Professional Behavior

DOE-STD-1042-93

prohibited. Necessary facility-related technical and administrative business should be

conducted at a location that compromises neither control area personnel attentiveness

nor the professional atmosphere.

Access to a control area should be controlled by a designated individual, normally the

lead control area person (e.g., cognizant manager, cognizant supervisor, lead operator).

Permission to enter the control area should be obtained from this individual. Personnel

should know who is designated to grant access.

Control areas may contain one or more control panels. These panels should be clearly

identified as "at-the-controls" areas. Their boundaries should be understood by all

personnel (e.g., colored tape on the floor, chains or bars placed across the area).

Facility policy should state who may grant permission to enter the "at-the-controls"

areas. Permission should be obtained from this person before entry. A list of personnel

who have authorization to enter, based on their job duties and responsibilities (e.g.,

control panel operators, control area supervisors), should be established so that these

persons can access the area without acquiring additional permission. Access for

additional persons into "at-the-controls" areas should be restricted to those personnel

who need to be in the area (e.g., maintenance personnel, test engineers).

4.2 Professional Behavior

A formal, professional atmosphere is necessary in the control area. Only activities

essential to supporting facility operation and activities authorized by management

should be conducted in the control area. Control area personnel should direct their full

attention to monitoring and controlling their facility operations. Potentially distracting

activities (such as radio listening, reading of non-facility-related information, game

playing, and horseplay) should be prohibited. Personnel should not linger in the control

area; they should exit the control area when their business is complete.

Non-work-related discussions should be minimized.