Responsible Care

DOE-HDBK-1139/1-2000

Change Notice No. 1

performance in management systems. Designed for chemical manufacturers,

ACC's Responsible Care Program elements may be adapted for use at DOE sites.

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

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

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

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

Team Leaders

Handbook

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

CSTC

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

Lines of Inquiry

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

program.