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Making the audit work for you [electronic resource].

Published:
Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1991.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: (19 pages) : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary:
These slides presented at an Environmental Auditing Conference, focus on one aspect of environmental auditing: its important role in the even broader practice of Environmental Management. The use of audits by the Department of Energy will be examined within the context of sound environmental management to illustrate the delicate practice of Making the Audit Work for You.'' A summary of the main points to be covered follows. (1) Brief description of DOE Environmental Audit process; disciplines covered, DOE Orders reviewed, management/operations evaluated. (2) Brief discussion of DOE/Secretary Watkin's Tiger Team initiative as the cornerstone of his plan to strengthen the Department's Environment, Safety, and Health (ESH) programs. (3) Examples given of the types of findings presented in each of these areas, along with brief examples of root causes, lessons learned, trends, and noteworthy practices. (4) Discussion of the relationships between environmental audits, safety and health assessments, and management and organization assessments. (5) Discussion of Environmental Auditing/Assessment and its recurring role in the Environmental Management continuum. (6) DOE is cited as an example of an organization that uses audits as a powerful environmental management tool to help achieve its objectives and multiple goals.
Report Numbers:
E 1.99:pnl-sa-20071
E 1.99: conf-9110275--1-vugraphs
conf-9110275--1-vugraphs
pnl-sa-20071
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Published through SciTech Connect.
10/01/1991.
"pnl-sa-20071"
" conf-9110275--1-vugraphs"
"DE92002721"
Environmental auditing conference, Seattle, WA (United States), 22-23 Oct 1991.
Wilczynski, E.J.
Funding Information:
AC06-76RL01830
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