GN470108, ES&H General Requirements

ATTACHMENT 1B – STANDARD FORMAT FOR STANDING ES&H COMMITTEE CHARTERS

Subject Matter Expert: Bradley S. Elkin; CA Counterpart: Dennis J. Beyer
GN470108, Issue A
Revision Date: October 26, 2009; Replaces Document Dated: October 28, 2008

CHARTER

 

FOR THE

 

SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES

 

[Insert committee name]

[Effective date]

 

 

Reviewed by:_________________________________________________________________________
                                     [Person who prepared the charter, title, org. number]         Date

 

 

Approval

Recommended by:______________________________________________________________________
                                              Committee Chair, org. number]                                        Date

 

 

 

 

Approval

Recommended by:______________________________________________________________________

Delegated Authority:_____________________________________________________________________

Approved by:___________________________________________________________________________
                                    [ES&H functional manager, org. number]                                   Date

 

 

Approved by:___________________________________________________________________________
                       [ES&H and Emergency Management Center Director]                      Date

 

Copy to:

 

PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

[State the importance of having this committee; its goals and responsibilities.]

  1. GENERAL
    2.

[State the committee scope (i.e., what SNL sites or activities it represents) and how or when the committee was created.]

 

 

  1. PURPOSE
    2.

[State the committee purpose (e.g., Provide technical resource for identifying, analyzing, communicating, and recommending resolution of electrical safety issues).]

 

 

  1. MEMBERSHIP
    2.

[State the members and the organizations that they represent (e.g., which departments, activities, sites, unions, etc.)]

 

 

  1. INTERFACES
    2.

[List other committees or organizations that provide major interfaces for the committee.  Briefly explain or describe the interfaces.]

 

 

  1. COMMITTEE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
    2.

[See “Purpose”- Standing ES&H Committees do not usurp the authority or responsibility that is formally assigned to line or ES&H management.  The responsibility and authority of Standing ES&H Committees is to review assigned ES&H areas and provide assistance or recommendations as appropriate to responsible managers.  See description of tasks in Attachment 1D-4 Purpose, Objectives and Responsibilities.]

 

 

  1. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES
    2.

[Discuss how often the committee meets and approximately when.  State that minutes are taken and to whom they are distributed, etc.  State how decisions are made (e.g. – majority rule vote; consensus; other).  Define a quorum.]

 

 

  1. RECORDS / MANAGEMENT REVIEW
    2.

[State how the results of committee activities will be communicated to the people responsible for overseeing the committee.  Examples of communication methods are the meeting minutes, an annual report, or meetings with the ES&H and Emergency Management Center Director.]

 

 

 

Bradley Elkin, bselkin@sandia.gov
Al Bendure, aobendu@sandia.gov

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