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member should be listed by name so there is no confusion as to who has what drill

function. The drill safety monitor should not allow facility operating personnel to take any

actions that would adversely affect safety or cause equipment damage. No other

responsibilities should be assigned to this person. Directions should emphasize that

anyone knowing of an unsafe condition should terminate the drill. Details for any special

actions or activities if required, such as intervention points (i.e., if an action is to be

simulated rather than performed). Intervention points should be adequately described so

the evaluator, safety monitor, or other individual monitoring can adequately control the

situation.

Drill Initiation - Describes how to initiate the drill (e.g., the event being performed to cause the

facility operating personnel to suspect a problem). The drill initiation event should be very

specific.

Expected Response/Evaluation Criteria - Describes the expected response and the evaluation

criteria for all personnel actions. Typically, the expected response is already identified in

a procedure. But, it is generally insufficient to just list the procedure. Include the details

in this section so they may be properly evaluated. Details will also ensure that the safety

monitor has a better chance of acting on a problem before damage occurs.

Communications that are expected should also be listed so they may be evaluated. If

any action or communication needs more evaluation criteria than the procedure

describes, it should be included here. If there are a number of ways to accomplish a

given task, the expected response should be the normally accepted method. If any other

safe response is allowed, it should be stated here. Criteria for evaluating personnel

actions should be listed in this section of the drill scenario. More information on the

methods of listing the evaluation criteria is contained in Section 8, Criteria for Drill

Evaluation and Appendix D, Evaluation Criteria.