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Definite and known procedures for foUow-up must be provided for, with the design group assessing the value of each idea and suggestion presented by the review committee. The actions taken are known to the committee and subject to further review. With such organization, the trade-offs can be acted upon at the appropriate level. 

Once the plan is complete, you will almost certainly need to submit it for final approval. Your company probably has well established approval processes. Make sure to understand these and adequately brief anyone who may present your project to project review committees or board meetings on your behalf. When preparing your plan for approval, it is important to briefly reiterate the history of the project. Although you have thoroughly prepared senior management through your various communication and consultation exercises, they will not recall all of the relevant background. 

Appendix III of this report provides a detailed description of the reliability data used in event tree and fault tree quantification. Because of its extensive operating experience and the uniqueness of the BRP design, BRP plant-specific data was used whenever possible. Plant-specific data sources included plant maintenance orders, control room log books, surveillance tests, LERs, event reports, deviation reports, plant review committee meeting minutes, and USNRC correspondence. The plant-specific data used spanned the period from 1970 to 1979. Data before 1970 did not include maintenance orders or surveillance tests and therefore were excluded. The plant-specific data collected for BRP is presented in detail in Appendix XIII. Table III-4 summarizes 30 plant-specific component failure rates and Table 11-06 contains plant-specific maintenance unavailabilities for 20 components. These tables are a summary of the BRP component failure and maintenance outages. 

Based on reports and recommendations of the Army Materiel Acquisition Review Committee (AMARC) on 1 April 1974, a major reorganization of AMC was instituted for completion within four years (Ref 4). The concept of separate development and logistic centers was replaced with Research and Development (R D) Commands or Materiel Readiness Commands, under the US Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM). 

Health Effects Review. The Health Effects Review Committee examines the health effects chapter of each profile for consistency and accuracy in interpreting health effects and classifying end points. 

Johansson SG, Bieber X Dahl R, et al Revised 37 nomenclature for allergy for global use report of the Nomenclature Review Committee of the World Allergy Organization, October 2003. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004 113 832-836. 

Trichlorethylene has been nominated for listing in the National Toxicology Program (NTP) 9th Report on Carcinogens. Evaluation of this substance by the NTP review committees is ongoing (NTP 1997)... 

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report ... 

A protocol that described the work to be done and protected the rights of the volunteers in the dosimeter studies was developed for consideration by the Human Subjects Review Committee, University of California, Riverside. Paid volunteers were considered to be at "negligible risk." The approved protocol was designated HS-95-048. The document, including informed consent, was reviewed with participants at an orientation meeting prior to the study. 

Prepare a formal safety review memo for the gas-fired furnace described in Problem 10-4 and shown in Figure 10-16. This memo will be given to each committee member before the formal safety review committee meeting. 

The hazards identification procedures presented in chapter 10 include some aspects of risk assessment. The Dow F EI includes a calculation of the maximum probable property damage (MPPD) and the maximum probable days outage (MPDO). This is a form of consequences analysis. However, these numbers are obtained by some rather simple calculations involving published correlations. Hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies provide information on how a particular accident occurs. This is a form of incident identification. No probabilities or numbers are used with the typical HAZOP study, although the experience of the review committee is used to decide on an appropriate course of action. 

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Other Internal Activities. Under 8(e) of TSCA a company must report "substantial risks to health or environment" to EPA. The guidance published for 8(e) committees exist in most large companies and there is a regular receipt by EPA of 8(e) notices. As other sections of the Act are being implemented, companies will institute internal review committees to handle these particular requirements. 

Each major company site has a hazard review committee to administer the standard and guideline. The committee includes representatives from process safety, chemistry, reactive chemistry, manufacturing, process engineering, pilot-plant operations, and the technology center. 

Other chemicals may be added to the treaty by in the future based on recommendations from the POPs Review Committee. 

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