Select and Train Job Analysts

DOE-HDBK-1078-94

Technical Safety Requirements (TSR)/Standards;

Occurrence Reports (Ors);

Job Questionnaires/Job Descriptions;

Equipment/System Operating Manuals;

Existing Qualification Documents; and

Studies employing job or task analyses of similar jobs (e.g., DOE,

Edison Electric Institute, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations,

Nuclear Regulatory Commission).

Information gained from observation of job incumbents performing the tasks

should be used in the review, as should any data that has been collected related

to extremely effective or ineffective performance.

This review is conducted for the following reasons.

It enables the person conducting the analysis to better understand the

nature of the job;

It identifies how much, if any, of the job analysis work has already

been completed; and

It yields information to write a job description if one does not already

exist.

2.2.2 Select and Train Job Analysts. Personnel selected to conduct the job

analysis should include SMEs, supervisors for the job or position undergoing

analysis, and representation from departments involved in the decision-making

process. These departments may include Operations, Training, and Human

Resources. Representation from these groups promotes better cooperation

and understanding during and after the analysis. The persons selected should

be supportive of the job analysis activity and trained in the process.

Training for those participating in the job analysis is necessary because the

participants are much more likely to be knowledgeable in the details of the job

being analyzed than they are in the process by which the analysis is conducted.

A short course is recommended to explain the purpose, value, and

methodology for collecting job analysis data.

2.2.3 Develop the Task Listing. In addition to the information obtained from the

document review, SMEs from the prospective user group are consulted for

compilation of the task lists. A task list is developed using the following

general process.