Scope - std10500019

DOE-STD-1050-93

Since the quality of maintenance activities performed directly impacts the plant's

reliability, management of the work force to achieve quality workmanship while

maximizing productivity requires close control by maintenance managers and

supervisors.

Material availability is an important element to a successful maintenance program.

Many items, particularly material needed for modifications and repair parts for older

equipment, may be long lead-time items. They should be identified and ordered well

in advance and tracked to delivery to ensure that they will be available at the job-site

when needed.

Daily meetings, with affected individuals, should be conducted to focus on the progress

of key jobs and to provide short-range coordination of scheduled activities. Meetings

should be managed to efficiently use the time of the managers and supervisors, to

minimize redirection of work in progress, and to prevent delays to oncoming work

shifts. Care should be taken to ensure that meetings focus on problems and their

solutions and do not become a forum for exchange of status only.

Performance measures of the rate of activity completion, schedule adherence,

productivity, and progress toward meeting plant maintenance goals, should be developed

(see DOE "Guidelines to Good Practices f or M anagem ent Inv olv em ent at DOE N uclear

Facilities.") These measures should be periodically checked for validity and should be

used by maintenance management to monitor performance.

3.2 S cope

3.2.1 This document addresses the elements considered essential for maintenance managers

and direct line supervisors to assign responsibilities and outline methods that may be

used in the overall planning, scheduling, and coordination functions to accomplish the

following:

Identify and screen plant deficiencies.

Control minor maintenance work activities within the plant work control sy stem.

Determine the level of detail necessary to accomplish maintenance tasks and

troubleshooting.

Use maintenance history in planning corrective maintenance and repetitive job

tasks (see DOE "Guidelines to Good Practices f or M aintenance History at DOE

N uclear Facilities.")