scope:

PURPOSE

a. To provide general procedures and requirements in support of NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 8500.1, "NASA Environmental Management," and Marshall Policy Directive (MPD) 8500.1, "MSFC Environmental Management Policy," in order to achieve the environmental goals of NASA and MSFC and to meet Federal, State, and local environmental regulatory requirements.

b. To provide general procedures and requirements in support of NPD 1800.2, "NASA Occupational Health Program," in order to achieve the occupational health goals of NASA and MSFC and to meet Federal, State, and local occupational health requirements.

APPLICABILITY

a. This Marshall Procedural Requirements (MPR) applies to Center personnel, programs, projects, and activities, including contractors and resident agencies to the extent specified in their respective contracts or agreements. ("Contractors," for purposes of this paragraph, include contractors, grantees, Cooperative Agreement recipients, Space Act Agreement partners, or other agreement parties.)

b. This MPR does not apply to Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF).

c. This MPR applies the following: all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms: "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission; "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required; "will" denotes expected outcome; and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.

d. This MPR applies the following: all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.