Primary management systems

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All members of the supply chain should have primary management systems in place to address comphance with all applicable regulations and implementation of additional programs and practices to manage the safety and security of hazardous material transportation activities. An overall transportation safety and security management system is recommended to assist in  

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ASTM is one of the world s largest sources of voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems, and services (4). It is the primary management system for standards development in the United States and has more than 6100 standards under copyright. It currently has about 153 main technical committees (about 1935 subcommittees and sections) working on standards in diverse areas such as steel, plastics, textiles, sports equipment, consumer products, security systems and equipment, surgical inplants, and meat products. 

The results of the prioritization process are detailed in Table 3.5. Three activities have been ranked as Lower Risk and will be dropped from further consideration. These chemicals have been ranked as lower risk because the concentration of aqueous ammonia and formaldehyde in combination with a small shipment volume presents only a minor enviromnental impact potential. Additionally, methyl bromide is used at some facilities, but it is received in small cylinders that have only a localized impact potential if released while in transit. These chemicals and modes of transport will, however, continue to be reviewed and monitored as part of the global risk management program, including a primary management system review. The remaining chemical and modes of transport will be escalated for qualitative risk analysis. 

Aqueous Ammonia Tank Truck Lower Primary management system review... 

Each step in the transportation risk management process (e.g., primary management systems, prioritization, risk analysis, risk reduction options, and process sustainability) reqnires valid and accnrate inpnt to ensure the results can be nsed as part of management s decision process. Therefore, risk activities should include other internal bnsiness nnits and transportation stakeholders in the process. Internal conununication benefits the risk management process through ... 

Primary Management Systems (Chapter 2) Corporate / Management Level No formalized global risk management process Not all countries of operation have formalized safety and security programs Development of a corporate-wide transportation risk management system Implementation of corporate-wide primary management system requirements for all counties of operation... 

Prioritization and Identification (Chapter 3) Corporate / Management Level Hazards of the worldwide transportation operations are not clearly understood Risk management priorities have not been identified Corporate-level prioritization of all transportation hazards Identification of low-risk materials that can be limited to a primary management system review Identification chemicals, modes of transportation, and specific facility operations escalated for more detailed risk analysis... 

Check— primary management systems (Chapter 2), identification and prioritization activities (Chapter 3), and additional risk analysis of elevated safety and security issues (Chapters 4-6)... 

Primary management systems (Ch. 2) Prioritization (Ch. 3) Safety analysis (Ch. 4-5) Security analysis (Ch. 6) Program sustainability (Ch. 8) f Management commitment / to die risk management / system / Company culture diat X embraces risk management... 

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