NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 8553.1C Effective Date: July 20, 2020 Expiration Date: July 20, 2025

Subject: NASA Environmental Management System

Responsible Office: Office of Strategic Infrastructure

Chapter 8. Improvement

8.1 Nonconformity and Corrective Action

8.1.1 Center management shall establish, implement, and maintain procedures for assigning responsibility and authority and for identifying, investigating, and correcting findings of nonconformance and noncompliance.

8.1.2 When a finding of nonconformance or noncompliance is identified, personnel responsible for implementing corrective action will review the nonconformance or noncompliance to:

a. Identify the root cause(s) of the finding.

b. Determine the environmental risk.

c. Implement corrective action(s) appropriate to the risk.

d. Review the effectiveness of the corrective actions to ensure that the nonconformance or noncompliance does not reoccur.

8.1.3 Center management shall retain documented information providing evidence of:

a. The finding of nonconformance or noncompliance.

b. Root cause of the finding.

c. Corrective actions necessary.

d. Validation of successful corrective action.

8.1.4 Repeat findings of nonconformance or noncompliance, following implementation of corrective action, will be communicated to Center management in accordance with Center procedures.

8.1.5 The recipient of a Notice of Violation from a regulatory agency shall notify Center management and HQ EMD immediately upon receipt.

8.2 Continual Improvement

Center management shall continually improve the suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness of the EMS to enhance environmental performance.

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