Program activity management

Lean Approach to Safety Program Activity Management... 

Some of the preferred tools used in natural microbial control programs are given in Table 8. The goal in nature is always to maintain control of a system, to avoid letting it foul until cleanup is the last resort. In nature, maintenance of a clean system is the only real hope for survival. Clean rarely, if ever, means sterile. The natural systems discussed in this paper, for example, are always comprised of vast microbial flora in close proximity to or actually a part of the protected portion of the system in which microbial fouling problems are actively managed by the animal or plant. 

Figure 12.1 shows the 22 MRTFB test and evaluation activities managed by the three military services. Together, they encompass approximately 50% of the DOD land in the continental United States, 243,000 square miles of water surface, and 221,000 square miles of airspace. These activities provide the full spectrum of test and evaluation support for the Department of Defense s major weapon system acquisition programs. Due to their unique capabilities and expertise, these facilities may also be used to support research, development, test and evaluation requirements of other government agencies and private industry. The MRTFB has also been used for military training activities over the years. 

Quality Assurance and Quality Control. The terms "quality assurance"(QA) and "quality control"(QC) need to be defined. They are often used interchangeably, but to the professional they refer to two different activities. Quality control refers to those actions taken in the laboratory in an attempt to keep the measurement system in control. Examples would be running reference standards, calibrating Instruments, keeping quality control charts, etc. Quality assurance refers to the system or program whereby management assures itself (and its clients) that the quality control measures are being applied, and that the results reported do, in fact, refer to the sample that was submitted or collected by the laboratory. 

Mitman, G. G., 1999. A Final Report Biological Survey of the Berkeley Pit Lake System. Mine Waste Technology Program Activity IV, Project 10. USEPA National Risk Management Lab, IAG ID DW89938513-01-0. 

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