Safety systems voluntary

This program was first developed (Petrangeli, 1983 Petrangeli et al., 1993) for the study of a new safety system (the CRS described in Appendix 10) based on the voluntary depressurization of the primary system and on the passive injection (by accumulators under pressure) of cooling water. This basic concept has been subsequently applied to various reactor designs. 

The Patient Safety Reporting System (PSRS) is a program modeled on the Aviation Safety Reporting System and developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to monitor patient safety through voluntary, confidential reports. 

The NRC issued a letter in 1994 to the nuclear industry reemphasizing NRC guidance on voluntary online maintenance. Specifically, the letter stated that l)the practice should represent a net safety benefit and be warranted by operational necessity, not by convenience, 2) the practice should not be abused by repeated entry into and exit from the limited condition of operation, 3) the removal from service of safety systems and important non-safety equipment should be minimized, 4) Any component testing or maintenance that increases the likelihood of a plant transient should be avoided plant operation should be stable, and 5) Configuration control and system/train unavailability must be effectively managed to minimize risk during maintenance activities. 

At the core of these elements is the simple concept of a PDCA methodology, called the Shewhart cycle (Shewhart, 1931), that can equally be applied to all safety management systems. PDCA has been at the root of quality control and safety programs. The Shewhart cycle has been adapted within the framework of many voluntary compliance standards such as ANSI ZlO-2012 Occupational Safety Process (Occupational Health and Safety Systems, 2012). Refer to Figure 6.1, Shewhart, PDCA Cycle for Learning and Improvement . 

The intent of this second edition of Job Hazard Analysis, A Guide for Voluntary Compliance and Beyond is to continue the development of a process that can be integrated into the safety system and bring increased value to an organization. JHA as an essential tool in the safety system can establish more effective job procedures when effectively and routinely used. 

The core philosophies of the behavioral approach complement and are usually integrated into other programs, such as voluntary protection process (VPP), ANSI/AIEIA/ASSE, ZIO, the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, 2012). The behavioral approach provides the safety system a systematic approach of identifying and correcting at-risk events and conditions that could can be immediately corrected or provide short-term corrections. 

In this second addition of Job Hazard Analysis, A Guide for Voluntary Compliance and Beyond , we continue to follow a hands-on, comprehensive approach to build and enhance a job hazard analysis OHA) process. From our experiences since the first edition, we are even more convinced that JHA provides the critical hnk between risk assessment and an effective safety system. 

As we progressed developing JHAs, we discovered that there were not many new and innovative ways available in regards to defining how the job, it s steps, and tasks were structured. This is the reason that we wrote this book, to go beyond any voluntary compliance, to fill the gaps in the JHA process, as we consider that the JHA is The Centerpiece and Critical Link of a solid foundation for the safety system. 

TSCATS is an online index to unpublished, nonconfidential studies covering chemical testing results and adverse effects of chemicals on health and ecological systems. The studies are submitted by US industry to EPA under several sections of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). There are four types of documents in the database Section 4 chemical testing results, Section 8(d) health and safety studies, Section 8(e) substantial risk of injury to health or the environment notices, and voluntary documents submitted to EPA known as a For Your Information (FYI) notice. 

This powerpoint presentation reviews food-contact regulations worldwide with reference to current systems for regulating food-contact materials. These include general safety requirements, licensing/registration, mandatory and voluntary positive lists, no objection letters, and combinations of the above and their applicability to various countries. 

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ANSI has served in its capacity as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system for 80 years. The Institute is a private, nonprofit membership organization supported by a diverse constituency of private and public sector organizations. ANSI Z21.83 has been published and provides a means of testing and certifying the safety of stationary fuel cell power plants having a capacity of less than 1 MW. 

The Medication Error Reporting Program (MERP) is a voluntary program administered by the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) in conjxmction with the ISMP. This confidential reporting system improves patient safety by alerting practitioners and the industry to potential or actual problems. Practitioners are asked to report errors and near misses to this program so that others learn from errors and prevent similar errors in the future. 

Voluntary reporting. Doctors, nurses and pharmacists are supplied with cards on which to record suspected adverse reaction to drugs. In the UK, this is called the Yellow Card system and the Committee on Safety of Medicines collates the results and advises the government s Medicines Control Agency. It is recommended that for ... 

One of the most important aspects of the UK regulatory system is the scheme provided by the voluntary reporting of adverse reactions to a marketed drug. As most serious ADRs are rare events, they are unlikely to be detected in early clinical trials. The problem is essentially one of numbers, as relatively small numbers of patients are exposed to a new drug before it is released on to the market. Marketing may, therefore, be the first adequate safety trial. The main functions of the adverse reactions reporting system are ... 

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