Overall Policy

A safety management plan should be tailored to fit the utility s characteristics and meet regulatory requirements. The plan s goals and objectives tell the employees that the utility is committed to providing a safe working place for all employees. The plan should clearly state the overall purpose of the safety program and that all employees have a responsibility in maintaining a safe work environment. 

A brief, written safety policy statement should be issued from the utility director or manager. The statement defines upper management s interest in employee welfare as well as in the efficient operation of the utility. The policy should cover these issues 

A generic safety policy might be worded such as the following  

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There is no guidance in ISO 9000 1994 on the subject matter of corporate quality policies. However, in the Committee Drafts (CD) of ISO 9000 2000 there is now some useful information. It is recommended that the quality policy should be consistent with the overall policy and goals of the organization and should provide a framework for the setting of quality objectives and quality targets. For the first time in these standards, a link has been made between policy and objectives so that policies are not merely motherhood statements but intentions for action. By deriving objectives from the policy you initiate a process for bringing about compliance with policy. 

While the overall policy responsibility for health and safety rests with senior managers, all employees within the organization, irrespective of their duties, have some degree of responsibility for carrying out the policy. Where appropriate, nominated persons with specific responsibilities for health and safety should be named with a summary of their responsibilities defined. It follows that there should be a procedure established whereby deputies are available during the nominated person s absences. 

Structure and responsibility. These are concerned with ensuring that there is a senior manager with overall responsibility for the programme and that the responsibilities of other staff are clearly identified and communicated. These individual responsibilities should fit with the overall policy and objectives. 

The Q6A and Q6B documents were preceded by the North American Conference on Specifications. In all cases, no method selection, scope of application, or overall policy (dissolution, impmities, particulate matter, etc.) is at odds with USP, a remarkable condition in view of the breadth of the topics covered. The main difference is the proportion of active ingredient in a formulation that triggers choice of determination of content or of weight to establish Uniformity of dosage units. 

Company (WDC) (formerly Raytheon Demilitarization Company, the Army s prime contractor for JACADS) U.S. Army Pacific (US ARP AC) U.S. Army Chemical Activity-Pacific (USACAP) U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region IX (San Francisco) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) the U.S. Air Eorce and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The role of the IPT is to facilitate communication between and among all interested parties to bring into existence overall policies and procedures for achieving the acceptable closure of the JACADS facility. 

Mark Parry and I hope that the cases, the descriptions of the range of treatments which can be used and the discussions of wider aspects are of interest and assistance to those working in drug services or determining overall policies, and we are grateful for your interest in the book. 

The European emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) has an efficient and effective market design that risks being undermined by three interrelated problems the approach to allocation the absence of a credible commitment to post-2012 continuation and concerns about its impact on the international competitiveness of key sectors. This special issue of Climate Policy explores these three factors in depth. This policy overview summarizes key insights from the individual studies in this issue, and draws overall policy conclusions about the next round of allocations and the design of the system for the longer term. 

The overall policies of the particular manufacturing concern dictate the type and amount of insurance which will be held. It should be realized, however, that a well-designed insurance plan requires a great deal of skilled and informed investigation by persons who understand all the aspects of insurance as well as the problems involved in the manufacturing operation. 

The Director General has the ultimate authority regarding drug regulatory affairs. Historically, his team has been actively involved in specific matters such as overall policy, nominating members of the Registration Committee, approval of cliniccil research projects, etc. 

Overall policy guidance for the work of IPCS is provided by the Programme Advisory Committee, which is composed of 20 external experts who serve as individuals, rather than representing their respective organizations. This committee provides advice on scientific, technical, ethical, administrative, and regulatory aspects of the activities of the IPCS. 

One of the key changes that a commitment to SD has delivered is an acceptance that it is necessary to involve external stakeholders in dialog and the decision-making process right from the start of a project. That involvement varies from specific engagement on the particular implications of a new project, to work on overall policy themes such as human rights. 

Other issues that may concern Regulators are when a precedent is being set. It is possible that the precedent set by one particular Rx-to-OTC switch could be damaging in terms of their overall policy, even when they have relatively little concern about the switch itself this may be the reason for hesitancy shown in approving Plan B , a proposed OTC product for emergency contraception by the US FDA. Careful negotiation is called for. The corollary is that if your proposed Rx-to-OTC switch can be shown to follow some sort of precedent, then your road with the regulators will be smoother. 

A representative sample should be taken for the purpose of performing a retest. The company s overall policy, intentions, and approach to validation, including the validation of production processes, cleaning procedures, analytical methods, in-process control test procedures, computerized systems, and persons responsible for design, review, approval, and documentation of each validation phase, should be documented. The critical parameters/attributes should normally be identified during the development stage or from historical data, and the necessary ranges for the reproducible operation should be defined. This should include ... 

From a comparative perspective, the combination of specific instruments and the intensity of actual application of different policy options can vary over time and across countries. Whereas integration contracts are a widely applied instrument in national activation policies, the prominence of enabling or demanding elements or the priority given to fiscal work incentives differs between countries and depends on the overall policy legacy. 

In addition to providing an overall policy statement, these reports give details of resource consumption and environmental impacts. 

In addition to providing an overall policy statement, these reports give details of resource consumption and environmental impacts. In many ways this is a brave step, as it opens up their operations for criticism. However, it does give the opportunity to improve accountability and show that improvements are being achieved. 

Procedures/responsibilities the group defines overall policy, sets standards and objectives, defines procedures and responsibilities and gives advice. In the case of subsidiaries, the board of that company is responsible for defining an SH E policy that meets local and group requirements. 

Other issues that may concern the FDA far more than the industry, are precedent-setting issues. The FDA functions in an environment in which they have ongoing responsibility for the approval and switch of many different types of drugs. They may feel that the precedent set by a particular switch could be damaging in terms of their overall policy posture, even though they have relatively little concern about the switch itself. If this is the situation, careful negotiation with the FDA and care in how the switch is presented to minimize setting an awkward precedent can often resolve the issue. 

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