Environmental Compliance Audit& Assessment Program Manual

Thorson, Patrick ; Baskin, David ; Borglin, Ned ; Fox, Robert ; Wahl, Linnea ; Hatayama, Howard ; Pauer, Ronald

关键词: 99;    COMPLIANCE;    COMPLIANCE AUDITS;    EXECUTIVE ORDERS;    MANAGEMENT;    MONITORS;    PERFORMANCE;    REGULATIONS;    SAFETY;   

DOI  :  10.2172/950227
RP-ID  :  LBNL-1636E
PID  :  OSTI ID: 950227
Others  :  TRN: US200910%%193

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This document describes the elements, schedule, roles, and responsibilities of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Environmental Compliance Audit & Assessment Program (ECAAP). The ECAAP has been developed to meet the requirements of DOE Order 450.1A,1 and Executive Order 13423.2 These referenced Orders stipulate that government agencies must develop environmental compliance audit programs to monitor and improve compliance with environmental regulations. As stated specifically in the DOE Order, as a part of a DOE facility's Environmental Management System (EMS), 'An environmental compliance audit and review program that identifies compliance deficiencies and root causes of non-compliance' shall be developed and implemented. The ECAAP has also been developed to satisfy LBNL's institutional technical assurance assessment requirements promulgated in the Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) Self-Assessment Program (LBNL/PUB-5344) and described by the ES&H Technical Assurance Program (TAP) Manual (LBNL/PUB-913E). The ES&H TAP Manual provides the framework for systematic reviews of ES&H programs with the intent to provide assurance that these programs comply with their guiding regulations, are effective, and are properly implemented. As required by the DOE and Executive Orders and by LBNL's TAP, the goal of the ECAAP is to identify environmental regulatory compliance deficiencies and to determine their respective causes. The ECAAP then provides a means of correcting any deficiencies identified, and leads to continually improving environmental compliance performance.