment. 

NI0SH = National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health NSPS = New Source Performance Standards ODW = Office of Drinking Water OERR = Office of Emergency and Remedial Response 0PP = Office of Pesticide Programs OSHA = Occupational Safety and Health Administration 0SW = Office of Solid Waste OWRS = Office of Water Regulations and Standards PEL = Permissible Exposure Limit PSNS =... 

To complete the planning phase, the project team will develop a series of documents that summarize the outcome of the DQO process and describe the planned field operations. The SAP, prepared to address all of the data collection requirements, will establish the performance standards for the project implementation and assessment phases. The planned field operations may be documented in the Work Plan other planning documents may include the Health and Safety Plan, the Contractor QC Plan, and the Environmental Protection Plan. 

Part three involves creating safety-related performance standards. In terms of health professionals, the report asks licensing organizations to examine how they identify unsafe practitioners. In addition, professional organizations should address patient safety in national conferences, journals, and training programs (e.g., residencies). ... 

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is a private, voluntary, not-for-profit organization that serves as a gatekeeper for health care quality and safety. Currently, more than 19,000 health care organizations in the United States and many other countries are JCAHO accredited. Since its earliest inceptions almost 50 years ago, JCAHO has striven to establish health care standards and performance measures. The mission of JCAHO is to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations. 

Rupp, M.T. Establishing realistic performance standards for community pharmacists drug-use—review activities in managed care contracts. Am. J. Health-Syst. Pharm. 1999, 56, 566-567. 

Emissions from individual sources can be closely regulated, both within a facility (occupational standards) and outside it (with New Source Performance Standards at the federal level and/or Air Toxic Hot Spots regulations in California). The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) began in 1970, with the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, to develop recommended exposure limits (RELs) for chemicals in the workplace. In 1974, NIOSH joined with OSHA to update the OSHA program for PELs for a wide variety of substances, incorporating cancer potency data as it became available over subsequent years. Their evaluations were published in criteria documents. Special Hazard Reviews, and summarized in a Compendium of Policy Documents and Statements (NIOSH 1992). Available information is periodically updated in the NIOSH Pocket... 

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