Guidance on Quality Assurance for Environmental Technology Design, Construction, And Operation

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000126468
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.3 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Guidance on Quality Assurance for Environmental Technology Design, Construction, And Operation
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Agency, E. P. (n.d.). Guidance on Quality Assurance for Environmental Technology Design, Construction, And Operation. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Excerpt: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed an Agency-wide Quality System, which is authorized by EPA Order 5360.1 A2 (U.S. EPA, 2000a). The Order provides that all environmental programs performed by or directly for EPA are to be supported by individual quality systems that comply fully with the American National Standard Specifications and Guidelines for Quality Systems for Environmental Data Collection and Environmental Technology Programs [American National Standards Institute/American Society for Quality Control (ANSI/ASQC) E4-1994] (ANSI/ASQC, 1994). While previous guidance and requirements documents published by EPA have focused primarily on quality systems for environmental data collection, this Guidance on Quality Assurance for Environmental Technology Design, Construction, and Operation describes how to develop a quality system for environmental technology programs.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page 4.10 DESIGN VALIDATION AND APPROVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 4.11 DESIGN CHANGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 CHAPTER 5. CONSTRUCTION/FABRICATION/INSTALLATION OF SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 5.1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 5.2 SITE SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5.3 REVIEW OF RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5.3.1 Financial Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5.3.2 Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5.3.3 Construction Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5.3.4 Supplier Manufacturing Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 5.4 CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 5.5 QUALITY PRACTICES IN PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 5.5.1 Quality Practices in Procurement Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 5.5.2 Quality Practices in the Evaluation of Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 5.5.3 Quality practices in Proposal Technical Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 5.5.4 Quality Practices in Work Plans and Other Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 5.5.5 Quality Practices in Document Review and Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 5.5.6 Considerations in Evaluating Supplier Quality Management Capability 38 5.5.7 Quality Conditions in Acceptance of Items or Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 5.5.8 Quality Considerations in Control of Supplier Nonconformance . . . . . . 39 5.5.9 Quality Considerations in the Use of Commercial-Grade Items . . . . . . . 40 5.6 SCHEDULING AND TRACKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 5.7 COST MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 5.8 MATERIALS MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 5.9 INSPECTION, TESTING, CONTROL, AND TRACKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 5.10 COMPLETION APPROVALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 CHAPTER 6. SYSTEM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 6.1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 6.2 PLANNING FOR O&M INPUT AND TRAINING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 6.3 O&M CONSIDERATIONS DURING DESIGN PHASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 6.4 O&M CONSIDERATIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION/FABRICATION/ INSTALLATION PHASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 6.5 SYSTEM START-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 6.5.1 Planning the Start-Up Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 6.5.2 Start-Up Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49