Round/Tour Inspection Sheets

DOE-STD-1041-93

4.1.4

Round/Tour Inspection Sheets

Round/tour inspection sheets (round sheets) are an effective method for providing personnel

with guidance on the extent to which equipment and areas should be inspected during tours.

Recording equipment parameters during tours provides a record of equipment performance

and can be used to reconstruct events leading up to unusual occurrences or system

malfunctions. This record permits short-term trending by personnel so that undesirable

trends and equipment problems can be identified and corrected in a timely manner. Round

sheets also facilitate the turnover of equipment status and are an effective aid in the training

and qualification of new personnel.

Round sheets should be comprehensive; that is, they should include all areas within the

purview of a particular work station and all important parameters for equipment. Round

sheets should also assist personnel in identifying abnormal and emergency situations. Where

appropriate, equipment parameters should include minimum and maximum values or

expected operating ranges (i.e., normal range or band of acceptable values) to enable

personnel to recognize abnormal readings quickly. When equipment is not in an operating

condition (e.g., standby, shutdown for maintenance), the associated parameter block(s)

should reflect the status of the equipment. This may be accomplished by the use of codes

or notes and annotation in the remarks section. Safety limits derived from Technical Safety

Requirements should be highlighted.

A program should ensure that all round sheets are currently and correctly maintained.

Rounds sheets should be developed and approved by the appropriate supervisor or

cognizant manager, obtaining input from cognizant experts (e.g., vendors, facility

maintenance engineers), as appropriate. Work station personnel and appropriate

supervisors should supply the input for the sequence in which the parameters appear on

round sheets to ensure that tours are conducted efficiently. Equipment and corresponding

parameters should be listed on round sheets in a logical order that closely parallels the order

encountered during a normal tour. Responsibility for maintaining round sheets should be

designated by management. If changes to equipment and systems will require modifications

to the round sheet data, the sheets should be updated to accommodate the new data before

the affected system or equipment is returned to operation. Changes to round sheets should

also be communicated to the appropriate work station personnel. If round sheets change

frequently, they should have an approval-for-use signature, revision number, and effective

date, as appropriate (refer to Appendix B).

Round sheets may be developed for temporary systems and equipment, depending on the

risk to facility operation, proposed length of use, and complexity of configuration. In such

cases, the review and approval process stated above should be followed. Personnel should

be instructed on the new round sheets before they use them.

A master copy of each round sheet should be kept for updating and restocking the sheet as

needed. The program for maintaining round sheets should incorporate a means for verifying

that the sheets being used are current and correct. As round sheets are revised, outdated