Monitoring - hdbk12020022

DOE-HDBK-1202-97

Training should be sequenced to allow personnel to apply the diagnostic process from

simple to complex situations. On-the-job and simulator training can be used to reinforce

these fundamentals during both initial and continuing training. Continuing training should be

developed to address the performance deficiencies related to diagnostics identified during

on-the-job and simulator training, and to address lessons learned from industry operating

experience related to the application of diagnostics. Initial and continuing training can also

be enhanced by the use of case studies and role-play exercises.

3.2 Monitoring

The amount of information being processed by personnel varies significantly with interaction

of team members, proximity of data, quality of data, and the ability of the individual to detect

and process the data. Even though some environments have been updated to provide

personnel with more accessible and usable information, the team must be able to gather

and process the information. The process used to gather and analyze plant information

should be developed and reinforced in classroom and simulator training and in the work

place. Training should develop and improve the team's ability to:

Understand conditions, component/system status, and performance

indicators on an ongoing basis

Identify changes in performance indicators

Detect symptoms that might indicate degradation or failure in performance

Anticipate consequences of jobs or tasks improperly performed by others

Identify systems and components approaching unsafe conditions,

independent of alarm function

Identify parameters that should be trended to detect early warnings of

problems

Apply personnel and plant theory in situations to anticipate responses and

identify unexpected responses

Detect errors committed by team members, and take action to lessen their

effects.

On-the-job training, simulator training, laboratory exercises and observations, and

fundamentals training can be used to develop and reinforce monitoring skills.