Environmental,health, and safety department reorganization and prioritization: Using analytical hierarchy process to mitigate scope creep |
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Authors: | William Barton Xiaojun Shan |
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Affiliation: | 1. Senior R&D EH&S delivery technician at Dow Chemical at Texas Operations, Freeport, Texas;2. Assistant professor of engineering management at University of Houston – Clear Lake, Houston, Texas |
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Abstract: | Our objectives in this article are twofold: first, to use the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to establish core priorities and, second, to discuss how to reorganize an environmental, health, and safety (EHS) department in a manner that will avoid “scope creep,” as well as inconsistencies in the delivery of client services as a result of personnel loss or change. The approach we describe is novel because it allows users to prioritize their actions daily and annually to recalibrate priorities. |
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