Document Review - s1038cn10022

DOE-STD-1038-93

The turnover checklist should be given to the on-coming person prior to starting the

turnover process. The on-coming person should review the checklist before

commencing a pre-shift walkdown and should use the checklist during the pre-shift

walkdown. A provision may be made to have the off-going and on-coming person

sign the checklist when it's complete.

Supervisors should ensure that turnover checklists are properly used by periodically

monitoring subordinate work station turnovers and reviewing completed checklists.

They should also ensure used checklists are properly discarded.

4.2

Document Review

On-coming personnel should review documents specified by management prior to

assuming responsibility for their shift positions. If a checklist is specified to be used by

a work station, a list of these documents should appear on the checklist. Reviewing

the turnover checklist must not serve as a substitute for log reviews.

Document review should be as intensive as necessary to ensure on-coming personnel

understand important history, present status, and scheduled events. To ensure on-

coming personnel understand events that have occurred, narrative log entries should

be reviewed since they last worked. Status logs (e.g., equipment, tagout,

modification) should be reviewed so on-coming personnel are familiar with all active

entries, with an emphasis on what has changed since they last worked. Other

documents describing important aspects of overall facility status should also be

reviewed by all on-coming personnel. For personnel returning from vacation or some

other extended absence (including fifth or training shift), document review

requirements should be more rigorous, as appropriate, to ensure that they have a

thorough understanding of facility status.