Appendix B Facility Representative Program Assessment Guide

DOE-STD-1063-97

APPENDIX B

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT GUIDE

The Department of Energy has implemented its Facility Representative Program, and is now

looking to improve the program's effectiveness DOE-wide. An effective Facility Representative

Program has many elements, as spelled out in DOE-STD-1063-97, "Establishing and

Maintaining a Facility Representative Program at DOE Facilities". These elements are

intended to yield a program which provides DOE facilities with well-trained Facility

Representatives, who spend appropriate amounts of time in their facilities, and can work

effectively with their contractor management counterparts. The program, to be effective, must

have the functional support of management and must be able to assess its own performance

using this guide. Any assessment of a Facility Representative Program should determine the

extent to which these objectives are being met, and provide recommendations on improving

the program's effectiveness.

Objectives:

Well-trained, qualified Facility Representatives.

Adequate coverage for DOE facilities.

Effective relationships with the Contractor.

Adequate functional support from the Field Element Management.

Performance assessment and feedback program in place.

Purpose:

The purpose of this guide is to provide the Department with a consistent set of guidelines to

assess the effectiveness of Facility Representative Programs.

Scope:

This guide should be used by DOE HQ and Field Elements to assess the effectiveness of their

Facility Representative Programs as described in DOE STD-1063-97.

References:

The following references should be used in conjunction with this guide:

DOE-STD-1063-97

General Technical Base Qualification Standard

Facility Representative Qualification Standard

Applicable Field Element site-, and facility-specific qualification standards

Applicable Field Element site-, and facility-specific program implementing documents

Applicable Field Element Facility Representative Program Performance Indicators

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