Accountability

DOE-STD-1032-92

Minimizing or preventing waste, as appropriate

Minimizing the number of lighted annunciators and out-of-specification parameters.

Management should foster a working environment that encourages individual

performance and teamwork to achieve its goals. Management should also encourage an

atmosphere conducive to constructive criticism and feedback. They should respond to

feedback and communicate the actions taken as a result of the feedback to encourage

continued participation.

4.3 Accountability

All DOE facility personnel shall be held accountable for their operating performance.

Management should ensure that all personnel understand the requirements for their

assigned work stations and that individuals will be held accountable for their actions or

inactions. Personnel should be instructed on the benefits of proper operating

performance and the possible consequences of inappropriate operating performance.

A well-defined accountability program should define the requirements for handling

operating performance problems. Personnel involved in any infraction of operating

practices should be counseled on the deviation. Those involved in significant or frequent

violations of operating practices should be counseled, retrained, and disciplined, as

appropriate.

Personnel should be held accountable for achieving their assigned goals. They should

also be recognized for achieving goals and for actions performed in support of goals.

Accountability and recognition should be administered in conjunction with the personnel

performance appraisal system. Supervisor performance appraisals and promotions

should include an assessment of operating performance.