Role of Technical and Operational Experts

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Document results. Documentation should be prepared according to the Process and

team protocols discussed earlier. The importance of careful and thorough

documentation cannot be overemphasized. Documentation prepared by the

Identification Team will form the basis for demonstrating fidelity to the N&S Process, for

understanding the WSS set, and for communicating Process results to the Confirmation

Team, the Approval Authorities, and to Stakeholders and other Interested Parties.

11.5

Role of Technical and Operational Experts

Assistance from Technical Experts or Operational Experts may be requested when the

Identification Team requires additional expertise in a specific area. Technical and Operational

Experts are not necessarily members of the Identification Team, but are requested as required

to provide input and assistance for a specifically defined area. The use of such contributing

experts will be dictated by the complexity of the Process application and the composition of the

Identification Team. The Identification Team is solely responsible for its work product; use of

subject matter experts is not a compensatory measure for inadequate range of knowledge and

experience on the Identification Team. The Team should recommend its membership be

expanded if it becomes dissatisfied with its collective knowledge and experience.

11.6

Process Documentation

General considerations for developing N&S Process documentation have been discussed

earlier in Section 10.2.2. Documentation from the Identification process will be needed to

support confirmation, approval and maintenance of the WSS set. The bases documentation

should be sufficient to clearly identify the bases for the WSS set. This is of significant

importance for maintaining the standards set. Specifically, documentation from the identification

process should demonstrate the following:

Identification Team members are adequately qualified, both collectively and individually,

in relation to the work and hazards addressed by the WSS set. Since the qualification of

team members is crucial, documentation should relate the team's qualifications to the