Prerequisite Actions

DOE-STD-1029-92

Hazardous conditions that apply to individual action steps are written as warnings or

cautions; they are placed just before and on the same page as the affected action step.

(See Section 4, "Action Steps with Warnings, Cautions, and Notes," for information on

writing warnings and cautions.)

3.5

Prerequisite Actions

The prerequisite actions section identifies actions that must be completed by the user and

requirements that must be met and signed off before the user continues with the

procedure.

[1]

Include the following subsections in the prerequisite actions section as applicable:

C Planning and coordination

C Performance documents

C Special tools, equipment, parts, and supplies

C Field preparations

C Approvals and notifications.

[2]

Vary the sequence of procedure subsections as appropriate; the sequence of

subsections should be determined by the sequence of the actions to be performed.

For example, an approval might be needed before a field preparation.

[3]

Arrange action steps in an order ensuring that all required permissions and

notifications are obtained before any facility equipment is manipulated.

[4]

If the procedure is generic, include only those prerequisite actions that apply to all

uses of the procedure. Application-specific prerequisite actions, including data

sheets, are contained in separate procedures. Administrative prerequisites for

maintenance may be included in work-initiating procedures. For example, a

generic procedure to change out a pump seal would include only those

prerequisites applicable to the seal change out. The prerequisites for taking the

specific pump out of service are contained within the specific pump procedure.

[5]

Include provisions for recording data, signoffs, and remarks discussed in the

following subsections as needed.