Recognized Professional Organizations

Moreover, it is useful to distinguish between the standards prepared by the official standards organizations and the professional standards. The former s mission is to ensure that the conditions of the consensus of the widest assemblage of interested parties are followed. The professional standards are prepared by recognized professional organizations but limit the consensus to only the participating organizations. 

In the same way that standards either can be limited to a consensus between professionals or they can be official, the standards organizations can be either professional or official. 

There are many professional organizations their influence is more or less in proportion to the number of members and they can be national or international. Among those dealing with petroleum products, the following examples are cited  

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In the United Kingdom, the IP (Institute of Petroleum), for which most of the texts, but not all, are taken as British standards with the reference, BS (British Standard). 

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The Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC), originally know as the American Conference on Chemical Labeling (ACCL), was incorporated in 1982 as a nonprofit professional organization, but it had actually started several years earlier. When the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) discontinued the Labeling and Precautionary Information Committee, its members recognized the need for individuals responsible for labeling to have a forum to discuss ideas and keep up to date on new requirements. CMA initially sponsored ACCL and its first four meetings. 

Recent efforts by the NCPDP and other professional organizations such as the National Community Pharmacists Association have recognized the need for allowing the transmission and adjndication not only of electronic prescriptions but also of requests for refills and other transactions among prescribers (e.g., physicians) and pharmacists. As a result, various initiatives have been undertaken to allow for such levels of transmission among pharmacists, physicians and other health care providers, payers, and ultimately, patients. 

In 1950, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially recognized iodine-131 as the first radioactive new drug. By that year, 3,250 publications had been about the use of radionuclides in medicine. The time had come for a professional organization to be formed to bring together persons interested in atomic medicine. Robert R. Newell of... 

Following completion of the qualification training the SAP must pass an exam given by a nationally-recognized professional or training organization. 

VPP states, in a section titled Certified Professional Resources, that Access to certitied safety and health professionals and other licensed health care professionals is required. They may be provided by offsite sources such as corporate headquarters, insurance companies, or private contractors. OSHA will accept certification from any recognized accrediting organization. ... 

Healthcare and professional organizations expressed their concern about the lack of standardization, assessment of accuracy and precision, variation of sensitivity and error by variation of bone density in bone mineral measurement techniques like DEXA and QCT, whereas there are generally recognized as important and unresolved issues[2,3]. 

Voluntary safety management systems developed by national and international recognized standards agencies and professional organizations. 

Information related to broader industry issues, newly recognized hazards, and lessons learned from near misses and actual incidents can also be shared with customers and users as part of product stewardship. Trade, professional, and other cooperative organizations such as universities and local emergency planning committees (LEPCs) can be effective vehicles for information sharing, in addition to individual company initiatives. 

This type of organization, of course, cannot be developed without cost. Money may be required for personnel time that might otherwise be used for different purposes or even for the hire of professionals or technicians, as well as for the cost of equipment, materials, and additional training. It is important, as the program develops, that these and other related costs be recognized and provided with a specific budget. 

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