Appendix B: Facility Representative Program Assessment Guide

DOE-STD-1063-2000

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

this Standard. These elements are intended to yield a program that 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, needs the functional

support of management. To maintain the continued support of DOE

management, the Facility Representative program needs to demonstrate its

continued performance and effectiveness, which is to be assessed periodically

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

determine the extent to which the following 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 is provided for use by DOE HQ and Field Elements to assess the

effectiveness of their Facility Representative Programs as described in DOE STD-

1063-2000.

References:

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

General Technical Base Qualification Standard

Facility Representative Qualification Standard

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

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