Responsibilities - Continued

DOE-STD-1050-93

maintaining a record of significant events and problems for use in planning future

maintenance activities

monitoring the overall effectiveness of the maintenance program and incorporating

program changes based on lessons learned from plant history, performance, worker

observations, and industry experience;

approving revisions to the program.

3.3.2 The operations manager should be responsible for:

ensuring that maintenance tasks are properly authorized;

setting and reviewing priorities for maintenance activities;

identifying postmaintenance test requirements and acceptance criteria;

providing schedule and technical assistance to maintenance;

restoring sy stems and components to correct operating alignment or standby modes

upon completion of maintenance tasks;

making the final equipment operability/acceptance determination, if applicable,

prior to returning the equipment to service.

3.3.3 The technical support manager should be responsible for assisting, as required, in the

development and implementation of the planning, scheduling, and coordination program

as noted below:

maintaining an engineering staff which develops a close working relationship with

maintenance planners;

assist in the development of special procedures and work instructions for

equipment;

analyzing data for trends to prevent and resolve repetitive equipment failure

problems (see "DOE Guideline DOE-N E-S T D-1004-92 R oot Cause A naly sis

Guidance Docum ent");

reviewing and approving modifications to sy stems (see DOE "Guidelines to Good

Practice f or M odif ication W ork at DOE N uclear Facilities";

assisting in troubleshooting of plant equipment problems;