CRITERIA FOR DEMONSTRATING PROOF OF CORPORATE ATTITUDE

56 FR 64787 (Dec. 12, 1991)

1. Written policies defining standards and procedures to be followed by its agents and employees.

2. Specific high-level persons, not reporting to facility/line managers, who have authority to ensure compliance with those standards and procedures.

3. Must effectively communicate its standards and procedures to its agents and employees through training programs and publications.

4. Must have established as effective program for enforcing its standards through monitoring and auditing systems designed to prevent and detect non-compliance.

5. Consistently enforce standards through appropriate disciplinary mechanism.

6. After an offense or violation has been detected, there must be immediate appropriate steps taken to correct the condition, and take reasonable steps to prevent further similar offenses or violation (including independent audits).