Stakeholder Input

Conducted a public hearing at which further stakeholder inputs were solicited on key findings and preliminary conclusions from the hazard investigation. 

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy is presently considering amendment of its TCPA to establish coverage of reactive hazards that might affect the public. The State has asked for stakeholder input on the following proposition (paraphrased) ... 

The guiding principle of metric development is to have a stable system or process to collect, review, and draw conclusions. All metrics should be developed with stakeholders input taking into account the requirements and needs of the customers. This includes the touch points of the downstream quality processes. Without this input and understanding metrics may be developed within a silo and hold little value, causing both frustration at the leadership as well as the staff level. Without proper... 

Also, MCDA allows the costs and practicality of meeting a standard to be accommodated in the final decision. This can be achieved by identifying the technological options for mitigating exposure, each of which would be associated with a different standard. They could include not only a do nothing option but also the application of different technologies or assumptions about the benefits that would follow from adopting best practice in some or all industry sectors. This may require stakeholder input to help focus attention on the most feasible abatement options. A preliminary analysis may usefully be shared with stakeholders so that they have an opportunity to comment and provide further information (e.g., to refine assumptions or prompt data collection to reduce uncertainty). 

Recommendation 3-10. The Chemical Materials Agency should continue its support for and emphasis on local stakeholder input and involvement as mission-critical elements when acceptable secondary waste disposal practices are being defined and regulatory permit requirements are negotiated. 

Framework for Chemical Risk Management under REACH Stakeholder Inputs... 

Incorporating Stakeholder Inputs into decision-making ... 

A formal structure for incorporating stakeholder inputs during REACH, as described by the systems framework. 

Reports should provide the reader with information on how the company has assessed the relative importance of the environmental, social, and economic issues and how it has selected the issues to discuss within its report. Readers will be interested to know if and how stakeholder input has been solicited and considered in this assessment, as this may provide an indication of the value the company places on the interests and input of its key stakeholders, particularly if those same stakeholders are the intended audience for the report. 

One of the key objectives of the strategic plan is a move to acquire prescribing authority for pharmacists. CPhA has developed a discussion paper to foster debate within the profession. The document has been distributed to solicit pharmacists and other stakeholders input. 

Conduct faculty discussions to interpret the results of stakeholder input. These discussions can lead to consensus on expected levels of proficiency. 

There are several alternatives for gathering stakeholder input, including interviews, focus groups and workshops. Surveys also are common and produce quantitative data on reactions. Whatever method is used, two design features of... 

Faculty may also need the opportunity to discuss the arguments for an integrated curriculum and reflect on these issues over time. Such discussions may serve to identify relevant combinations of professional skills and disciplinary content in preparation for the curriculum design process. At this point, stakeholder input on the importance of these skills can be critical to developing consensus. 

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