Keeping Records

The way records are kept varies from one laboratory to another, depending on the type of work performed. 

Date and time for the meeting to begin and a projected time for adjournment To s and from s—who issued the agenda and to whom it is sent 

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT A PRACTICAL APPROACH 

A formal set of minutes and reports on inspections should be maintained by the joint committee. Minutes should include 

Actions taken and dates completed since last meeting 

Joint representatives signatures giving approval of minutes 

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To support them, therefore, immense activities are prompted both in pubh c private sectors with increasing importance on NDT. The particular application of radiography using Ir-192 isotopes for industrial production, construction maintenance of industries, power plants, oil and gas pipelines plants, railway, aviation systems, naval structures and vessels, etc is currently in the fore front for its reliabih ly, ease of application record keeping advantages. 

Physical examinations, employee training and educational programs, medical protection, and record keeping, among others, are required. The regional OSHA office should be consulted for the latest rules and regulations. 

Record keeping is an essential requisite of good market research. In the chemical field, call reports or visit reports are usually written by the interviewer and become part of the report in some cases and certainly should become part of the company or consultant files for future reference. Obviously, the call report serves a valuable purpose in the analysis and writing stage. Some market researchers have also found that cross-referencing call reports over a period of time allows rapid identification of the respondents who have demonstrated the greatest abiUty in forecasting their company needs and/or the needs of their industry. 

Consensus standards are the key to the voluntary standards system because acceptance and use of such standards foUow direcdy from the need for them and from the involvement in their development of all those who share that need. Consensus standards must be produced by a body selected, organized, and conducted in accordance with due process procedures. AH parties or stakeholders are iavolved in the development of the standard and substantial agreement is reached according to the judgment of a properly constituted review board. Other aspects of due process involve proper issuance of notices, record keeping, baHoting, and attention to minority opinion. 

The concern of the government is to prevent tax-free industrial ethanol from finding its way into beverages. To achieve this end, the regulations call for a combination of financial and adininistrative controls (bonds, permits, and scmpulous record keeping) and chemical controls (denaturants that make the ethanol unpalatable). Regulations estabUsh four distinct classifications of industrial ethanol. The classifications with the most stringent financial and adininistrative controls call for Httle or no chemical denaturants. The classifications that call for the most effective chemical denaturants require the least financial and administrative controls. For a Hst of denaturants currently authorized, see Reference 284. 

Rules for the welded fabrication of pressure vessels cover welding processes, manufacturer s record keeping on welding procedures, welder qualification, cleaning, fit-up alignment tolerances, and repair of weld defects. Procedures for postweld heat treatment are detailed. Checking the procedures and welders and radiographic and ultrasonic examination of welded joints are covered. 

Maintenance of guards on machinery, open vessels, handrails, screens at sampling/ drumming-up points etc. and on glass equipment Use of sparkproof tools where appropriate Record-keeping... 

The disposal of waste oils is largely governed in the UK by the EPA 90. Waste oils are a Special Waste covered by Special Waste Regulations. Establishments handling more than 500 litres per annum have a duty to maintain records. There are also requirements for record keeping where waste oils contain toxic impurities and so become Special Waste . 

Listing of solid wastes, quantities, analyses and physical form (e.g. solid, slurry, suspension, sludge) toxicity and flammability. Checking the reliability and legality of waste disposal options, including any transportation offsite. Record keeping. 

Monitoring (preferably continuous). Record keeping (on- and off-site). 

Checking for land contamination, e.g. analysis of soil samples. Record keeping. 

Establish a system of transfer notes and record keeping of waste transfers to assist waste holders comply with their duty of care under Section 34 of the EPA 1990. 

Tier 1 Hidden costs, such as monitoring expenses, reporting and record keeping, permitting requirements, environmental impact statements, legal, etc. 

Increasing and overlapping regulatory demands —Documentary and record-keeping requirements —Formal and demonstrable programs... 

Included in this element are requirements for purchasing documents (specifications, drawings, and purchase orders), selection of suppliers, inspection and control of received material and record-keeping. For ESH/PSM, this element would focus on those aspects of the procurement process which support purchasing according to regulatory requirements, safety standards, risk management controls, etc. 

The Oil Pollution Act of 1961 was primarily concerned witli tlie regulation of the deliberate discharge of oil or oil wastes into Uie water. As a result of Uiis act, Uie owners of transport sliips were to take precautions to minimize Ute effect of pollution. Oily ballast water separators were required on ships, and owners Imd to maintain oil record books. Violators of Uie Oil Pollution Act were subject to fines of not more than 1,000 for improper record keeping. 

Healtli issues, most importantly, conttuninants in tlie workplace, have become OSHA s primary concern. Healtli haztu-ds are comple.v and difficult to define. Because of this, OSHA has been slow to implement healtli standards. To be complete, each standard requires medical surveillance, record keeping, monitoring, and physical reviews. On the other side of the ledger, safety hazards are aspects of the work environment tliat are e. pected to cause deatli or serious physical harm immediately or before tlie imminence of such danger can be eliminated. 

Administration of the plant engineering organization and personnel as well as related financial considerations (budgeting, forecasting, cost control), training, and record keeping... 

The scope of initial training always covers an induction period of perhaps four weeks, during which the trainee learns about the structure of the company which he has joined and the administration which he will be expected to carry out in the field. It is important that he learns about the legislation which applies to his job and the statutory forms which he must use. Surveyors are often required to keep a notebook, the purpose of which is similar to that of a police officer. He will later be required to cover the interests of all the clients who are his district , and he must therefore set up in his home the necessary administrative and record-keeping facilities to enable him to do this effectively and economically. 

Record-keeping and development of a uniform certification program. 

The increasing use of computers has made record keeping less of a chore than it once was. Even in laboratories with computerized records, however, there is still need for some written record keeping. The same kinds of records must be kept regardless of the method used. 

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