Appendix G: Sample Operations Assessment Report

DOE-EM-STD-5505-96

APPENDIX G

SAMPLE OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT REPORT

OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT

Activity Name

Location

Date of Assessment

An Operations Assessment of ACTIVITY NAME at ACTIVITY LOCATION was conducted from

DATE OF ASSESSMENT. The members of the assessment team are listed in Attachment 2.

The basis for the graded approach is a matrix of applicability as called for in DOE Order 5480.19.

A matrix addressing applicability HAS/HAS NOT been produced for ACTIVITY NAME.

The findings enumerated in Attachment 1 lead to the following concerns. Although the findings

are listed by the chapter in the DOE Order, the concerns are grouped to assist management

action. Some findings did not rise to the level of a concern.

When reading and interpreting this report the following definitions apply:

- A FINDING is an individual item that does not meet requirements.

- A CONCERN is a determination of a programmatic breakdown or widespread problem

supported by one or more findings.

CONCERNS

ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT

1. Management oversight processes do not ensure implementation of some tank farm policies and

procedures. In some cases, facility practice departs significantly from approved administrative

policies and/or from management expectations. Such areas include lockout/tagout, temporary

modifications, radiological controls, alarm management, and the facility monitoring program.

CONTROL OF OPERATIONS

2. Shift routines at the Computer Automated Surveillance System (CASS) station are informal.

CASS operators do not ensure that alarm status and facility configuration are communicated

between the CASS station and the cognizant tank farm shift managers.

MAINTENANCE

3. Temporary modifications are not controlled in accordance with facility procedures.

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