Supervisor Walkdown

DOE-STD-1038-93

4.3.2 Supervisor Walkdown

On-coming supervisors should walk down the instrumentation and control panels

under their purview as a part of the turnover. This walkdown may be done with the

off-going supervisor, separately, or with either off-going or on-coming personnel

assigned to the work stations under the supervisor's purview. The walkdown can

occur before, during, or shortly after turnover, but will produce a better information

exchange if performed before the turnover.

4.4

Information Exchange and Responsibility Transfer

As a minimum, a verbal exchange of information between the off-going person and a

qualified relief should conclude the turnover. This information exchange (discussion)

should occur when work station conditions are stable. The discussion should be

performed immediately before the exchange of responsibility and within the confines of

the work station. In addition, during the period of information exchange, access into

control areas should be limited so control area personnel remain focused on the

exchange, while simultaneously monitoring and controlling the facility. For more

information on control area activities, refer to Chapter III, "Control Area Activities,"

DOE Order 5480.19.

The off-going person should use the discussion time to explain any unusual events that

have occurred, planned maintenance and surveillance activities, and any other pertinent

information not covered during the walkdown or by the turnover checklist (if

applicable). The on-coming person should use this time to resolve any questions

concerning the status of the facility, ongoing maintenance or surveillances, log entries,

and written guidance for the continued operation of the facility during the upcoming

shift.

An operating base should be established for each work station. The information

exchange and responsibility transfer should take place at this operating base.