An STSM shall have a working level knowledge of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's (DNFSB) cont'd

DOE-STD-1175-2006

Describe and explain the application of the following Root Cause Analysis

processes in the performance of occurrence investigations:

Events and causal factors charting;

Root cause coding; and

Recommendation generation.

Describe the elements of an effective issue management system and its

importance to safety.

Describe the following types of accident investigations and discuss an example

of the application of each:

Type A; and

Type B.

Discuss the necessary considerations that must be addressed when developing

a corrective action.

Discuss the immediate, short-term, and long-term actions taken as the result of

problem identification or an occurrence.

Describe the assessment requirements and limitations associated with the

interface with contractor employees.

Explain the essential of the below activities including:

Investigation;

Fact finding;

Reporting;

Tracking to closure;

Follow-up; and

Corrective Action Implementation.

Describe the actions to be taken if the contractor challenges the assessment

findings and explain how such challenges can be avoided.

Discuss the key processes used in the trending and analysis of operations.

Discuss the key process to develop and implement metrics and performance

measures, validate performance against metrics and performance measures,

and trend/analyze data to establish a continuous improvement program.

Discuss the importance and key elements of the following:

Maintenance history;

Operational incident/occurrence report data;

Security infractions;

Safety incidents;