Section II -- Task Statements

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SECTION II--TASK STATEMENTS

Instructions

This section contains a list of tasks each of which may or may not be part of what you do on your

present job. Because this survey is being taken by individuals with several experience and

responsibility levels, we expect that some individuals will not perform many of the tasks and few

individuals will perform all of the tasks.

You are asked to make three ratings for each task that is part of your job: Frequency (how often

you do the task), Importance (how serious it is if the task is done improperly), and Difficulty (how

hard it is to do the task properly). If you are not responsible for performing a particular task, just

circle "Zero" (Never) for that task. It is anticipated that there may be tasks listed for which you are

responsible, but may not have performed (for example, a task which is rarely performed, such as an

emergency or abnormal situation). The three rating scales that follow are explained in more detail,

and are repeated on the last page of the booklet which should be folded out for easy reference. Please

rate these tasks to the best of your ability. Be sure to mark an answer for every task. Please use a

pencil in case it is necessary to change a response.

Frequency

In this column you are asked to indicate how often you perform each task. When estimating the

frequency of performance, think back over your activities and indicate how often you personally have

performed each task by circling the appropriate frequency code number from the scale below:

1 = RARELY--Perform once a year or less

2 = SELDOM--About three or four times a year

3 = OCCASIONALLY--About one time per month

4 = OFTEN--About once a week

5 = VERY OFTEN--Daily.

Importance

This column asks you to rate the overall importance of each task in terms of the consequences of

inadequate performance. You should consider the overall impact with regard to possible unnecessary

contamination, damage to equipment and systems, injury to personnel, loss of production capability

and possible environmental impact from failure to perform a task properly. Rate task importance using

the following guidelines: