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The Department of Energy Voluntary Protection Program (DOE-VPP) results in

DOE Voluntary

safety management systems that compare to the best in industry. International

Protection Program

Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14000 can be used to independently

ISO 14000

validate successful environmental management systems. Any or all of these

programs are available to improve the safe management of chemicals at DOE sites.

In conclusion, the first measure of successful ISM implementation is the

verification of the site's program. Guidelines for ISM verification can be found in

the ISM Team Leaders Handbook (DOE-HDBK-3027-99). One step in the

CSTC

verification process is to develop Lines of Inquiry (LOI) for specific subject areas.

Lines of Inquiry

The CSTC has developed a number of LOI (see Appendix A), which may be used

by subject matter experts (SME) to evaluate a site's chemical management

program.

2.0 Chemical Management Program

An effective chemical management program has a number of definable elements.

First and foremost, the program is part of the site's overall ISMS. However, there

are some elements familiar to any manager or safety and health professional that,

while not unique to chemical management, should be addressed in terms of the

hazards posed by chemical usage.

This chapter addresses ten elements, which can serve as the foundation of a

comprehensive chemical management program. However, the breakdown of a

chemical management program into any number of elements is an artificial process

due to the considerable overlap between elements. By lookin g at chemical

management in a broader sense, one can see that the management of chemicals is a

cycle of interrelated steps, which begins during the planning of work prior to

purchase and continues through the final disposal of the chemical. For example,

acquisition of chemicals should consider the disposal of the chemical.

The disposal of chemicals may not be considered part of the chemical management

program, but rather is included in the site's environmental management program.

However, if pollution prevention is integrated into analyses of chemical

management operations, then operators should consider ways to minimize the