Turnover to a Staffed/Unstaffed Condition

DOE-STD-1038-93

Depending on the work station, an instrumentation and control panel walkdown and

document review may be necessary. The breadth and depth of the mid-shift turnover

will depend on the safety importance of the job, the on-coming person's familiarity

with the work station, the length of time since the on-coming person has performed

the duties and responsibilities of the work station, and the activities occurring at the

work station.

If a transfer of responsibility is necessary because of a physical injury, a qualified relief

should assume responsibility for the work station and perform a full panel walkdown,

log review, and review the most recent turnover checklist to gain the knowledge of

present work station conditions. To ensure the best exchange of facility information, a

discussion with the cognizant supervisor should also be performed.

4.7

Turnover to a Staffed/Unstaffed Condition

The principles of operation turnover should also apply when the status of the facility

or process is changing to a staffed/unstaffed status (e.g., single or periodic shift

operation). Before placing the facility or operation in an unstaffed status (e.g., after

single-shift operation), off-going personnel should ensure that the facility or operation

is in a safe and stable configuration approved by appropriate management and the

narrative log accurately reflects that status. A turnover checklist may be used in

conjunction with the narrative log to convey information. Work station information

should be in sufficient detail to allow any person, qualified at that work station, to

assume the position after reviewing the narrative log and turnover checklist. Since a

verbal exchange of information may not occur between the off-going and on-coming

personnel in this instance, the recorded information should be as clear and concise as if

a face-to-face relief had occurred.