Responsibilities - std10640010

DOE-STD-1064-94

3.3 Responsibilities

3.3.1 Owner/Operators are responsible for:

3.3.1.1

the regular evaluation of seasonal facility preservation plan activities

involving maintenance organizations to determine and implement

enhancement/improvement opportunities in a timely manner;

3.3.1.2

making decisions to temporarily curtail operations (safe shutdown) of a

facility identified as having a high probability for sustaining damage

when subjected to unusually severe weather conditions;

3.3.1.3

identifying personnel to be evacuated during severe weather conditions

and ensuring any such evacuation is carried out in accordance with

approved emergency procedures;

3.3.1.4

ensuring that adequate seasonal weather protection plans are validated,

verified, approved, and implemented.

3.3.1.5

assuring predetermined operational changes are executed to protect

equipment and facilities assigned as their area of responsibility

involving modification of equipment set-ups or shut down/start-up of

equipment as required to ensure protection from potential damage and

to minimize loads on power distribution lines;

3.3.1.6

operation of all primary heating, ventilating and air conditioning

building equipment which may affect ambient temperatures in any

facility susceptible to seasonal damage. Secondary equipment such as

unit heaters and desk heaters may be operated by others.

3.3.1.7

ensuring preventive maintenance (PM) is current for emergency diesel

generators, uninterruptible power supplies, and plant battery banks to

ensure operability when severe weather conditions are expected;

3.3.1.8

inspecting for damage and initiating repairs during and/or following

severe weather conditions;

3.3.1.9

secure operations for safe shutdown of critical systems.