Guidance for implementing an environmental, safety and health assurance program. Volume 14. Model guidelines for utilizing quality assurance support in environmental, safety and health assurance programs. [Guidance for quality assurance programs]
This is 1 of 15 documents designed to illustrate how an Environmental, Safety and Health (ES and H) Assurance Program may be implemented. The generic definition of ES and H Assurance Programs is given in a companion document entitled An Environmental, Safety and Health Assurance Program Standard. Since the quality of material, equipment, or facilities affects the realization of hazard consequences, this document provides guidance for using the traditional Quality Assurance Program as one aspect of the ES and H Assurance Program. An assurance program is essentially a management system which consists of a control subprogram and a verification subprogram. The control subprogram includes: identification of primary objective(s); analysis of the primary objective(s) to obtain subpart(s) and identify the factors which determine the subpart(s); determination of controls for these factors; establishment of a system for implementing these controls; and implementation of the system. The verification subprogram involves the review, audit, test, and measurement functions which ensure that the control subprogram is adequate and used. In ES and HA Programs, the control over the hardware (facilities, material, and equipment) risk factors is to a large extent identical to the control exercised by a QA program. To avoid duplication of effort, it is recommended that control in this area be systematically delegated to the QA program with appropriate coordination by the ES and H Staff. The description of a QA program presented in this guideline document is intended to facilitate such a cooperative endeavor.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6287891
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-81-0645; ON: DE81031931
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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