Role of the Process Leader - hdbk114820020077

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13.2

Role of the Process Leader

The Process Leader ensures that all appropriate documentation is made available to the

Approval Authorities. The documentation should be sufficiently clear and concise to stand

alone and to facilitate decision making by the Approval Authorities.

13.3

Role of the Approval Authorities

Following confirmation, the WSS set is presented to the Approval Authorities who have been

previously designated by the Convened Group. Approval of the WSS set should be at the level

of management where allocation of resources and direction of work clearly reside. It is at this

level that the authority to approve will be matched with the responsibility to carry out the work

safely.

The role of the Approval Authorities is not to "second-guess" the set of standards selected by

the Identification and Confirmation Teams, nor to single-handedly replicate the identification and

confirmation processes. Rather, the Approval Authorities are tasked to evaluate three specific

areas:

Whether the Process has been implemented with fidelity, including the provision of

proper documentation as defined by the Convened Group.

Whether the Identification Team has endorsed and justified the WSS set as providing

reasonable assurance of adequate protection when properly implemented.

Whether the Confirmation Team has confirmed the adequacy and feasibility of the WSS

set.

In other words, the Approval Authorities should evaluate whether the N&S Process has been

followed with fidelity. The Approval Authorities should not insert changes; however, they may

question the results as appropriate. Each step in the N&S Process is designed to build

confidence that the WSS set, when properly implemented, will provide reasonable assurance of

adequate protection for workers, the public and the environment. Early and continuous close