GUIDED BY IVY
Determination Tool
Regulatory applicability determinations that are repeatable and defensible
Toolkit helps guide you and document what applies, what does not apply, and why. The Determination Tool uses structured workflows and Ivy guidance to capture assumptions, thresholds, decision logic, supporting evidence, and approvals.
What is this Tool?
A structured system for making, documenting, and maintaining defensible regulatory determinations.
What it does
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Determines applicability
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Documents regulatory decisions
What it tracks
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Assumptions
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Thresholds
What it manages
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Change-triggered reviews
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Cross-site standardization
Applicability decisions are rarely centralized
Teams make critical determinations every day, but those decisions live in too many places.
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Inconsistent conclusions across facilities
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Rework and duplicated analysis
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Risk when operations or personnel change
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Loss of institutional knowledge
Determination Tool
This is exactly the gap the Determination Tool is designed to close.
Evidence + Reference
Attach documents and link related permits, plans, and Compliance Tool tasks.
Enterprise Reuse
Reuse logic across sites while retaining site-specific facts.
Assumptions + Thresholds
Record the facts that drive the conclusion.
Ivy powered
Key Features
Decision Template
Consistent format for consistent decisions.
Review + Approvals
Make decisions verifiable and trusted.
THE ECOSYSTEM
How this tool fits into Toolkit
Determination Tool
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Applicability outcomes flow into the Permit & Plan Tool and ECMS
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“Applies” can create requirements and tasks
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“Does not apply” remains documented with rationale
Ivy-guided determinations