The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), established in 1982, is a non-profit organization working with clean energy . It is based in Latham, New York.
77-502: IREC works to expand consumer access to clean energy, generates information and objective analysis in best practices and standards, and leads programs in building clean energy workforces. It is an accredited American National Standards developer. The organization is overseen by a board of directors, and employs a range of technical and policy experts. IREC has worked on regulatory and workforce issues surrounding renewable energy since its incorporation in 1982. That includes work to shape
154-664: A CMP and are found to operate in accordance with GLP principles are recognized as GLP compliant. In OECD-member countries, testing facilities seeking recognition as GLP compliant can apply to the national CMP. The CMP then conducts inspections to assess if the test facility adheres to the OECD Principles of GLP. In other countries, CMPs have the authority to inspect any test facility that claims to conduct studies according to GLP standards. The chemicals industry, which includes industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, biocides, food and feed additives, and cosmetics, ranks as one of
231-559: A comparative process between methodologies. In order for a "best practice" to be valid, it must take into account all relevant approaches, since neglecting to do so would lead to inappropriate usage of the term "best." Comparing sample practices may yield a good practice, but may also be altogether unreliable, depending on how the sample was selected. There are many examples of the use of best/smart practice evaluations in Public Policy. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produces
308-452: A document called The Clean Energy-Environment Guide to Action , designed to share practices found to be successful and best by states, to determine what is most suitable for them to use in generating clean energy policies and programs. The guide includes 16 clean energy policies and programs that offer opportunities for states to save energy, improve air quality, lower greenhouse gas emission and increase economic development. An example of
385-793: A fixed set of rules or guidelines. This approach to best practice focuses on fostering improvements in quality and promoting continuous learning. STEM Program explanation is taken from Angela Baber's report to the NGA. The NGA has identified science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as important skills that need to be developed in community colleges in order to create a strong workforce. Many states are creating or have created STEM Programs to address this issue. In order for these programs to work governors should: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes evidence-based recommendations on clinical preventive services. The Task Force recommendations are based on systematic reviews and assessment of
462-618: A level of acceptance by the community." Financing Clean Air Programs, and example taken from NGA This is a quick guide put together by the NGA Center for Best Practices. It explores what clean air programs currently exist and how they are being financed. Rather than stating one best practice to tackling clean air, this report creates a table of the different programs, how they are being financed, and in what state. Governors and their staffs can then look for characteristics and solutions that are most realistic and applicable to their situation. The key
539-845: A national forum for local stakeholders to address issues with code enforcement and permitting relating to renewable energy; and the Puerto Rico Solar Business Accelerator, an initiative that supports solar workforce development, expanded solar access, and the installation of solar-plus-storage microgrids in the territory. IREC works to enact policies and regulatory reforms that support greater access to renewable energy. This work includes participation in regulatory proceedings to support more efficient and effective distributed energy resources interconnection processes; technical assistance and guidance that informs efforts related to solar, storage, and other clean energy technologies; and model rules and best practices. IREC works to support
616-415: A recommended practice that is best in all cases. Instead, he offers an alternative view, "contextual practice", in which the notion of what is "best" will vary with the context. Similarly, Cem Kaner and James Bach provide two scenarios to illustrate the contextual nature of "best practice" in their article. In essence, such critiques are consistent with the contingency theory , which was developed during
693-399: A successful best practice from the guide is building codes for energy efficiency . This practice is to use building energy codes to set requirements that establish a minimum level of energy efficiency standards for residential and commercial buildings. California Energy Code Title 24 is one "best practice" that is highlighted in this guide. The following points for energy code implementation
770-622: A wide variety of renewable energy-related work across the United States. The local initiatives division at IREC works to expand access to clean energy on the local government level and further support the growth of renewable energy and renewable energy-related jobs. This work includes the SolSmart program, an initiative that works to with local governments to enact solar-friendly policies; the Sustainable Energy Action Committee,
847-406: Is a feature of accredited management standards such as ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 . Some consulting firms specialize in the area of best practice and offer ready-made templates to standardize business process documentation. Sometimes a best practice is not applicable or is inappropriate for a particular organization's needs. A key strategic talent required when applying best practice to organizations
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#1732901324035924-460: Is a more comprehensive framework applicable to a wider range of nonclinical studies conducted for regulatory purposes across different EPA programs. The OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) cover the testing of chemicals or chemical products in non-clinical settings, either in laboratory conditions or environmental settings, such as greenhouses and field experiments. These principles exclude studies involving human subjects. Depending on
1001-434: Is avoiding the label 'best practice ' " and elaborates further: The allure and seduction of best-practice thinking poisons genuine dialogue about both what we know and the limitations of what we know. ... That modeling of and nurturing deliberative, inclusive, and, yes, humble dialogue may make a greater contribution to societal welfare than the search for generalizable, "best-practice" findings – conclusions that risk becoming
1078-876: Is existing controversy about the lack of culturally appropriate evidence-based best practices and the need to utilize a research-based approach to validate interventions. Some communities have deployed practices over a long period of time that has produced positive outcomes as well as a general community consensus to be successful. The California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP) is working to identify such practices. CRDP intends to improve access, quality of care, and increase positive outcomes for racial, ethnic and cultural communities. These communities have been identified as (1) African American, (2) Asian/Pacific Islanders, (3) Latinos, (4) lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, questioning, and (5) Native Americans. Strategic Planning Workgroups composed of mental health providers and community members as well as consumers and family members are given
1155-513: Is instrumental in achieving this harmonization. The MAD system aims to avoid conflicting or redundant national regulations, foster cooperation among national authorities, and eliminate trade barriers. Under this system, OECD countries and full adherents agree that safety tests conducted according to OECD Test Guidelines and Good Laboratory Practice in one country should be accepted by others for assessment purposes—a principle known as "tested once, accepted for assessment everywhere." This approach saves
1232-407: Is much more technical than Bardach's, and explores issues of completeness and comparability. He addresses the fact that fully establishing whether a practice is truly a best practice would require assessment in all contexts, while in practice, only example cases are analyzed. Bretschneider also stresses the fact that in order for something to be considered a "best practice" it must be arrived at through
1309-416: Is not best practice it's common practice. Specifically relating to the field of projects based work Dr Darling asserts in the past work practices were pragmatic in order to get achieve the task, recent decades has seen rise in opinions with limited evidence of best. Further rather than best practice perhaps we should strive for evidence based practice. Scott Ambler challenges the assumptions that there can be
1386-542: Is one highly regarded predictor of how well a child will learn to read in the first two years of school. The program takes advantage of the fact that many children, especially ESL students, fail in reading because it is very hard for second language students to understand and pronounce sounds in English. The program is easily duplicated at a relatively low cost because of the straight forward teaching materials, systematic methods and administrative oversight. In September 2013 at
1463-455: Is recognized by other OECD member countries, such as Australia, Canada, Korea, and the USA. This recognition also extends to some non-OECD countries that fully adhere to the mutual acceptance of data (MAD) under OECD Council Decision C(97)114/Final, including Brazil, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Africa, as well as Argentina for industrial chemicals, pesticides, and biocides only. In June 2004,
1540-621: Is specific to the registration and use of pesticides in the United States. 40 CFR Part 792 , Good Laboratory Practice Standards , covers the broader application of GLP standards for nonclinical laboratory studies conducted for assessing the safety or efficacy of chemical substances, including pesticides, under various regulatory programs overseen by the EPA . This regulation applies to nonclinical laboratory studies conducted for various purposes beyond pesticides, encompassing studies related to chemicals, drugs, food additives, and other substances regulated by
1617-451: Is subjective. While some research and evidence must go into determining a practice the "best" it is more helpful to simply determine if a practice has worked exceptionally well and why. Instead of it being "the best", a practice might simply be a smart practice, a good practice, or a promising practice. This allows for a mix and match approach for making recommendations that might encompass pieces of many good practices. Eugene Bardach provides
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#17329013240351694-438: Is the ability to balance the unique qualities of an organization with the practices that it has in common with others. Good operating practice is a strategic management term. More specific uses of the term include good agricultural practices , good manufacturing practice , good laboratory practice , good clinical practice , and good distribution practice. Best practice is a form of program evaluation in public policy. It
1771-399: Is the process of reviewing policy alternatives that have been effective in addressing similar issues in the past and could be applied to a current problem. Determining best practices to address a particular policy problem is a commonly used but little understood tool of analysis because the concept is vague and should therefore be examined with caution. Vagueness stems from the term "best" which
1848-500: Is to educate and train key audiences, supply the right resources, and to provide budget and staff for the program. Eugene Bardach has a list of smart practice candidates in his book A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis , Eightfold Path (policy analysis) . One example is the tutoring program for children in grades 1-3 called Reading One-to-One. The program from Texas includes one on one tutoring with supervision and simple structured instruction in phonemic awareness . Phonemic awareness
1925-656: Is to tailor current practices that are in the world to the specific situation you are looking to solve. Best practices are meant to give insight into existing strategies. The concept of best practice has been employed extensively in environmental management. For example, it has been employed in aquaculture such as recommending low-phosphorus feed ingredients, in forestry to manage riparian buffer zones , in livestock and pasture management to regulate stocking rates, and in particular, best management practices have been important to improving water quality relating to nonpoint source pollution of fertilizers in agriculture as well as
2002-519: The Federal Register on August 24, 2016 , which aimed to require a comprehensive quality system approach known as a GLP Quality System to enhance the current quality system approach for nonclinical laboratory studies. This system would be mandatory for safety and toxicity studies that support or are intended to support applications or submissions for products regulated by the FDA. Proposed modifications to
2079-456: The 1950s and 1960s. Good laboratory practice The Principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) establish rules and criteria for a quality system that oversees the organizational processes and conditions in which non-clinical health and environmental safety studies are planned, conducted, monitored, recorded, reported, and archived. These principles apply to the non-clinical safety testing of substances found in various products to ensure
2156-470: The 1960s and 1970s in the United States, a growing concern for environmental issues and health impacts of chemicals prompted increased federal regulation, particularly in the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors, leading to more stringent product testing requirements and the development of inspection programs targeting laboratories conducting animal research. These initiatives, initiated by the Office of New Drugs and
2233-560: The Best Practices recommendations and standard measures. This is the first national federally funded effort to develop a Best Practices guide for providers who serve the HIV positive transgender community. The nonprofit/voluntary sector is generally lacking tools for sharing and accessing best practices. Steps are being taken in some parts of the world, for example in the European Union, where
2310-592: The Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305) and shared with the Agency's Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) program managers and district offices to ensure consistency. Consequently, the US FDA published the 1981 Questions & Answers - Good Laboratory Practice Regulations document to consolidate and clarify these responses. This Q&A document categorizes responses by specific GLP provisions to make them more useful for both
2387-480: The EPA, reflecting a broader framework for ensuring the quality and reliability of nonclinical study data used in regulatory decision-making. While both 40 CFR Part 160 and 40 CFR Part 792 address GLP standards for laboratory studies, they differ significantly in terms of scope, applicability, and the specific regulatory context in which they operate. Part 160 is tailored to pesticide registration under FIFRA, whereas Part 792
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2464-459: The EPA. This part has a broader scope and is applicable to a wider range of substances and regulatory programs. It covers a more diverse range of nonclinical studies, including those related to chemical substances other than pesticides. This could include studies conducted for assessing the safety of industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food additives, and other substances subject to EPA regulation. It operates across various regulatory programs within
2541-557: The Europe 2020 Strategy has as a top priority the exchange of good practices and networking (including the nonprofit sector). An initiative of sharing good practices in terms of human resources (HR) and leadership among European nonprofit organizations was financed by the EU and launched in 2013, called HR Twinning. The platform allows the public to search for good practices and its members the possibility to share their practices, engage in discussions in
2618-453: The FDA headquarters and field offices. The FDA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Canada , France , Germany , Italy , Japan , The Netherlands , Sweden , and Switzerland to enhance cooperation on good laboratory practice (GLP) for nonclinical laboratory studies supporting product approvals, aiming to facilitate information exchange and inspections for regulatory oversight. Proposed amendments were published in
2695-538: The Final Rules in two separate parts ( 40 CFR 160 and 40 CFR 792 ) in 1983. The FDA requires nonclinical laboratory studies on new drugs, food additives, and chemicals to assess their safety and potential effectiveness in humans in compliance with 21 CFR Part 58, Good Laboratory Practice for Nonclinical Studies under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and Public Health Service Act . These regulations set
2772-535: The GLP Quality System include additional responsibilities for testing facility management and SOP maintenance, along with expanded definitions applicable to all nonclinical laboratory studies, aiming to enhance roles and functions aligned with the revised testing facility definition and to establish a framework for improving data reliability in regulatory decision-making. The EPA's Good Laboratory Practice Standards (GLPS) compliance monitoring program guarantees
2849-679: The GLP compliance status of the testing facility where the study was conducted is assessed by referring to inspection information from national GLP compliance monitoring programs. OECD member countries where non-clinical health and environmental safety testing follows the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) have established national GLP Compliance Monitoring Programs (CMP) responsible for overseeing GLP compliance of test facilities within their jurisdictions. These CMPs verify GLP compliance through inspections of test facilities and audits of GLP studies. Test facilities that undergo periodic inspections by
2926-705: The Heads of Medicines Agencies released a new recommendation paper on the principles of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) for clinical trial applications governed by the EU Clinical Trials Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 536/2014) . This paper was developed in collaboration with relevant groups from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Commission (EC) to clarify the applicable regulatory requirements and ensure transparency regarding
3003-493: The Heads of Medicines Agency issued a Q&A document in 2017 addressing Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) requirements within the context of clinical trials for human medicines . This document aims to provide clarification and guidance on GLP principles applicable to non-clinical safety studies conducted as part of clinical trial applications. In March 2024, the Clinical Trials Coordination Group (CTCG) of
3080-531: The New York State Conference for Mayors and Municipal Officials, successes, ideas and information on best practices were shared among government peers. A best practice that was highlighted at the conference was how Salinas, California is rebuilding their economy by engaging technology companies with their agricultural business in order to grow jobs. Salinas is taking advantage of an idle opportunity. The area already has abundant lettuce fields and now
3157-544: The Office of Marketed Drugs in 1969 and later expanded with the Office of Compliance, included inspections of facilities with questionable study validity or misconduct tips, revealing significant quality control issues and deficiencies in animal toxicological testing standards and data reporting. Industrial BioTest Labs (IBT) was the most notable case where thousands of safety tests for chemical manufacturers were either falsely claimed to have been performed or were of such poor quality that police investigators could not determine
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3234-676: The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and adopted by the European Union (EU). European GLP Regulations and Directives also apply to European Economic Area (EEA) member states which include Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. GLP principles govern the non-clinical safety testing of substances in various products, mandated by product-specific legislation in the EU/EEA . Directive 2004/9/EC mandates EU/EEA countries to designate GLP inspection authorities and includes requirements for reporting and mutual acceptance of data within
3311-414: The US FDA published a comparison chart of FDA and EPA Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations alongside OECD Principles for GLP, aiding in understanding the key differences and similarities in GLP standards across these regulatory bodies. The Principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) ensure the quality and accuracy of data in chemical testing and help prevent fraud. These principles are developed by
3388-415: The United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Best practices A best practice is a method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior to alternatives because it tends to produce superior results. Best practices are used to achieve quality as an alternative to mandatory standards. Best practices can be based on self-assessment or benchmarking . Best practice
3465-533: The United States. The Solar Foundation's work now continues under the IREC umbrella, including its major National Solar Jobs Census report, released each year to detail the growth and development of the American solar industry. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council has three major program areas: clean energy workforce development strategies, local clean energy solutions, and regulatory engagement. These program areas encompass
3542-540: The accuracy and reliability of test data submitted to the Agency to support pesticide product registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and in accordance with testing consent agreements and rules issued under section 4 of TSCA. The Agency utilizes data obtained from laboratory inspections and audits to oversee
3619-517: The available medical evidence. The San Francisco Public Health Department conducted The Transgender Best Practices Guide project, a best practices document for cultural and service competency in working with transgender clients within HIV/AIDS service- provision settings. Following an intensive literature search and consumer focus group, a Working Group composed of noted community leaders; activists, professionals, and transgender consumers participated in
3696-418: The chemicals industry from the expense of duplicative testing for products marketed in multiple countries. Although the receiving government must accept the study, it retains the discretion to interpret the study results according to its own criteria. According to OECD Council Decision C(97)186/Final , chemical testing data generated in any OECD member country following OECD Test Guidelines and GLP principles
3773-508: The city is marketing itself as a lab for agricultural technology. This public/private partnership includes a new nonprofit called the Steinbeck Innovation Foundation to increase investment in new technologies to help the area's agricultural industry. In recent years, public agencies and non-governmental organizations have been exploring and adopting best practices when delivering health and human services. In these settings,
3850-484: The development of FDA-regulated products. GLP compliance inspections are assessed and performed under the Agency's Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) program and carried out by trained BIMO inspectors. Serious noncompliance is dealt with by procedures ranging from study rejection to laboratory disqualification. Since June 20, 1979, the FDA has received many questions about Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations (21 CFR 58). The responses to these inquiries are stored in
3927-693: The development of a highly-trained and inclusive renewable energy workforce. That includes clean energy training and resources, resources like clean energy career maps and the National Solar Jobs Census, support for veterans, and the National Clean Energy Workforce Alliance, "a cross-sector effort to improve clean energy education, training, and job placement outcomes—and ensure that expanding clean energy job opportunities are inclusive of diverse candidates and underserved communities". This article about an organization in
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#17329013240354004-423: The development of the Best Practices guide. Topics covered by the Best Practices guide include mental health issues; gender identity; hormone use and clinical care practices. The Best Practices guide is currently in production; it will be published and distributed to EMA providers, as well as to select organizations nationwide. In addition, four large-scale EMA provider training will be provided to educate providers on
4081-616: The extent of the work completed, despite superficially delivering test results as specified in their contracts with the manufacturers. IBT, a contract laboratory based in Northbrook, Illinois, conducted research for the United States government and various chemical and pharmaceutical companies, both from the U.S. and abroad, and submitted toxicology data to several federal agencies, covering a wide range of products including drugs, insecticides, herbicides, food additives, pesticides, cosmetics, and cleaning products. These issues were made public in
4158-495: The following theoretical framework ( eightfold path for best practices) in his book A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis , in 2011: Excessive optimism about the expected impact of untested smart practices is a common critique. If a current practice is known to be ineffective, implementing a promising alternative after weighing the alternatives may be worth the risk. Bretschneider et al. offers an alternate methodology for Best Practices research in 2005. Bretschneider's approach
4235-746: The forum section and enroll their organization. Membership is free. The project is currently limited to a European audience. Nearly every industry and professional discipline discusses best practices. Areas of note include information technology development (such as new software,) construction, transportation, business management, sustainable development and various aspects of project management . Best practices also occur in healthcare to deliver high-quality care that promotes best outcomes. Best practices are used within business areas including sales , manufacturing , teaching , computer programming , road construction , health care , insurance , telecommunication and public policy . There are some criticisms of
4312-716: The hearings at the US Congress, which led to the FDA's publication of Proposed Regulations on GLP on November 19, 1976, and establishment of the Final Rule in June 1979 which became effective on June 20, 1979. Proposed amendments were introduced on October 29, 1984. The GLP amendment Final Rule was published on September 4, 1987 and became effective on October 5, 1987. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had also encountered similar problems in data submitted to it, and issued its own draft GLP regulations in 1979 and 1980, publishing
4389-489: The identification and adoption of best practice for controlling salinity. However, in the context of complex environmental problems such as dryland salinity, there are significant challenges in defining what is best in any given context. Best management practice for complex problems is context specific and often contested against a background of imperfect knowledge. In these contexts, it is more useful to think of best management practice as an adaptive learning process rather than
4466-501: The internal market. Annex I of the Directive incorporates OECD Revised Guides for Compliance Monitoring Procedures for GLP, along with OECD Guidance for the Conduct of Test Facility Inspections and Study Audits. It ensures compliance with these guidelines during laboratory inspections and study audits. This directive replaced Directive 88/320/EEC as of 11 March 2004. Directive 2004/10/EC ,
4543-406: The intervention to scale and generalizing the results to diverse populations and settings. Since evidence of effectiveness, the potential for taking the intervention to scale and generalizing the results to other populations and settings are key factors for best practices, the manner in which a method or intervention becomes a best practice can take some time and effort. The table below demonstrates
4620-465: The largest industrial sectors in the world. Harmonizing national approaches to chemical regulation offers several benefits: it streamlines requirements for industry, provides governments with a common framework for collaboration, and reduces trade barriers. The OECD Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) system, comprising a series of OECD Council Decisions along with OECD Guidelines for Testing Chemicals and OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) ,
4697-415: The latest rigid orthodoxies even as they are becoming outdated anyway. Quinn proposes avoiding asking or entertaining the question "Which is best?" and says that more nuanced questions related to conditions and contexts should be asked instead. He further suggests terms which "tend less toward overgeneralization" like better practices, effective practices, or promising practices . Eric Darling states it
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#17329013240354774-616: The level of information required about GLP status in Clinical Trial Applications. This will assist researchers and sponsors in understanding what is expected and how to include the necessary information to support their applications. GLP supports the sharing of test data between countries, which helps avoid repeated testing, benefits animal welfare, and saves money for businesses and governments. Having common GLP standards also makes it easier to share information and prevents trade barriers, while helping to protect human health and
4851-448: The literature suggests that there is some common use of and criteria for identifying best practices. For example, a general working definition used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in referring to a promising practice is defined as one with at least preliminary evidence of effectiveness in small-scale interventions or for which there is potential for generating data that will be useful for making decisions about taking
4928-564: The location or governing rules in an OECD-member country, the OECD Principles of GLP might also extend to non-clinical safety testing of other regulated items, like medical devices. Examples studies conducted under GLP in OECD-member countries include: Safety testing data must be submitted to regulatory authorities for product marketing authorization. During the review process, the submitted data undergoes verification to ensure compliance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards. Additionally,
5005-455: The potential risks of chemicals and products to humans and the environment. The GLP regulations aim to standardize procedures and practices in nonclinical studies to ensure accurate, reliable, and traceable data. This background helps highlight the significance of adhering to GLP standards in research and regulatory contexts. GLP was first introduced in New Zealand and Denmark in 1972. During
5082-707: The process for a promising practice to achieve the status of research-validated best practice. The National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable online registry of interventions supporting substance abuse prevention and mental health treatment that has been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers. NREPP accepts submissions for interventions that meet minimum requirements to be considered for review. Minimum requirements include (1) demonstration of one or more positive outcomes among individuals, communities, or populations; (2) evidence of these outcomes has been demonstrated in at least one study using an experimental or quasi-experimental design; (3)
5159-519: The quality and integrity of the safety data submitted to regulatory authorities globally. The historical events leading to the proposal of the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations are crucial for understanding why these regulations are important for assuring the quality and integrity of nonclinical safety data. These regulations were developed in response to concerns about the reliability and consistency of safety data used in assessing
5236-442: The registration or re-registration of pesticide products under FIFRA. It includes studies related to human health and environmental effects of pesticides. It focuses specifically on studies related to pesticide products, including toxicity studies, residue chemistry studies, environmental fate studies, and other types of studies required for pesticide registration. It operates within the context of pesticide regulation under FIFRA, which
5313-497: The renewable energy regulatory landscape in 42 states and Puerto Rico, workforce development support that includes delivering thousands of courses on renewable energy, and the creation of a variety of clean energy career resources that have been used by tens of thousands of people to understand opportunities in clean energy jobs. In 2021, IREC merged with the Solar Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 1977 to further solar energy in
5390-418: The requirements outlined in 21 CFR Part 58, laboratories conducting nonclinical studies can ensure that the data generated are of high quality, reliable, and suitable for submission to the Agency as part of product approval processes. Compliance with GLP regulations helps to protect the safety and welfare of humans and animals involved in studies and contributes to the overall integrity of scientific research in
5467-442: The results of these studies have been published in a peer-reviewed journal or other professional publication, or documented in a comprehensive evaluation report; and (4) implementation materials, training and support resources, and quality assurance procedures have been developed and are ready for use by the public. NREPP is not an exhaustive list of interventions and inclusion in the registry does not constitute an endorsement. There
5544-482: The second core EU GLP Directive, harmonizes laws and administrative provisions for applying GLP principles and verifying their implementation in chemical substance tests. It includes GLP principles in Annex I and requires EU/EEA countries to ensure that laboratories conducting safety studies on chemical products comply with OECD GLP principles. It replaces Directive 87/18/EEC. The Clinical Trials Facilitation Group (CTFG) of
5621-436: The standards for conducting nonclinical laboratory studies that support or are intended to support applications for research or marketing permits for products such as food additives, drugs, medical devices, or biological products. Conducting these studies with rigorous adherence to scientific principles and quality control is crucial, as the decisions based on their outcomes directly affect human health and safety. By adhering to
5698-549: The task of identifying new approaches toward reducing disparities. The five Strategic Planning Workgroups work to identify new service delivery approaches defined by multicultural communities for multicultural communities using community-defined evidence to improve outcomes and reduce disparities. Community- defined evidence is defined as "a set of practices that communities have used and determined to yield positive results as determined by community consensus over time and which may or may not have been measured empirically but have reached
5775-423: The term "best practice". Eugene Bardach claims that the work necessary to deem a practice the "best" is rarely done. Most of the time, one will find "good" practices or "smart" practices that offer insight into solutions that may or may not work for a given situation. Michael Quinn Patton jokes in his book about qualitative research and evaluation methods "the only best practice in which I have complete confidence
5852-453: The use of pesticides and industrial chemicals. 40 CFR Part 160 , Good Laboratory Practice Standards pertains specifically to the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards for pesticide chemicals. It establishes the requirements for conducting studies and generating data used for the registration of pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This regulation applies primarily to studies conducted to support
5929-485: The use of the terms "promising practices", "best practices", and "evidence-based practices" is common and often confusing as there is not a general consensus on what constitutes promising practices or best practices. In this context, the use of the terms "best practices" and "evidence-based practices" are often used interchangeably. Evidence-based practices are methods or techniques that have documented outcomes and ability to replicate as key factors. Despite these challenges,
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