RPM Structure

The RPM is composed of chapters, and each chapter consists of sections. For example, RPM Section 1.12 (Laboratory Site Access) is part of RPM Chapter 1 (General Administration and Services). The revision date for each section appears below the title block at the beginning of the section and applies to the entire section. Subsections are called paragraphs

RPM Changes

The RPM Web site is updated frequently. The date of the last revision appears in the window's title bar and below the title block. The following flags are used to show where the latest changes can be found:

For questions about updating an RPM section or comments about the RPM Web site, contact:

Theresa Duque
RPM Editor
Creative Services Office
E-mail: rpm@lbl.gov
Phone: (510)486-2418

Lydia Young
Requirements Manager
Office of Contract Assurance
E-mail: LJYoung@lbl.gov
Phone: (510)486-6356 

IT Help Requests

For technical questions (e.g., troubleshooting your Web browser), contact the IT Help Desk at 510-486-4357 (ext. HELP), or go here to submit a help request.

Searching the RPM

At the bottom of this page and on the RPM Title Page, the Search the RPM link provides access to a tool that can search the Web version of the RPM for specific strings of characters. Some tips follow:

• Do not use punctuation in the search string.

• Make your search string fewer than 30 characters long.

• Type AND or OR in your search string to look for places where two different strings both occur or where one or the other occurs. Click on the Search the RPM link for directions.

• Type # in your search string to allow variability in that position of the string. For example, if you type "lead#s," the search engine will find strings containing "leads," "leaders," "leadership," and "lead time is." Click on the Search the RPM link for more information.

Printing from the Web

Before you print from your Web browser, you may have to change the size of the browser window. If the window is too wide, text along the right-hand edge will be cut off. Even the default window width in many browsers will cut off text in printing. If this occurs, narrow the width of the browser window (drag the window's lower right-hand corner to the left) and try again.

You can easily print an entire section of the RPM with your Web browser. To do so, do not specify a page range in the print dialog box. You may also be able to print individual parts of a section by specifying a page range, but be aware: the results will depend on such things as your printer driver and your printer. If your browser will only print entire sections, you can still print a specific part of a section by copying that part into a word-processing file and printing it through your word processor. Here's how:

1. Select the text you want to print by highlighting it. Remember that the revision date for the section occurs only below the title block at the beginning of the section.

2. Copy the selection to the clipboard.

3. Open a new document with a word-processing program.

4. Paste the contents of the clipboard (the text you selected) into the new document.

5. Print the new document.