Reporting criteria

The review of the data portion of the Indian Point 2 (IP2) and 3 (IPS) PRA (a 1982 internal document prepared by Consolidated Edison and the New York Power Authority) is confined to the plant-specific and generic component failure and service hour data sections because these were the only segments available to the reviewers. The LERs produced during a ten-year span of IP2 s operation were evaluated to determine their applicability to the PRA data needs. It was eventually decided to use only the LERs generated after IP2 became critical (from May 23, 1973 to December 31, 1979) for the component data base development, based on the availability of failure event information and more uniform operability, testing, and reporting criteria. 

Second, an internal standard must have adequate purity. Preferably, the contribution of an internal standard to any analyte should be less than 20 % of the corresponding lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) of the analyte. Otherwise, the significant amount of analyte from the added internal standard can bias the reported signal to noise (S/N) ratio at the LLOQ and cause larger variability at low concentrations. The interference of an internal standard to other cointemal standards in a multianalyte method is rare, but it should be also evaluated. Though there are no reported criteria for this, it should be at least less than 15 % of the concentration of a cointemal standard in a multianalyte method. In addition, an internal standard should not correspond to any in vivo metabolic products of the analyte (e.g., hydrox-ylated metabolite, N-dealkylation metabolite). 

All the published literature has been critically reviewed. The reported criteria have been classified into (a) fundamental and (b) heuristic approaches. An attempt has been made to establish a relationship between the fundamental approach and the heuristic approach. It has been shown that the criterion based on the heuristic approach can be considered as a special case of the generahzed criterion based on the fundamental approach. 

Minimum reporting criteria defined by ICH for initial reports of adverse events are when ... 

Results validation and reporting Criteria for positivity/negativity in relation to controls content and organization of report turnaround time Pathologist/technologist... 

Minimum reporting criteria defined by ICH for initial reports are an identifiable patient a suspect medicinal product an identifiable reporting source and an event or outcome that is serious, unexpected, and a reasonably suspected causal relationship. 

The panel strongly advocates the creation of a treatment registry with uniform reporting criteria. 

One of the main differences between NATES and NPRI is that reporting to NATES is voluntary, while reporting to the NPRI is mandatory. Also, NPRI covers all emissions including spills, whereas NATES covers only spills. In addition, the thresholds and reporting criteria exempt many fixed facilities from reporting to NPRI, whereas all spills... 

Aromatherapists themselves have also been affected by sensitization (Crawford et al., 2004) in a 12 month period under study, prevalence of hand dermatitis in a sample of massage therapists was 15% by self-reported criteria and 23% by a symptom-based method and included the use of aromatherapy products in massage oils, lotions, or creams. In contrast, the suggestion that aromatherapists have any adverse effects to long-term usage of essential oils was apparently disproved by a nonscienti c survey (Price and Price, 1999). 

Fires and explosions, other than arcing and flashover, constitute a small minority of the reported incidents. In most cases no one is injured and the incident is classified as a dangerous occurrence if the reporting criteria for such incidents are met this mainly means that the incident should be reported if the fire or explosion results in the plant being out of use for 24 hours or more. There is a mandatory requirement to report incidents which involve unintentional contact with an overhead power Kne, but contact with an underground cable does not need to be reported unless it results in a fire or explosion and loss of supply for 24 hours or more. 

Effective July 17, 2006, BOEMRE revised the regulations for incident reporting. Related to this chart, chants were made to the reporting criteria for Injuries, Loss of Well Control incidents. Collisions, and Other Incidents. Thus the number of incidents shown in these categories for 2006 and beyond may be affected by this change when compared to previous years. 

They may under-report (or over-report) injuries, and may vary as a result of subtle differences in reporting criteria. 

Table 2 Chronic lead study reporting criteria. A lead related complication is considered to have occurred if at least one of the following clinical observations is repotted and at least one of the following clinical actions is made 30 days or more after implant [22]. ...

The reporting criteria define what types of events are to be reported. Such criteria may be formalised but may also be informal and based on a shared understanding within the organisation. Reporting criteria for accidents are usually defined on a consequence scale of measurement such as whether the accident involves lost time after the day of the event or not (yes/no). This particular criterion is relatively simple to communicate and apply, since it also has implications as to the victim s right to compensation for sick leave. A problem is its limited coverage. Minor accidents with potentially severe consequences will pass undetected and we will miss an opportunity of learning from such experience. 

Alternatively, we may base our reporting criteria for accidents and nearaccidents on subjective judgements of potential losses. Such criteria involve problems of inter-subjectivity. Different persons may have varying opinions on what constitutes a potentially severe incident. 

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has maintained a motor-carrier accident database, known as the Motor Carrier Safety Management Information System (MCMIS), since 1973 [18]. It includes any federally regulated motor-carrier accident that meets the specified reporting criteria. Prior to 1986, the criteria demanded reporting of accidents resulting in a fatality, an injury, or property damage of 2,000 or more. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2005), Emissions by Category Report-Criteria Air Polutants, Volatile Organic Compounds, Year 2001 extract from EPA s National Emission Inventory, Final 1999 NEI Version 3 database. 

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