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7. Redirection of Inspector Activity to Enhance the Inspection Program
7. Redirection of Inspector Activity to Enhance the Inspection Program
Pages 75-79
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Data and analytic tools used for sampling plans and spot inspection purposes will center around the identification of safety trends, while those used for the ongoing safety analyses will be more varied. Carrying out this safety analysis program should not require additional resources; it can be accomplished by reprogramming of existing inspector resources that will be released through the increased inspection efficiency inherent in the recommended alternative inspection program.
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currently acceptable but deteriorating operations.2 First, the focusing of inspection resources on operators who are not conforming to regulations or lease requirements—either in general or in particular aspects of their operations—and who have less than adequate safety and environmental risk control programs is and should continue to be a priority concern of the MMS. These marginal or unsatisfactory operations should be subjected to MMS surveillance on a priority basis, since deficiencies in risk controls clearly increase the probability and potential consequences of accidents leading to fatalities, personal injuries, property damage, and/or environmental harm.
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These and other indications of deteriorating safety operations would then lead to unannounced inspections of the kind now performed by MMS inspectors; but those inspections would be guided by the new safety analysis program toward specific ameliorating actions. Verifying the Effectiveness of Regulatory Requirements Efforts need to be devoted to verifying the effectiveness, (i.e., appropriateness and adequacy)
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Information Flow and Access Considerations Information flow channels were not examined extensively, but it appeared to the committee that utilization of information from inspections was not effective due to the lack of formal criteria for its incorporation into the regional data base. Criteria and procedures for documentation and distribution of inspectors' data either verifying or raising questions about approvals, as well as regulatory or training requirements, are needed within MMS as a part of a redirected inspection effort.
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INSPECTION FORCE CAPABILITIES Observation of MMS inspectors in the field indicates that redirection of their efforts described above would require some retraining. To accomplish records review using statistical methods, for example, inspectors would require training regarding effective procedures and analytical methods to achieve the desired results.
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