NASA Procedures and Guidelines
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NPR 8715.1 Eff. Date: August 09, 1999 Cancellation Date:	NASA Occupational Safety and Health Programs w/Change 3 (02/13/06)
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CHAPTER 8. Evaluation of Occupational Safety and Health Programs

8.1.1 Institutional/Facility/Operational Safety Audits and Biennial Occupational Health Audits of NASA Center or Component Facility safety and health programs by responsible Headquarters offices will be conducted on a frequency stipulated in their respective policy documents. These audits should provide some basis for input into the NASA self-evaluation review process (see paragraph 8.2 of this NPR).

8.1.2 Surveys will include qualitative assessments of the extent to which the Center or Component Facility safety and health programs are:

8.1.2.1 Compliant with NASA policy and procedures (Requirement 31611).

8.1.2.2 Compliant with Executive Order 12196 and provisions of 29 CFR Part 1960 (Requirement 31612).

8.1.2.3 Implemented effectively by the Center or Component Facility (Requirement 31613).

8.1.2.4 Consistent with recognized good practice (Requirement 31614).

8.2 Center Self-Evaluations

Centers or Component Facilities shall evaluate their safety and health programs and submit the reports in conjunction with the annual OSHA report (see paragraph 7.2.1 of this NPR) (Requirement 22077 8.2(1). Centers or Component Facilities shall use the OSHA baseline questionnaire, which is based on 29 CFR 1960 requirements, to perform the self evaluations (Requirement 31615 8.2(2).

8.3 Program Evaluation by OSHA/DOL

OSHA is directed by Executive Order 12196 to conduct evaluations of all Federal agency safety and health programs. Any such procedure will be coordinated with the Agency DASHO (or designee) who, in turn, will notify other offices and NASA Centers or Component Facilities, included in the OSHA evaluation.

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