Development Committees. The Development Committees include members from the Affected Contractors, Collective Bargaining Units, and DOE Field Offices. The Development Committee members shall be Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), interpretative authorities, or individuals knowledgeable about current site operations in the selected standard. The role of the Development Committee is to collaboratively develop the standard. Section 4.2, Development Phase, describes this process. Appendix Figure D-4.2, Development Phase, illustrates the process in a flowchart format. Development Committee Member Responsibilities: • Attend scheduled meetings • Agree and adhere to the Development Committee Governance and Ground Rules (See Appendix B, Sample Development Committee Governance and Ground Rules and specifically, the Ground Rules Example) • Develop the Charter for the I&M Committee (See Appendix C, Sample Implementation and Maintenance Committee Charter) • Represent the interests of their organization • Communicate often with their SMT member and respective organization, and other organizations within their company that will be affected by the standard, to identify contractor/represented labor positions regarding the document and any barriers to the implementation of the document • Identify problems or concerns and commit to achieve resolution • Assist in the development of a draft document for issuance • Assist in the compilation and resolution of comments during the comment resolution process, maintaining communication with their constituency regarding the status of their comments and resolutions (see Section 4.2, Development Phase and Appendix D-4.2, Review and Approval) • Support the transition from the publication of the document through field implementation, identifying any barriers to implementation to their SMT member and to the committee (see Section 4.3, Implementation Phase and Appendix D-4.3, Implementation Phase) The ISM Organization provides the Development Committees with a Facilitator, Scribe/Technical Editor, and Mediator when necessary. Facilitator Responsibilities: • Attend scheduled meetings • Facilitate the consensus building process that will produce the final standard document • Maintain group focus on the deliverables defined in the Governance and Ground Rules Maintain effective collaboration and communication within the committee and with Affected Contractors • Reinforce – and enforce – the Ground Rules example in Appendix B within the committee meetings • Facilitate confl...
