Pre-signing Documents
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Type:  Lessons Learned

Publisher:  Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY

Published As:  Public

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Topics:  Waste Management, Transportation and Packaging, Radiation Protection

Completing and signing forms, prior to performing the work, may seem innocuous for routine, repetitive non-varying work. However, your signature is a personal validation that the procedure or process was completed as expected and that, to the best of your ability, you have considered all safety implications to you, your co-workers, the public, the facilities and the environment. Pre-signing forms weakens or eliminates the assurance that you have made these considerations. Removal of the assurance process can result in loss of program credibility, certification, accreditation, authority to operate, and/or loss of funding.

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