Standard Setting. The WECC will develop and adopt reliability, operating, and planning standards, criteria and guidelines necessary to maintain the reliable operation of the Western Interconnection’s interconnected bulk power system, including seeking, as appropriate, variances from standards of the ERO (or any successor organization which may be created by legislation or otherwise), as well as providing a process for regional variances.
Standard Setting. 1.1 The industry scheme and its standards should cover applicable legislative requirements for the sector it covers, and include the following aspects of governance surrounding the establishment and setting of standards: a)
Standard Setting. 1.1 The industry scheme and standards should cover applicable legislative requirements for the sector it covers, and include the following aspects of governance surrounding the establishment and setting of standards: • Governance: The role and governance of the standard setting committee should be clearly defined within the scheme and include representatives of all relevant stakeholders; • Standards: There should be clearly defined processes for developing standards, with access to expertise and experience in relation to the sector to which the standards relates; • Legislation: Processes should be in place to ensure standards are reviewed and developed in line with legislative changes; and, • Risk based: A risk based approach to standard setting should be used drawing upon HACCP or an equivalent risk assessment process that identifies safety hazards and controls.
