Required Technical Competencies

DOE-STD-1137-2000

REQUIRED TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Classification under OPM Series 804 at the appropriate grade level provides sufficient

technical competency to satisfy this Standard. To establish their competency in fire protection

and emergency services concepts as related to the Department, the following should be used

in the evaluation process.

Each of the competency statements defines the level of expected knowledge and/or skill that

an individual must possess to meet the intent of this Technical Qualification Standard. The

supporting knowledge and/or skill statements further describe the intent of the

competency statements but are not requirements.

Note:

When regulations or Department of Energy directives or other industry

standards are referenced in the Qualification Standard, the most recent revision should be

used.

Fire protection engineers shall demonstrate a working level of knowledge of the

fire protection related aspects of the following directives:

DOE Order 420.1, "Facility Safety"

DOE Order 440.1A, "Worker Protection Management for DOE Federal and

Contractor Employees"

DOE G-420.1/B-0, "Implementation Guide for use with DOE Orders 420.1 and

440.1, Fire Safety Program"

DOE-STD-1066-99, "Fire Protection Design Criteria"

DOE-STD-1088-95, "Fire Protection for Relocatable Structures"

DOE-HDBK-1062-96, "DOE Fire Protection Handbook"

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

Describe the essential fire safety principles, requirements, relationships, and

importance of these Orders and Standards with respect to fire protection issues.

Discuss the Contractors fire protection responsibilities associated with

implementation of these Directives.

Describe the role of the Department's fire protection engineers with respect to

implementation of the fire protection requirements of these Directives.

Fire protection engineers shall demonstrate a working level of knowledge of the

requirements for fire protection related design control processes identified in

DOE Directives.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

Describe the key elements of the design, construction and acceptance process

as practiced on site.

Identify who may conduct fire protection system and/or component design

verifications.