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STATEMENT OF LABORATORY POLICY
It is the policy of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to carry out all our activities that contribute to the scientific and operational objectives of the Laboratory in a reliable, safe, and
quality manner. The Operating and Assurance Plan (OAP) provides the framework for a results-oriented management system that focuses on performing work safely and meeting mission and customer expectations
efficiently through process improvement. It is line management's responsibility to plan for and achieve compliance with the objectives of the OAP. In addition, every Berkeley Lab employee is individually
responsible for the quality and safety of his or her work. It is our policy to implement the OAP in a way that is adequate to enable compliance with DOE contract
requirements, that ensures our continued scientific research and programmatic success, and that is resource-efficient. Our program emphasizes three principles:
- The most essential resources at Berkeley Lab are the creative scientists, engineers, and support personnel.
- People who perform the work have the greatest effect on outcome and process quality.
- Problem prevention is more cost-effective than problem correction.
Accordingly, our program establishes a management system that (1) recognizes that managing a laboratory that supports research is different from managing the research itself and (2) provides a process for continuous
improvement in our performance in both aspects of Laboratory management. Each of us has a critical role to play in the achievement of our institutional objectives. This program is designed to aid all of
us, including our partners at DOE, in that effort.
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