Control Area Activities

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Control Area Activities

This area should address important elements of control area activities that are necessary to support

safe and efficient facility operations.

Communications

This area should address important aspects of providing accurate transmission of information within

the facility.

Control of On-Shift Training

This area should address the control of training activities by operations personnel in the area of hands-

on operational experience.

Investigation of Abnormal Events

A process for the investigation of abnormal events should ensure that facility events are thoroughly

investigated to assess the impact of the event, to determine the root cause, and to identify corrective

actions to prevent recurrence of the event.

Notifications

A process to notify appropriate personnel and agencies should be employed by the facility for issues

affecting public health and safety.

Control of Equipment and System Status

A process should be in effect to ensure that the facility configuration is maintained in accordance with

the design requirements and that the operating shift knows the status of the equipment and systems.

Lockouts and Tagout

A process should be in effect provide a method for equipment status control through component

tagging or locking which protects personnel from injury, protects equipment from damage, maintains

operability of plant systems and maintains the integrity of the physical boundaries of plant systems.

Independent Verification

An independent verification process should be established to assure that the correct position of

components such as valves, switches and circuit breakers are maintained to provide a high degree of

reliable operations.

Logkeeping

Requirements for operations records should be established which includes narrative logs of the

facilities status and a history of facility operations.

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