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Procedural
Requirements
NPR 8553.1C
Effective Date: July 20, 2020
Expiration Date: July 20, 2025
COMPLIANCE IS MANDATORY FOR NASA EMPLOYEES
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Subject: NASA Environmental Management System

Responsible Office: Office of Strategic Infrastructure


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Chapter 5. Operation

5.1 Operational Planning and Control

5.1.1 Center management shall develop, implement, and maintain operational controls and operational control procedures:

a. For activities associated with high-priority environmental aspects.

b. To manage all other environmental aspects to keep them from becoming high priority, as needed.

c. To manage NASA EMS and environmental compliance activities.

5.1.2 Center management shall ensure that operational controls and operational control procedures associated with high-priority environmental aspects:

a. Stipulate specific operating and maintenance criteria.

b. Are documented in contracts and communicated to contractors who have the potential to affect high-priority aspects.

c. Are communicated to suppliers and tenants who have the potential to affect high-priority aspects.

5.1.3 If a contractor, partner, or tenant operates a Government facility or vehicles or affects high-priority aspects, the management office responsible for procurement actions shall ensure that contract, partnership, and/or tenant agreements include the requirements and operational controls to support the EMS and the Center's compliance obligations.

5.1.4 Center management shall ensure that operational controls are in place to address planned changes in operations.

5.1.5 Center management shall review the consequences of unplanned changes to mitigate any adverse impacts, as necessary.

5.2 Emergency Preparedness and Response

5.2.1 Center management shall establish, implement, and maintain documented procedures to address potential emergency situations and their attendant risks and ensure:

a. Based on the activities in which they are engaged, personnel working within the scope of the EMS receive appropriate training on emergency preparedness and response requirements:

(1) Associated with environmental aspects and impacts identified in Section 3.1.

(2) As required by compliance obligations.

(3) Associated with other potential emergency situations such as fire, explosion, or natural disasters.

b. Procedures to meet emergency preparedness training, planning, procedures, and requirements are contained within plans including, but not limited to, Center Emergency Preparedness Program Plans; Integrated Contingency Plans; Center Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans; and/or Pollution Prevention Plans.

5.2.2 Center management shall periodically test the Center's emergency plans and procedures with respect to its environmental aspects, where practical, and retain documented test results.

5.2.3 Center management shall periodically review its emergency plans and procedures with respect to its environmental aspects, especially after an emergency situation or test and, where necessary, revise the plans/procedures and document lessons learned.

5.2.4 Center management shall maintain documented information to confirm that emergency response plans and procedures are effectively implemented and maintained.



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