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Quality Management Plan
Region 1's QMP is now available online. As an online document, the QMP is flexible, easy to search, and user-friendly. The online QMP also provides additional features unique to electronic QMPs such as clickable links and roll-over tool tips. Use the left side bar or the Table of Contents below for easy navigation. Click on the link to be taken to your topic of interest.
A copy of Region 1's QMP (PDF) (76 pp, 608K, about PDF) is available for download.
Region 1's eQMP
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- Clicking on a heading (such as you just did) implements the show/hide feature for the text under each heading. If you click the heading again, the section will collapse/expand back to its initial configuration. All sections in the full view are expanded initially except for the Table of Contents. One benefit is that this allows one to collapse the sections in which he/she is not interested and see (and print) only those that remain expanded for easier navigation of the QMP. Note: If a browser is not capable of performing this trick, the user will be redirected to the Full View version.
- Another feature of having the QMP online is that one can search the text using their browser's search feature. For Internet Explorer, select "Edit" from the toolbar at the top of the screen and then "Find on this page..."
- A third feature is easy navigation using the Table of Contents. Each section is linked so that when one clicks on the title, he/she is taken directly to that part of the eQMP.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Section 1.0: Management and Organization
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Section 1.0 Management and Organization
- 1.1 EPA New England Mission Statement
- 1.2 EPA New England Quality Assurance Policy
- 1.3 Assignment of Responsibility
- 1.3.1 Regional Administrator and Senior Managers
- 1.3.2 Regional Quality Assurance Manager (RQAM)
- 1.3.3 Managers
- 1.3.4 Project Officers and Project Managers
- 1.3.5 Contracting Officers
- 1.3.6 Office QA Contacts
- 1.3.7 OEME Chemistry Laboratory Quality Assurance Officer (QAO)
- 1.3.8 OEME Biology Laboratory Quality Assurance Officer (QAO)
- 1.3.9 Environmental Sampling, Measurement, and Data Acquisition Staff
- 1.3.10 Dispute Resolution
- 1.4 Environmental Data Programs and Operations
- 1.4.1 Office of the Regional Administrator
- 1.4.2 Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation
- 1.4.3 Office of Site Remediation and Restoration
- 1.4.3.1 Superfund Remediation and Restoration Programs
- 1.4.3.2 Superfund Emergency Response
- 1.4.3.3 Brownfields Program
- 1.4.3.4 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Underground Storage Tank Programs
- 1.4.3.5 Toxic Substances Control Act PCB Cleanup and Disposal Program
- 1.4.3.6 Technical and Support
- 1.4.4 Office of Ecosystem Protection and Office of Environmental Stewardship
- 1.4.5 Office of Administration and Resource Management
Section 2.0: Quality System Components
Section 3.0: Personnel Competence
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Section 3.0 Personnel Competence
- 3.1 Commitment to Training
- 3.2 Qualifications
- 3.3 Professional Development and Training
- 3.4 Certifications
- 3.5 Regional QA Training
- 3.5.1 QA Training Needs Assessment
- 3.5.2 QA Unit Staff Training
- 3.5.3 Financial Assistance Agreement Recipients and Contractors
- 3.5.4 Regional QA Training Program and Outreach
- 3.5.5 QA Training Records Maintenance - QA Training Provided by EPA New England
- 3.5.6 QA Training Records - QA Training Provided by other Sources
Section 4.0: Aquisitions and Assistance Agreements
Section 5.0: Documents and Records
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Section 5.0 Documents and Records
- 5.1 Records and Documents Pertaining to the Quality Management Plan
- 5.2 Process for Ensuring Documents and Records Accurately Reflect Completed Work
- 5.3 Process for Establishing and Implementing Chain of Custody and Confidentiality Procedures
- 5.4 Regulations, Policies, and Guidance Pertaining to Documents and Records
- 5.5 EPA New England Office of Site Remediation and Restoration (OSRR) Records and Information Center
Section 6.0: Information Technology Support and Use
Section 7.0: Planning
Section 8.0: Implementation of Work Processes
Section 9.0: Assessment, Oversight and Response
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Section 9.0 Assessment, Oversight and Response
- 9.1 Quality System Assessment
- 9.2 Conducting Assessments
- 9.3 Assessor Qualifications, Responsibilities and Authority
- 9.4 Reporting and Response
- 9.5 Corrective Actions
- 9.6 Dispute Resolution
- 9.7 Documentation and Tracking
- 9.8 Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities
Section 10.0: Quality Improvement
Section 11.0: References
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