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| DOE-STD-1029-92
The precautions and limitations section delineates precautions that affect the entire
procedure or that occur at more than one point in the procedure.
[1]
Write precautions and limitations to inform users of hazardous conditions and their
potential effects. Precautions (a) alert procedure users to actions and conditions
that represent potential hazards to personnel or possible damage to equipment or
(b) establish abnormal conditions. Limitations define boundaries that are not to be
exceeded.
[2]
Do not present user actions in the precautions and limitations section.
[3]
Avoid generic precautions that are part of a job description or inherent in the task.
[4]
Present hazardous conditions that exist during the entire procedure or occur at
more than one point in the procedure.
[5]
If action is required by users to respond to the precaution or limitation, provide
action steps at the appropriate location in the procedure and use a conditional
action step to define the conditions that require an action. (See Section 4 for
information on writing action steps.)
[6]
Address the following in precautions and limitations as appropriate.
[a] Identify and address potential exposure of personnel or the environment to
C Radiation or contamination
C High temperature or high pressure fluids
C Hazardous substances
C Electrical shocks
C Excessive noise levels
C Confined space hazards
C Falls
C Moving equipment or parts of equipment
C Fire hazards.
[b] Identify and address the protection of equipment and material from
C Inadvertent, incorrect, or omitted actions that may cause facility shutdown
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