1 / 19

TIME FLIES WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN . . . A DECADE TOGETHER

TIME FLIES WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN . . . A DECADE TOGETHER. VIRGENE MULLIGAN ASQCMQ, CHMM Vice President, Laboratory Services ARS International DOECAP 2010 Seattle, Washington. A Brief History . . . June 20, 1995 – OIG Audit

eshe
Download Presentation

TIME FLIES WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN . . . A DECADE TOGETHER

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. TIME FLIES WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN . . . A DECADE TOGETHER VIRGENE MULLIGAN ASQCMQ, CHMM Vice President, Laboratory Services ARS International DOECAP 2010 Seattle, Washington

  2. A Brief History . . .

  3. June 20, 1995 – OIG Audit • “The audit disclosed that contractors conducted redundant quality assurance evaluations of commercial laboratories, did not evaluate others, applied standards inconsistently, produced inconsistent results, and did not communicate those results among contractors.” • October 1998 – ICPT development began . . . included requirement for consolidated audit program • August 2, 1999 – First BOA contracts issued for non-radiochemistry laboratories

  4. August 23, 1999 – First BOA contracts for radiochemistry laboratories • December 1999 – First Audit Procedure and Draft Audit Checklists Developed • And then . . . .

  5. FEBRUARY 15-17, 2000

  6. Conducting Audit Audit Closeout

  7. That was 10 years ago!!!

  8. Tin is the Traditional Emblem of the 10th Anniversary • The pliability of tin is a symbol of how success needs to be flexible without being broken

  9. Flexible but Unbroken • A lot of changes through the years • Initially part of the EM organization (EMCAP) • In 2003 – transferred to EH and became DOECAP • Shortly after, TSDF audits were incorporated • Several DOE sites have closed • Laboratory population has changed for many reasons • Remember this . . .

  10. Let’s Change That Slightly DOECAP should be not only a successful program, but also a valuable program

  11. What Values Has DOECAP Established • Recognized importance of Quality resulting in measurable quality improvements at both laboratories and TSDFs • Honestly, Integrity and Consistency in the audit process • Increased cooperation between DOE facilities • Improved communications between DOE and its contract laboratories and TSDFs

  12. Values (cont.) • Enabled cooperative agreements between commercial laboratories • Enhanced Safety cognizance and implementation • Better understanding and compliance with environmental laws and regulations • Substantial efficiency and cost savings for DOE • Significant risk reduction for all involved

  13. DOECAP Recognition • Federal Agencies • State Agencies • Private companies • International

  14. What A Ten Years It Has Been

  15. But we can’t stop here . . .

  16. And the DOECAP journey must continue. . .

More Related