Priority determination, recommendations

As an aid to priority determination, it is often helpful to risk rank each recommendation. Several CCPS publications provide guidance on the use of a variety of risk ranking techniques. C,s)... 

Field Applicability Testing (FAT) Workshop. In March 1982, the EPA Office of Research and Development convened a workshop with the specific objectives to (1) assess the state of knowledge on determining the field applicability of laboratory bioassay tests, toxicity studies, microcosm studies, and mathematical chemical exposure models (i.e., the extent to which these methods have been tested/compared with field data), and (2) recommend research objectives and priorities to advance the current level of field testing. Workshop attendees included representatives from EPA research laboratories, universities, and private industry. 

Before standards for indoor exposure to radon can be formally established, work is necessary to determine whether remedies are feasible and what is likely to be involved. Meanwhile, the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) in the UK has considered standards for indoor exposure to radon decay products (RCEP, 1984). For existing dwellings, the RCEP has recommended an action level of 25 mSv in a year and that priority should be given to devising effective remedial measures. An effective dose equivalent of 25 mSv per year is taken to correspond to an average radon concentration of about 900 Bq m 3 or an average radon decay-product concentration of about 120 mWL, with the assumption of an equilibrium factor of 0.5 and an occupancy factor of 0.83. 

Formal acceptance of recommendations Assignment of a responsible individual Determination of action priority Implementation of actions Changes to the management system Audit trail Action tracking Sharing lessons learned Follow-up audit Incident trend analysis... 

Sensitivity analysis is useful not only because it provides insight for a decision-maker, but also because it assists a model developer in identifying which assumptions and inputs matter the most to the estimate of the assessment end-point. Therefore, sensitivity analysis can be used during model development to identify priorities for data collection, as well as to determine which inputs matter little to the assessment and thus need not be a significant focus of time or other resources. Furthermore, insights obtained from sensitivity analysis can be used to determine which parts of a model might be the focus of further refinement, such as efforts to develop more detailed empirical or mechanistic relationships to better explain variability. Thus, sensitivity analysis is recommended as a tool for prioritizing model development activities. 

Within the framework of the 4th Pollution Load Compilation (PLC-4) of Baltic Sea monitoring, the clarification of oil inputs to the Baltic Sea via rivers is one of the priority issues according to Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) recommendations [1], Hence, the determination of hydrocarbons in some larger rivers and point sources is mandatory in PLC-4. Gas chromatographic (GC) determination of hydrocarbons after solvent extraction was chosen as the analytical procedure [2], The method enables the determination of hydrocarbons at concentrations above 0.1 mg L and encompasses a... 

Abstract This chapter presents a stochastic optimization model for disaster management planning. In particular, the focus is on the integrated decisions about the distribution of relief supplies and evacuation operations. The proposed decisionmaking approach recommends the best relief distribution centers to use as storage locations and determines their optimal inventory levels. The model also incorporates the priorities for the evacuation of particular communities, as well as specific disaster scenarios with estimates of the transportation needs and demand for aid. A case study is presented to determine the distribution of aid for a flood emergency in Thailand that uses a flood hazard map. 

Histoiy may repeat itself because of the agency s continuous resistance to external recommendations and because critical issues that existed from the shuttie program s inception in the 1970s have not been removed. Even if NASA s culture changes -a potentially positive move - the governing policy and resource decisions that are ultimately determined by Congressional priorities remain intact. 

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