Good Practices - s1040cn0017

DOE-STD-1040-93

4. GOOD PRACTICES

4.1

Administrative Controls for the Conduct of On-Shift Training

The Training Department should specify the requirements for a formal on-shift

training process to ensure consistent performance of on-shift training activities.

Administrative policies or procedures should be established to govern trainee

prerequisites, instructor qualifications, and training program coordination.

Cognizant line managers and supervisors should be involved in determining training

program content, establishing performance standards, and implementing the

program through proper coordination. Involving managers and supervisors helps

provide resources, technical input, and commitment to schedules. This involvement

also provides the managers and supervisors with insight to the qualification process

and its relation to the work assignment.

4.1.1

Trainee Prerequisites

Prior to beginning the on-shift training process, the trainee should be taught

fundamental technical and administrative knowledge. The fundamental technical

knowledge should be derived from a task analysis. This analysis ensures that the

training is appropriate for the actual job performance. The Training Program

Handbook DOE-HDBK-1078-94, Training Program Handbook: A Systematic

Approach to Training, and DOE Order 5480.20A, Personnel Selection, Qualification,

and Training Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities, contain procedures and

information to systematically determine training needs.

The trainee should understand safety practices and procedures, work station

responsibilities and authorities, and administrative procedures. The instructor

should ensure that the trainee understands basic information affecting attention to

detail, attitude toward the job, and awareness of the work station's relationship to

plant reliability and safety.

4.1.2

Coordination of Training in the Operating Environment

On-shift training activities should be scheduled based on the operating schedules of

the facility. This allows trainees to take full advantage of the facility's schedule,

minimizing impact on the facility and maximizing the effectiveness of training. In

order to maximize training within the operating schedule, the Training Department

and the Operations Department must communicate to integrate their respective

schedules. In addition, policies and procedures should assign responsibility to a

specific individual for coordinating on-shift training. For the purposes of this