scope:

This Safety Guide covers all types and uses of support for safety issues that may be required by a regulatory body, whether technical, scientific, legal or analytical issues or issues necessitating other types of logistical support. It also addresses the ways and forms in which external support can be provided: by dedicated organizations (e.g. statutorily mandated technical support organizations), by other commercial organizations through either generic contracts or specific contracts, by other regulatory bodies, by advisory bodies, by research organizations, by academic bodies, by consultants, by individual experts or by others