Standards of performance

The role of chemical technology in printing is also changing. Whereas a need exists for hard copy, whether for visual, legal, or historical reasons, the hard copy must meet new standards of performance, including visual and environmental. Many traditional printing processes have become unacceptable in the workplace, and are being replaced by processes that are water-based, dry, desktop, or in some other ways more convenient. 

Environmental Protection Agency—Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. Fed. Regist. 36(247), 2488 (1971). 

Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Part 60, Standards of performance for new stationary sources, 1992. 

Benefit The use of LNB decreases the amount of NOx formation at the facility and therefore may help facilities meet state RACT or BA CT (40 CFR 52) requirements. Additionally, this technology may help facilities meet standards of performance for industrial-commercial-institutional steam generating units in 40 CFR 60, Subpart Db. A decrease in a facility s NOx emissions may decrease the possibility that a facility will meet the Nox emission threshold for an air permit under 40 CFR 70 and 71. 

Dorgan, C. E., and Dorgan, C. B. (1999). Developing Standards of Performance (SOP) for lAQ in Building. In Proceedings oi the 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. Edinburgh, Scotland. 

The need for building control arose primarily to protect the health and safety of the population and, latterly, to conserve fuel and power and prevent waste. Local and State Building Regulations give standards of performance necessary in the building and, as such, make reference to national and international standards and codes of practice. The regulations cover two areas of health and safety and can be subdivided as follows ... 

The plant engineer s objective must be to ensure that plant operates at a profit. If overall efficiency of operation is to be achieved, and the working costs of plant kept within acceptable bounds, time must be set aside for the control and application of lubrication. The evolution of lubricants and their application has continued ever since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, and as the pattern of industry becomes increasingly more complex, the standard of performance of lubricants becomes progressively more important. 

From a practical aspect, when the expression quality control is use, we tend to think in terms of a good or excellent product. In industry, it is one that fulfills customer s expectations. These expectations or standards of performance are based on the intended use and selling price of the product. Control is the process of regulating or directing an activity to verify its conformance to a standard/specification and to take corrective action if required. Therefore QC is the regulatory testing process for those activities that measure a product s performance, compare that performance with established standards/specifications, and pursue corrective action regardless of where those activities occur. 

EPA. 1990c. Standards of performance for volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from synthetic organic chemical manufacturing industry (SOCMI) distillation operation. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Code of Federal Regulations. 40 CFR 60.667. 

Future trends may include the commercialization of ISE s for other clinically significant ions such as bicarbonate, magnesium and phosphate. Solid contact electrodes and ISFET s may allow for mass production of smaller, less expensive devices. However, a high standard of performance must be achieved before conventional electrodes become obsolete. 

USEPA] US Environmental Protection Agency. 2005. Standards of performance for new and existing stationary sources electric utihty steam generating units Final Rule. Fed Reg 70, Wednesday, May 18, 2005/Rules and Regulations. 40 CFR Parts 60, 72, and 75. [OAR-2002-0056 FRL-7888-1]. RIN 2060-AJ65... 

Chemicals Subject to Standards of Performance for VOC Emissions from SOCMI Distillation Operations Yes 40 CFR 60.667 EPA 1990c... 

The performance of a column may be judged in relation to two separate but related criteria. First, if the vapour and liquid leaving a tray are in equilibrium this constitutes a theoretical tray and provides a standard of performance. Secondly, the relative performance of, say, two columns of the same diameter must be considered in relation to their capacity for liquid and vapour flow. The main features are ... 

ERA OAR Hazardous Air Pollutants Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources- Yes Clean Air Act Amendment Title III, Section 112 (b) U.S. Congress 1990... 

BPT, best practicabie control technology currently available BAT, best available technology economically available BCT, best conventional pollutant control technology NSPS, standards of performance for new sources. 

Cracking (FCC) units have been established through consent decree between the EPA and the rehnery or by the application of new source review (NSR) provisions of the Clean Air Act when making rehnery modihcations that result in a signihcant emission increase. NSR standards require facilities to apply best available control technology (BACT) in ozone attainment areas and the lowest achievable emissions rate (LAER) in ozone nonattainment areas. In addition, in mid-2009, the U.S. EPA revised the Standards of Performance for Petroleum Rehneries (40 CFR 60 Subpart Ja) to include NO, standards for process heaters and FCCUs. 

EPA 2003b. Code of Federal Regulations Title 40 Protection of Environment, Part 60 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460. Available at http //www.epa.gov/ docs/epacfr40/chapt-I.info / 60tc.htm... 

The validation requirements are discussed as they apply to both the sample preparation and sample analysis aspects of a dissolution method. The focus of the discussion in this chapter is on the validation considerations that are unique to a dissolution method. Validation is the assessment of the performance of a defined test method. The result of any successful validation exercise is a comprehensive set of data that will support the suitability of the test method for its intended use. To this end, execution of a validation exercise without a clearly defined plan can lead to many difficulties, including an incomplete or flawed set of validation data. Planning for the validation exercise must include the following determination of what performance characteristics to assess (i.e., strategy), how to assess each characteristic (i.e., experimental), and what minimum standard of performance is expected (i.e., criteria). The preparation of a validation protocol is highly recommended to clearly define the experiments and associated criteria. Validation of a test method must include experiments to assess both the sample preparation (i.e., sample dissolution) and the sample analysis. ICH Q2A [1] provides guidance for the validation characteristics of the dissolution test and is summarized in Table 4.1. 

Two approaches to the establishment of norms have been proposed.11 The first approach stresses the development of standards of performance that are universally applied to all individuals, and... 

Members of the audit team must be familiar with safe work and loss prevention practices and with the site s and Dow s standards of performance. 

Determine if the site, location, or department has appropriate written standards of performance opposite each important program element. 

Determine that the standards of performance have been communicated to all site people and are known and accepted. In many cases, specific training will be required. 

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